Solemn flag hoisting commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the creation of the Constitutional Court of Spain

• It has been chaired by the president of the Constitutional Court accompanied by the Chief of Defence

Madrid's Plaza de Colón has hosted this morning the Solemn Flag Hoisting held on the occasion of the anniversary of the creation of the Constitutional Court.

The ceremony was presided over by the president of the Constitutional Court, Pedro José González-Trevijano, accompanied by the Chief of Defence, Admiral General Teodoro Esteban López Calderón, and personnel from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Space and the Civil Guard, as well as magistrates, senior officials and staff servicing the Constitutional Court.

The Joint Guard of Honour was made up of four platoons including Command, Squad of Sappers and Music Unit belonging to the Marine Corps group based in Madrid.

Platoons, with 27 members each, belong to the Army 1st 'Inmemorial del Rey' Regiment, the Marine Corps group in Madrid, the Air Force Security Group and the Reserve and Security Group No. 1 of the Civil Guard.

The hoisting of the flag ceremony at Columbus Square is held monthly every third Wednesday. Four times per year, the hoisting is performed on an extraordinary manner and is called solemn hoisting. The first of those four takes place on May 15, on the occasion of San Isidro Day. The second one on June 19, the anniversary of the proclamation of H.M. the King. The third one, on July 12 on the occasion of the anniversary of Constitutional Court becoming operative and presided over by the president of said Court. On December 6, Constitution's Day, is co-chaired by the Speakers of Congress and Senate.