According to Expatica:
Just a week into his reign, Spain’s King Felipe VI visits one of the country’s most politically sensitive regions Thursday: Catalonia, where an independence drive has raised tensions with Madrid.
Catalan leaders’ plan for a referendum on independence from Spain has put them at odds with the national government, which insists such a move is illegal.
The king…speaks good Catalan…
“The king does not govern, he reigns,” said political scientist Joan Botella.
“He can contribute to changing people’s state of mind… We will see if he manages to do it.”
