Doña Letizia’s trip to Honduras has been a success due to its focus, its concision and its austerity. Although brief, her time in the Central American country has served to put the focus on the places and the population she is living in.
a health emergency after the passage of hurricanes Eta and Iota, which have devastated some areas of the country. The queen landed last Monday at the La Ceiba air base, a city in the north of Honduras, where she arrived on an official plane of the Spanish Air Force that had to make a technical stopover in the Dominican Republic to refuel.
Unlike her trip to the Central American country in 2015, where social events and dresses took the ‘flashes’, on this occasion, Mrs. Letizia wanted with her gestures to prioritize effectiveness and the work she had to perform. And she has achieved it. Therefore, although her visit aroused the attention of all the media in the country, the
Reina got off the plane dressed in the aid worker’s vest and a simple outfit that made clear the purpose of the trip: focus on humanitarian aid. And he complied.
With a hectic schedule, Mrs. Letizia visited areas affected by the hurricanes for six hours, speaking with the victims and the aid workers who are carrying out their work in the area. Before she had time to have lunch with Juan Orlando Hernández, president of Honduras. He did do that in the 105th Brigade Operations Center, with the austerity that has marked this entire trip.
Not in vain, its crucial objective was, in addition to hearing the testimonies of those affected and seeing the needs of the population on the ground, to deliver 120 tons of emergency material, the cost of which, as well as the cost of its shipment, is around half million euros, as reported in the newspaper
‘The vanguard’ Last Tuesday. According to him
Ministry of Foreign Affairsthis shipment was made up of 4,000 tests for the detection of the coronavirus, 3,325 batches of food and hygiene, 2,420 beds, 2,000 blankets as well as other supplies such as tents.
An austere trip
During her journey the Queen has sought simplicity and has rejected any gesture that deviates from the reason for the trip. In addition to luggage consisting only of a pair of shirts, a pair of pants and some boots, the Queen declined to stay in the
Real InterContinental hotel suite, four stars, where he spent the night in San Pedro Sula. Instead she chose a standard room with no extras.
According to ‘Vanitatis’, the hotel was also the place where
had a relaxed dinner with the entourage that accompanied her, without demands and serving herself dinner, details very consistent with the fact that it was a trip of cooperation and with the moment that the entire planet is experiencing due to the pandemic. Perhaps it is because of gestures like this and for having eliminated the accessory that both the Honduran media and the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, have shown during these days their satisfaction and gratitude with Doña Letizia’s trip and have rated as a success.
