A lovely reply arrived back in March from Spain. I had written to King Felipe & Queen Letizia to wish them a Merry Christmas.
The front of the envelope is the usual from the Spain Royals. The blue circle with "Household of HM the King - Protocol" is printed on, not stamped.
The back of the envelope features the King's Coat of Arms in Blue.
Inside is the family's Christmas card. The card is basically the same each year, with a new photo and copy of handwritten message and signatures.
The front of the card, like always, features King Felipe's coat of arms in red.
The text under the photo says, "Somao (Pravia), Exemplary Town of Asturias Award 2020." (Pravia is the municipality in Asturias where Somao is located.)
The right side inside the card has a bi-lingual typed message. Along with a copy of a handwritten note and signatures that are printed onto the card.
Each year they are two versions of this card. One with the handwritten note in English and one with the note in Spanish, which they send out according to the language of the recipient. However, once they run out of one, they will start sending out the other to everyone, which is why I received the card with the Spanish handwritten message.
The card says,
"May this Christmas bring us a specially hopeful New Year 2021.
Much thanks for the well-wishes,Felipe RLetizia RLeonor, Princess of AsturiasSofia, Infanta de España"
In past years, the typed line on the card says simply "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 20xx." The change this year is obviously a reference to the pandemic.
The back of the card features King Felipe & Queen Letizia's joint monogram.
