King Felipe arrives in Mexico to attend Uruguay-Spain World Cup match

King Felipe has arrived in Mexico to attend the Uruguay-Spain World Cup match.

The King was greeted at the airport by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, Roberto Velasco; the Ambassador of Spain to the United Mexican States, Juan Duarte; the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, María Teresa Mercado; the Director General of Protocol of the United Mexican States, Jonathan Chait; the Deputy Head of the Embassy of Spain in the United Mexican States, María Salcedo; and the Military Attaché of Spain in the United Mexican States, Alberto Guevara. He was received with an honour guard.

King Felipe was taken to the National Palace, where Mayor Sheinbaum received him at the Gate of Honour. Due to the weather, the honours ceremony took place in the Hall of Ambassadors, rather than the Courtyard of Honour.

Inside the Leona Vicario Room, the delegations held a meeting. The Spanish delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares; the Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Milagros Tolón; the Chief of Staff to His Majesty the King, Camilo Villarino; the Spanish Ambassador to Mexico, Juan Duarte; the Diplomatic Advisor to His Majesty the King, Carmen Castiella; and the Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Sergio Cuesta. The Mexican delegation included the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Velasco; the Chief of Staff to the President, Lázaro Cárdenas; and the Mexican Ambassador to Spain, Quirino Ordaz.

At the end of the meeting, the King and the President toured the Gallery of Murals, where paintings by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera are on display.

The Uruguay-Spain World Cup match takes place Saturday, 27 June, 2 a.m. CET.