Spain’s Queen Letizia and King Felipe hire a famous photographer to take their official portraits to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary as they continue to make a united front in the wake of their ex-brother-in-law’s claims of “infidelity”

Queen Letizia and King Felipe have commissioned a famous photographer to take a new official portrait to mark their 20th wedding anniversary, as they continue to unite despite allegations of an “infidelity” by their former brother-in-law.

According to Spanish media reports, the couple chose to photograph the late Queen Elizabeth II in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace in 2007, and to photograph John Lennon’s last moments before he was murdered. The portrait was taken by Annie Leibovitz.

Leticia and Felipe will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on May 22nd.

The last official portrait of the royal couple was taken by photographer Estela de Castro inside the Royal Palace in Madrid in 2020.

Letizia stunned in a hot pink dress with silver embroidery by Carolina Herrera in October 2019. This dress was worn by Emperor Naruhito during his accession to the throne.

She wears the platinum and diamond Tiara de las Flores de Lis, featuring the Fleur de Lis coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, which has been in the Spanish royal family since King Alfonso XIII presented it to Queen Ena. She wore dazzling jewelry, including. It was given as a wedding present in 1906.

She paired the tiara with a diamond-encrusted Cartier bracelet and round drop earrings, also made of diamonds.

The mother-of-two wore the sash and shield of the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Carlos III and Extraordinary Order.

In the gala portrait, her husband Felipe VI wears a number of his royal medals, including the scallop of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the large necklace of the Carlos III Royal and High Orders, and the shield of the Royal and Distinguished Orders. I was wearing it. Plate of the Order of Carlos III and the Great Cross of Military, Naval and Air Merits.

The couple’s new official portraits are scheduled to take place ahead of their 20th wedding anniversary in May, despite allegations of an “infidelity” by their former brother-in-law that rocked Spain’s royal family in November.

Jaime Peñafiel, 91, who made a series of bombshell statements about Queen Letizia in his book “Letizia and Me,” has been fired from the newspaper he worked for for 20 years.

Late last year, the veteran journalist shocked Spain’s royal family by claiming that the queen had been romantically involved with her former brother-in-law.

The book relies heavily on the claims of Jaime del Burgo, 53, who sensationally claimed to be in a romantic relationship with Letizia even after her 2004 wedding to King Felipe.

The businessman told the author that he met Letizia before 2000 and that their relationship began on a romantic trip to Venice years before she met King Felipe.

The journalist gave an interview to Argentine publication Semana and confirmed that he was no longer employed by El Mundo.

During the interview, the journalist denied that the decision to leave El Mundo was made several months ago.

Initial reports in Spanish media suggested that Jaime Peñafiel had been fired due to budget restrictions for 2024.

However, the author claimed that the decision to fire him was taken on the day he complained about a “highly offensive” article published about him.

UK-based businessman Jaime del Burgo claimed they were partners before marrying Leticia’s brother Thelma Ortiz, but they are now separated.

He also claimed that while the former newsreader was still with Spain’s King Felipe, they had a “secret romance” and talked about starting a family of their own and starting a new life together in America. He continued to make surprising claims.

Later, he announced that he was preparing his own autobiographical book, “Nothing More Than the Truth,” which further dealt a blow to the Spanish royal family, which had remained silent until now.

Late last year, the 53-year-old father-of-two posted a recent selfie taken in a bathroom mirror while the Queen of Spain was pregnant as “evidence” of their alleged romance. It was controversial.

It showed her wearing a pashmina that he claimed to have given her.

The businessman claimed that their romantic relationship was forged in Venice and dates back more than 20 years.

On Boxing Day, Jaime told X’s thousands of followers of the “four stages of a relationship” with Leticia in a message he apparently deleted and reposted after first publishing it in early December. Shared.

He listed them in his argument as follows: 1) Romantic relationship from 2002 to 2004. 2) Friend and confidant from 2004 to 2010. 3) Long-term, ongoing romantic relationship, 2010 and 2011. 4) As step-sibling, 2012. From 2016 to 2016.

He added: “This is the third relationship that suddenly ended two years later, a few months after Letizia resigned as Princess of Asturias, divorced Felipe, and started their relationship as husband and wife in New York. It went according to plan,” he wrote.

In another post, he claimed to have discussed his divorce issues with Letizia and Felipe and sought legal advice, adding that he thought “New York would be the best option for permanent residence and the idea of ​​having a child as a surrogate in Los Angeles.” It was,” he added. Angeles proposed to me. ”

Thelma Ortiz is currently married to Irish lawyer Gavin Bonner, and the couple welcomed their first child in October 2021. Gavin has two children with his first wife, musician Sharon Corr.

Regarding the scandal, a spokesperson for the Spanish royal family told FEMAIL: “We have no comment on this.”