MILITARY PARADE COSTS | This is the money that the military parade on October 12th costs

2024-10-12 09:30:00

Los Kings Philip VI and Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor, they will preside this Saturday at the military parade of October 12 to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Day, in which they will participate more than 4,000 members of the Armed Forces and state security forces and bodies and a total of 166 vehicles, 85 aircraft and 210 horsepower.

New this year join the parade the flags of Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal and the Czech Republic, countries which, together with Spain, form one of the eight combat groups that make up the multinational brigade of Operation Reinforced Forward Presence, tasked with deterrence on NATO’s eastern flank.

He participates toor the first time that the UN flag, escorted by a picket, in honor of Spanish soldiers deployed abroad, particularly those in southern Lebanon within the United Nations Interim Force for Lebanon (UNIFIL).

How much does the parade cost?

The cost of the parade has varied in recent years between approximately 400,000 and 600,000 eurosso it is expected that this year’s budget will be similar. The year The most expensive was that of 2019, when they were spent 900,000 euros. And the cheapest was in 2020 when, due to the restrictions of the pandemic, spending did not reach 60 thousand euros.

The parade will begin at 11:00 am and will cover 1,540 metres, from the Plaza de Carlos V, in Atocha, to the Plaza de Colón. Upon arriving at the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, where the Royal Tribune will be located, the rthe eyes will receive military honors and Felipe VI will review the Battalion of Honor.

Princess Leonor, dressed in Marine Guard uniformhe will accompany Don Felipe and Letizia. Infanta Sofía, who continues to study in Wales, will not. The Kings will greet the authorities, led by The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles; the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the Chief of Defense Staff (Jemad), Admiral Teodoro López Calderón.

As usual, the lThe Basque hehendakari, Imanol Pradales, will not be presentnor on this occasion that of the Canaries, Fernando Clavijo, who apologized for his presence. Yes, the other regional presidents will also be thereincluding that of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, which thus breaks the trend of the last Catalan leaders.