Overview
- Casa del Rey informed the Council of Ministers on October 21, and Moncloa said the Council took note of the decision.
- The grant is a royal prerogative that will be formalized by Royal Decree and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE).
- The move recognizes service during the democratic Transition and underscores the continued legitimacy of the 1978 Constitution.
- Recipients are former prime minister Felipe González and constitutional framers Miquel Roca and Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón.
- Felipe VI has used the distinction sparingly, previously awarding it only to Queen Sofía and Princess Leonor.