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The Spanish Government has protested about the planned visit by the Duke and Duchess of Wessex, Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, to Gibraltar.
Diplomatic sources say that the British Ambassador, Giles Paxman, was called to the offices of the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the day after the announcement of the visit by the Gibraltar Government, to hear of the ‘disgust’ of the Spanish cabinet.
The royal visit to the Rock is planned for next month.
The new Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, changed the policy to Gibraltar as soon as he arrived in his post in January.
The previous Socialist government had started a relationship with the Gibraltar Government and the Tripartite Forum, created by Miguel Ángel Moratinos, with equality in talks between London, Gibraltar and Madrid, but that was thrown out by the Partido Popular when they came to power.
Nevertheless, Spain’s Queen Sofía will travel to London next Friday to attend a luncheon given by Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee.
