Maria Toledo, the renowned flamenco singer, spoke about the moment in which Queen Letizia forced all the photographers to stop taking pictures without caring that they were in the middle of a public ceremony, leaving the artist surprised.
This happened at the closing concert of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, where the kings were present, and when they saw the little Vicente, Toledo’s son, they approached to meet him, and the singer told through social networks how was the interaction with the monarchs.
She began by saying, “They couldn’t have treated my Vicente and me with more affection and closeness“, then she assured that the queen wanted to hold the infant; “She wanted to hold him, and I didn’t know what to do. I give him to her; I don’t give him to her… She is the queen. It’s the queen; how can I say no to her?“.
“I told her I have a problem. I don’t want him to be in the photos“, expressed the singer without any intention of offending the queen, and surprisingly, Letizia’s answer was, “‘Don’t worry, there is no problem’, later she said to the cameramen, ‘Let’s stop taking pictures; I’m going to greet him’“.
This for Maria Toledo was a very significant gesture that showed her the capacity of empathy that Queen Letizia has; “It seemed so normal to me. It could have been anything. But no. It was reality. It was true“, said the singer, who was grateful to the monarchs for their understanding.
