Solemn Flag-Raising Ceremony to mark the 12th Anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty King Felipe VI

• The ceremony was presided over by the President of the General Council of the Judiciary and of the Supreme Court, accompanied by the Chief of Defence

This morning, Plaza de la Villa de París, the seat of the Supreme Court, hosted the Solemn Flag-Raising Ceremony to mark the twelfth anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty King Felipe VI.

The ceremony was presided over by the President of the General Council of the Judiciary and the Supreme Court, María Isabel Perelló Doménech, accompanied by the Chief of Defence, Admiral Teodoro Esteban López Calderón. Among those in attendance were, in addition to various members of the General Council of the Judiciary and the Supreme Court, representatives of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Guardia Civil.

The Mixed Honour Guard was composed of four sections, comprising a Squadron Command, a Standard-bearer and a Bugler, a Squad of Drummers, and combined Band and Music units belonging to the Spanish Air and Space Force.

The sections, each comprising 27 members, belong to the Army, the Madrid Marine Corps Group of the Navy, the Honour Squadron of the Air Force Security Group and the Guardia Civil’s No. 1 Reserve and Security Group.

The flag-raising team comprised personnel from the three armed forces and the Guardia Civil.

The sequence of events was as follows:

· Arrival of the Spanish CHOD

· Arrival of the President of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and of the Supreme Court (TS). She is received by the Spanish CHOD

· Honours for the President of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and of the Supreme Court (TS)

· Inspection of the Joint Honour Guard.

· Flag-raising

· Parade of the Joint Honour Guard

· Farewell to the authorities

The flag-raising ceremony in Plaza de Colón is held monthly as a regular event. Furthermore, on four occasions a year, it is held as a special event and is known as a ‘solemn flag-raising’. The first of these four solemn flag-raising ceremonies takes place on May 15, to mark the feast day of San Isidro, and is attended by the Mayor of Madrid. The second is on June 19, the anniversary of the proclamation of His Majesty the King, and is presided over by the President of the Supreme Court and of the General Council of the Judiciary. The third takes place on July 12, coinciding with the anniversary of the Constitutional Court’s entry into operation, and is presided over by the President of that Court. On December 6, Spanish Constitution Day, the last ceremony of the year is held and is co-chaired by the Presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.