A lovely reply arrived today from Spain. I had written to King Felipe in January for his 50th Birthday. This is only the 2nd reply I've gotten from King Felipe over the years and the 1st letter. The letter is similar to those I received from King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia.
Translated the letter reads:
Head of The House of HM the King
Palace of Zarzulea
February 28th, 2018
Ms.
Gertrude Daly
(Address)
Head of The House of HM the King
With much pleasure, I on behalf of His Majesty the King convey to you, in his name, his sincere gratitude for the kind words of congratulations addressed to him on the occasion of this special birthday.
With kind regards,
Jamie Alfonsín
At the bottom of the letter is a privacy statement, basically saying they are keeping your personal data on file. Translated the statement reads:
In compliance with Organic Law 15/1999, you are informed that the personal data provided are included in the file "Protocol Information System (SIPROT)," the purpose of which is to carry out the functions of the protocol of this house. You expressly consent that such information may be transferred to the administrations and public institutions to which strictly enforces the successful completion of the procedures developed. You may exercise your right of access, reification, cancellation, and opposition before the General Secretary of the Household of His Majesty the King, Palace of Zarzulea, 28017 Madrid.
This is the first time I've seen a statement like this on the bottom of the letter. Although I know a lot of the Royal Houses have databases when they keep some information about the people who wrote. (And they have a privacy statement on their official website.)
