Cristina and Iñaki... when a friend goes
http://www.elmundo.es/suplementos/cronica/2006/542/1142722818.html
The sudden death of Jesus Rollán, the mythical goalkeeper of the national selection of water polo until withdrew in 2004, he has affected deeply not only scores of friends, but to the Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, a couple that owes the happiness that lives to this unrepeatable sportsman, 443 international times and five Olympic times, who could not surpass neither the retirement neither his marital failure.
The pain of the Dukes of Palm exploded in tears when they abandoned, desolate, the tanatorio of Madrid of The Peace in Three Songs, where was burned. Jesus Rollán was who the night presented them in which the Spanish team of water polo celebrated the medal of gold, obtained in the Olympic Games of Atlanta, festival to which they attended the Infants Elena, this with their husband, Jaime Marichalar, and Cristina, in that year of 1996 still solterita and with many commitments.
Certain it is that to the second daughter of the King they had been attributed him some engagements: Alvaro Bultó, the runner of rallies of motorcycles, «too good-looking and too much adventurer» (was him); the regatista Fernando Lion, «blond and blue eyes» (a speculation), and Jesus Rollán, an affectionate friend (to have desired to be it). Iñaki Urdangarin? (A knowledge). It was a matter of a player of the Spanish selection of handball to whom Cristina applauded when achieved a goal.as did it Elena, Jaime, the Infanta Pilar or Ferrer Salat, president of the COE, all they presents in the American city.
It was exactly Jesus Rollán who, in spite of that «knowledge», the night of the celebration he presented them and in which they appear in a very curious photography an Infant Cristina very smiling from among their sister and their brother-in-law, and, al fund, immediately behind them, Iñaki, high, blond and with the blue eyes as Alvaro Bultó and Fernando Lion.
That night arose the bowshot while Jesus Rollán presented them? Is able. Or it was the 3 ó October 10, of that year, during the supper in the restaurant The Pou, to which Cristina was invited, by Jesus Rollán, to celebrate the medals of Atlanta and to which attended Urdangarin because, among others reasons, was the owner of the business landlord? He is able also.
Since four years ago, the only mole in this romance, lunar that did not blur the commitment. In this history, the friends complained that had been said things that did damage to third people. Such as to assure that Cristina and Iñaki they left together from Atlanta; or that continued maintaining his previous engagement al same time. At times, to the friends are better quiet.when speak, even with the better intentions, the unique thing that manage to is to complicate it all.When they speak, even with the better intentions, the unique thing that manage to is to complicate it all. Certain the unique thing of this beautiful history of love, that continues as the first day, is that a moment exists in which herself not what role is known performs, to sentimental level, Carmen and which the one that performs Cristina; in what moment a to stopped being the girlfriend to become the other and during how much time the Infant was the other. He does not know himself if Iñaki played two bands, doing a double play. Also if the King was displeased for this engagement and if the Infant was planted and gave an ultimatum.
In spite of what the friends they say, the engagement of Iñaki and Carmen did not break to two days before the Christmas Eve of the year in which they were courted, al to be presented by Jesus Rollán, who, since where be, will feel proud of the happiness of its friends, happiness that could not have because also failed him the love of the woman that loved.
Excuse my traduccion is not given me well the English