Additionally, there are strict laws prohibiting homosexuality. As with the Beijing Olympics, sponsors will be walking a fine line around these controversies.
Many argue that professional footballers who are travelling to Qatar should boycott the ceremony due to these strict laws.
The decision for Queen Letizia to wear earrings gifted to her by the Emir of Qatar could be seen as a political gesture, whether or not it was intentional.
Nevertheless, no member of a Royal Family is allowed to get into the realm of politics, so it is highly unlikely that this manoeuvre was deliberately political.
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