Born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the future royal was the eldest daughter of the journalist Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and registered nurse and hospital union representative María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez. Letizia has two younger sisters, Telma and the late Érika.
Her compulsory education saw her attend the public La Gesta School in…
King Felipe and Queens Letizia and Sofía host reception during summer holiday in Palma
4th August 2018
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queens Letizia and Sofía hosted a reception at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina on Friday, 3 August for the authorities of the Balearic Islands, as well as representatives of Balearic society. It was held on the annual occasion of the…
Members of the Spanish Royal Family have held their annual summer photo session in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. King Felipe and Queen Letizia posed for the press alongside their two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias (12) and Infanta Sofía (11) at the Royal Palace of…
Spain’s Leonor, Princess of Asturias is unrecognisable on her first coin that has been issued by the Royal Mint of Spain for the 1300 Anniversary of the Kingdom of Asturias. The coin is also in celebration of Spain’s first proclamation of the Picos de Europa as a National Park, according to Spanish paper, El Pais.
The 12-year-old future Queen of Spain is seen on the front of the €30…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain marked the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén on 19 July in the city of Bailén in Jaén.
They were accompanied by Reyes Maroto, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and were received upon arrival by Susana…
King Felipe of Spain this week attended the opening ceremonies for the fifth meeting of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies 2018 (WOCMES).
Organised by the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation, the conference is taking place from 16 to 20 July in Seville…
King Juan Carlos of Spain accused of using alleged lover to receive low-tax property deals
12th July 2018
Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos has been accused of using his alleged lover to receive low-tax property deals. According to an exclusive report by Spain’s OK Diario, the King had Princess Corinna of Sayn-Wittgenstein buy several properties overseas as a result of her tax residence in Monaco.
The claims came from an audio recording of the 53-year-old German that was leaked to…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the World Assembly of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education at the University of Deusto.
Under the slogan “Transforming Our World Together”, the meeting aims to reflect on and discuss…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain and former United States President Barack Obama visited the Queen Sofía National Art Centre Museum on Saturday, 7 July in Madrid. Casa Real dubbed the trip a “private visit.”
The King received President Obama at the Nouvel Gate…
Royals from three nations gathered in The Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan Carlos of Spain were all present during the events.
King Juan Carlos waved off the seven participating teams in October, when the Volvo Ocean Race started in…
