Felipe VI and Letizia will arrive this Wednesday in Melilla shortly before noon, coming from Ceuta, where they have decided to spend the night as a gesture of support for the people of Ceuta after the first royal visit since that made by Juan Carlos I and Sofía in 2007 to both autonomous cities.
In his speech in Ceuta, the King stressed that “Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable part of the political and social reality that is Spain”, while also emphasizing that the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity “are not negotiable” and that any threat affecting both European borders has repercussions “for the entire EU”.
Reception at the Melilla Assembly and crowd bath
The agenda in Melilla will begin with a visit to the Melilla Assembly, where the Kings will hold a meeting with the authorities of the autonomous city, presided over by Juan José Imbroda. Before that appointment, and as already happened this Tuesday in Ceuta, it is expected that both will stop to greet the residents who come out to the street to receive them.
Juan José Imbroda himself has called on citizens to come and welcome the monarchs and has also asked the General State Administration and businessmen to facilitate this attendance, convinced that the visit “will mark a before and after” for Melilla.
Visit to the Pintor Eduardo Morillas school and meeting with civil society
In the afternoon, Felipe VI and Letizia will visit the early childhood and primary education school Pintor Eduardo Morillas, following a program similar to that developed in Ceuta, where they went to the public school Vicente Aleixandre to learn first-hand about the coexistence between students of different religious confessions.
The day will conclude with a meeting with representatives of Melilla society, in which the King is expected to deliver a speech to express his solidarity and that of the Spanish people with the autonomous city and reaffirm its status as an essential part of Spain.
