Spain’s Queen Letizia appeared to be in good spirits with her husband King Felipe today after his former brother-in-law announced he would publish a tell-all book detailing allegations of an “infidelity” between the two.
The 51-year-old royal was wrapped up warmly in a chic cream-colored coat on Wednesday during a visit to Gumelsinde Ascarate School, winner of the 2022 Princess Girona Award for School of the Year, in Almunia, canton of Leon.
Letizia looked quintessentially sophisticated in a royal blue satin blouse and matching checked pants.
She complemented her ensemble with brown suede boots and accessorized with a leather belt.
King Felipe looked smart in a navy suit and brown tie as he chatted to children at his award-winning school.
The couple visited several school classrooms and spoke with children working on art projects.
The united front began after it was revealed that her former brother-in-law was preparing to publish a book about his claims that he had a romantic relationship with the Queen of Spain.
UK-based businessman Jaime del Burgo shocked the world in November when he claimed to have been his partner before marrying Letizia, and now his estranged brother Thelma Ortiz. gave.
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.
Mr. Del Burgo announced his contribution to an explosive book titled “Leticia y Yo” (meaning “Leticia and Me” in English) published in November by royal expert Jaime Penafiel. He made many claims in the book.
He has revealed that he is currently preparing his autobiographical book, “Nothing More Than the Truth,” which will bring another blow to Spain’s royal family, which has remained silent until now.
“12co Books and 12co Libros were formed this week to publish my autobiography ‘And Nothing But the Truth’ in 2024,” the lawyer and entrepreneur said in a tweet.
“This allows you to control the entire process, including editing, printing, and distribution.
“The book is available in e-book format for Apple and Kindle and will be sold in major bookstores in Spain and Latin America, North America and some European countries.
“It will be translated into English, German, Italian and French.
“Physical books will incorporate new systems in the publishing industry to prevent plagiarism, copying and leakage.”
He added, “All profits from ‘And Nothing But the Truth’ will be transferred to a Spanish charity (to be announced).”
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.
He also reposted a message that said “Love” allegedly sent by Leticia. I’m wearing your pashmina. I feel like you’re right next to me. Thank you for helping. It protects me. I’m counting down the minutes until I see you again, until I love you again, until I leave here. It’s yours. ”
“I didn’t change a single comma in the post I deleted,” Del Burgo claimed, before deleting that claim and others he uploaded to X, formerly Twitter. Retracted and reposted.
Prior to his controversial tweet, he had contributed to veteran journalist Jaime Penafiel’s book on Letizia, but much of Spain’s mainstream media surprisingly made little or no mention of it.
Del Burgo, who divorced Thelma Ortiz by mutual consent in 2016 after four years of marriage and two years of separation, says in the book that while meeting with his then-girlfriend at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid, he found himself in his pocket. He claimed he had an engagement ring in there. In 2002 his girlfriend Letizia confessed that she was in love with the future King of Spain.
He claimed that he met Felipe and they became friends after Letizia asked him to be a witness at her wedding on May 22, 2004.
Jaime also made the incredible claim that on the eve of his wedding, the Queen asked him to meet him at El Latigazo, a fancy restaurant in Madrid, where she begged him to “never leave her.”
“When we met, she was She grabbed my hand and asked me why I hadn’t asked her before.” marry me. Obviously I didn’t reply. I encouraged her as much as I could. The last thing she said to me before we said goodbye at that restaurant was, “She never leaves me.” ”
The businessman claimed that their romantic relationship was forged in Venice and dates back more than 20 years.
In Penafiel’s book, she recalled how they slept together in a hammock by the pool after Princess Leonor’s birth, saying, “When Leticia said, “I love you,” I said, “I love you.” “I am,” he said.
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.
On her recent album, The Fool and the Scorpion, Sharon wrote lyrics including “The Queen’s perverse sister”, which fans speculated were inspired by her children’s new stepmother. ing.
Neither the Spanish royal family nor Letizia have commented on the repeated and highly publicized claims made by Jaime del Burgo and Jaime Penafiel.
A spokesperson for Spain’s royal family addressed the scandal earlier this month, telling FEMAIL that it “has no comment on this.”
Before Christmas, Jaime cryptically claimed in a social media post that “the truth will come out.”
Writing in X, he also stated that “Spaniards have the right to know who represents us through inheritance and elections, what is behind the spotlight, the staging and performance.”
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