Overview
- The 87-year-old former queen withdrew from an award ceremony at Poema del Mar Aquarium in Palma de Mallorca and from an honorary doctorate event at the University of Las Palmas.
- HOLA! described Princess Irene’s condition as “very fragile” and “critical,” a characterization relayed by HELLO! and GB News.
- Princess Irene, 83, has long faced progressive cognitive impairment reported by HOLA! three years ago.
- She has lived within the Zarzuela Palace grounds in Madrid since 1981 and was last seen publicly at Prince Nikolaos’s Athens wedding in February 2025, attending in a wheelchair.
- Before the cancellations, Queen Sofia was photographed in Paris at the funeral of her close friend Tatiana Radziwill alongside King Felipe, Infanta Elena, and Infanta Cristina.