Photo de stock - Madrid, Spain; 15.07.2021.- Relatives of the victims King Felipe VI, accompanied by Queen Letizia, preside over the second State tribute to the victims of the coronavirus in the Plaza de la Armería of the Royal Palace, in this edition, it pays special tribute to health professionals who have died from the pandemic, as well as the elderly, the 'pioneers' of vaccination. ""They never gave up and they won't give up now"": ""You are an ethical and social benchmark."" More than a hundred health professionals have died as a result of Covid and about 130,000 have been infected. This tribute aims to offer his closest friends and family the consolation and gratitude of the entire country. Araceli Hidalgo, the first vaccinated against the coronavirus in Spain present in her wheelchair, at 97 years old. The majority of the State authorities attend, as well as representatives of civil society and the diplomatic corps. In total, some 700 people have gathered at the event. Photo: Juan Carlos Rojas/Picture Alliance.