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By Inés Alcubierre, the Cellar desk9d agoSpain4 min read
David Summers Letizia: The leader of Hombres G reveals that the queen used to come into his dressing room to have a drink

David Summers Letizia: The leader of Hombres G reveals that the queen used to come into his dressing room to have a drink

David Summers has confirmed what half of Spain suspected: Queen Letizia entered Hombres G's dressing room to have a drink.

On September 10th, during the Vitoria FesTVal, Hombres G presented 'The Best Years of Our Lives,' the documentary that premiered that same day on Movistar Plus after its theatrical release. The occasion served as a retrospective of more than four decades of friendship and music. The anecdote about the queen has made headlines everywhere.

What has Summers said about the visits to the dressing room

Summers didn't mince words. The Hombres G frontman told it straight: 'He'd come into the dressing room and have a drink.' He quickly added that it might have been a Mirinda, that fizzy, fruity soft drink that throws everyone off.

The important distinction is that all of this happened when Letizia was a princess. 'Being queen makes things more complicated for them,' Summers acknowledged. Their description of her is that of a devoted fan, not a member of the royal family: her manner was 'very kind and very down-to-earth,' and Rafa Gutiérrez concluded by saying that she came 'like a girl who enjoys music, not as a queen.'

The teenage fan who stayed at the bar door

Javier Molina drew on his memory and recounted the scene that elicited the most smiles at the FesTVal. The future queen would stand outside her neighborhood bar, get out of her mother's car, and wait to see if she would ever catch a glimpse of the musicians. That teenage fan never did. "I never saw us," she blurted out, laughing.

The Mirinda anecdote perhaps says more about the monarchy than half a protocol: a girl who parked her mother's car to see her group.

The documentary also served as an opportunity to revisit a friendship spanning over four decades and to share a humorous tidbit: all four members of Hombres G are divorced. David and Rafa joked about reconciling their marriages, which was impossible with their first partners. With their second partners, they say, it's different because they already knew them "as we are" and understand the touring aspect.

Why the Mirinda anecdote will spread faster than the documentary

A few months ago, Summers described Letizia as a friendly girl and confessed that he addressed her informally because he forgot he was speaking to a queen. The dressing room anecdote humanizes the queen far more than any official event: there's no crisis or scandal, just a soft drink and a bar door.

The message is clear. A local gang is better off with a Mirinda (a popular Mexican soft drink) than any kind of posturing, and the public appreciates a glimpse of everyday life into the royal agenda. The documentary has been available on Movistar Plus since September 10th, and with this opening, it remains to be seen if the Queen will be inspired to comment on it.

Gossip in 3 key points (TL;DR)

  • 👀 Who are the stars? David Summers and Hombres G, with Queen Letizia as a self-confessed fan.
  • 🔥 What's the big deal? Letizia would go into the dressing room, have a drink or a Mirinda when she was a princess, and as a teenager she would stay at the door of the bar.
  • 📲 Why is the whole internet talking about this? Because it humanizes the monarchy without scandal and mixes royalty, music, and a fizzy drink.
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