Spain to go to UN over Gibraltar sovereignty

Tuesday night’s massive projection of an image of the Queen beside a Union flag on the north face of the emblematic Rock and clearly visible over the border in Spain was seen as an “act of provocation” by many Spanish.

So too was the inauguration of Gibraltar’s new airport terminal, the final official act undertaken by Prince Edward during his trip to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, which ended Wednesday.

“We don’t approve of what was obviously a symbolic show of sovereignty during a time when we should be working towards solving problems,” admitted a source in Spain’s foreign office.

Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in perpetuity under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. But Spain has not renounced its claims of sovereignty and believes that auto-determination by the people of Gibraltar contravenes the treaty.

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