Queen Letizia's background as a 'commoner' has caused much tabloid frenzy in Spain
This morning, ‘King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain’ was a breakout search term on Google. The royal couple have been trending ever since it was confirmed that they will fly over to the UK to attend theWho is Queen Letizia?
Educated in Madrid, Letizia has a journalism degree and masters in audio-visual journalism, going on to work toward a PhD that she never completed. Instead, she got a job at Bloomberg, later moving to CNN+ and then news channel 24 Horas. In fact, she was an anchor on Telediario 2 – the most viewed newscast in Spain – reporting on the 2000 presidential elections and on the ground in New York during the 9/11 attacks. In 2003, she reported on the Iraq war on the ground too.
Their royal wedding, in May 2004, was the first celebrated in the Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid, in nearly a century. Her gown was designed by Spanish fashion designer Manuel Pertegaz.Letizia and Felipe went on to have two daughters, Leonor Princess of Asturias in 2005 – now aged 17 – and Infanta Sofia in 2007, now aged 15. Their daughters are not expected to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
Now, there’s an alleged row going on inside the Spanish royal family about whether former King Juan Carlos I should attend the Queen’s funeral with them. He is actually Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, and El Debate report that he received an invitation from the British royal family. However, the Spanish government has urged him not to travel to London; if he did, it would be the first time he has been seen at a royal event since his abdication.
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