A new king for Spain : Felipe VI

For almost two weeks Spain has been waiting for the crowning of the son of Don Juan Carlos. This new king Felipe VI will take over tomorrow, the 19th of June 2014. On all television stations you can see the special ceremony in Madrid at 10.30am. A ceremony based on austerity and which will cost less than 11 million euros, the amount the king and queen of the Netherlands spent last year. No other royal families will be present on this coronation, unlike in the low countries. The 19th of June has always been a special date, because it is the day of "Corpus Cristi"; the body of Christ. This is when many processions are going through the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities, like Seville. For Felipe it will be a special day in both ways. He will be the King of Spain and head of the Military Forces, which comes with the Spanish constitution, so we are wishing him a great future!