"They were in a private box having the time of their lives," a journalist said of the princesses
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- Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia attended Bad Bunny’s Madrid concert in a private box with friends
- The princesses’ outing followed a royal engagement meeting Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Spain
- The Pope joked about overlapping schedules with Bad Bunny, highlighting the rapper’s popularity among young people
Bad Bunny had some royal fans in the stands at a recent show: Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia of Spain!
On June 7, King Felipe's two daughters were spotted at Bad Bunny's concert at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano as his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour hit Madrid for a limited residency.
Journalist Javi Hoyos posted a clip of the princesses in a video shared to TikTok, where heir to the throne Leonor danced and sang in a suite.
Princess Leonor, 20, and Princess Sofia, 19, dressed casually for the outing with friends, and Hoyos said it looked like they all had a ball.
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"They weren’t in the Casita [VIP area], but they were in a private box having the time of their lives," said the host of Spanish TV show D Corazón, Hola! reported.
"I love seeing them like regular people. These images are great because they remind us they’re human, they’re young women enjoying themselves," he added.
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According to the outlet, the sold-out Sunday night show drew a slew of Spanish celebrities who came out to see the Puerto Rico rapper and singer, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
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The Spanish princesses were spotted at the concert following a very royal engagement hours before: meeting Pope Leo XIV with their parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
The Spanish royals met with the leader of the Catholic church on June 6 and June 7 during his visit to Spain, and the American-born Pope even joked about how his and Bad Bunny's schedules were overlapping there.
"Would young people rather see Bad Bunny or the Pope?" he joked to the press during the flight from Rome to Madrid, Hola! reported. "Many will be going to the Bad Bunny concert, but I’m convinced there will also be some who come to see the Pope. And that says a lot."
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The King, Queen and their daughters welcomed Pope Leo to the Royal Palace in Madrid on Saturday for the official ceremony kicking off his visit, and met him again on Sunday as he celebrated the Corpus Christi Mass at the Plaza de Cibeles.
Queen Letizia made a refined fashion statement both times by wearing white, exercising le privilège du blanc or "the privilege of the white" — Catholic queens and princesses' exclusive privilege of wearing white clothes to meet the pope.
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