The barrage included a few rocks and other objects and two bodyguards were treated for injuries, reported Spain's national broadcaster.
Spain’s national broadcaster reported that the barrage included a few rocks and other objects and that two bodyguards were treated for injuries. One could be seen with a bloody wound on his forehead.It was an unprecedented incident for a royal house that carefully crafts an image of monarchs adored by their country of more than 48 million people.
Queen Letizia of Spain, with mud stains on her face, approaches to speak with a town resident during the Spanish royal couple's visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3.“Get out! Get out!” and “Killers!” the crowd in the town of Paiporta shouted, among other insults. Bodyguards opened umbrellas to protect the royals and other officials from the tossed muck.
But even after being forced to seek protection, King Felipe VI, with flecks of mud on his face, remained calm and made several efforts to speak to individual residents. He insisted on trying to speak with people as he tried to continue his visit. He spoke to several people, patting two young men on their backs and sharing a quick embrace, with mud stains on his black raincoat.
Public rage over the haphazard management of the crisis has been building. Felipe heard some jeers when he took part in a tribute to the dead of a deadly 2017 terror attack in Barcelona, but that was nothing comparable to Sunday’s reception.“We don´t have any water,” one woman told her. More anger has been fueled by the inability of officials to respond quickly to the aftermath. Most of the cleanup of the layers and layers of mud and debris that has invaded countless homes has been done by residents and thousands of volunteers.
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