When visiting King Felipe VI to Argentina for the investiture ceremony of the new president, Javier MileiThe Palacio de la Zarzuela was embroiled in a gigantic scandal after rumors emerged that the Queen Letizia He would have been unfaithful in the early years of their marriage.
He was his ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo who suddenly claimed on his social networks that he had been third in the race for a long time.
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The ex-husband of Telma Ortiz Letizia Ortiz's sister, to whom she was married between 2012 and 2016, reported on the morning of December 4th about the long relationship with Letizia, which was at times a love affair. Then he deleted it.
Jaime del Burgo, a lawyer and businessman from Navarre, published a picture that Letizia had taken with a cell phone in front of the mirror of what appeared to be a bathroom, apparently pregnant and wearing a black pashmina.
The Queen's consort married the writer Alonso Guerrero Pérez in 1998, whom she divorced a year later. King Felipe VI is married for the second time. PHOTO: SPECIAL
Along with the photo, he shared the following caption: “Love. I'm wearing your pashmina. It's like I feel you next to me. He takes care of me. Protect me. I'm counting the hours until we see each other again. Loving You. Get out of here. Your”.
In addition, on the same social network, he explained the phases of his relationship with the Queen mentioned in the Spanish journalist's new book. Jaime Penafeld, according to local media, an “arch enemy” of the Spanish crown. The publication of the book, entitled Letizia and I, has already sparked controversy.
“The four phases that Jaime Peñafiel refers to in relation to the relationship between Letizia Ortiz and Jaime Del Burgo are the following: 1) romantic relationship, from 2002 to 2004; 2) friends and confidants, from 2004 to 2010; 3) Long-lasting and continuous romantic relationship, 2010 and 2011; 4) As brother-in-law, 2012 to 2016. It is the third relationship that ends abruptly after two years, a few months after the resignation of Letizia Ortiz as Princess of Asturias, the divorce from Felipe and the establishment as a couple in New York “It was what we had planned,” Del Burgo added in his tweets.
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The second phase, in which, according to Del Burgo, they would have been friends and confidants, would not correspond to the image of a pregnant Letizia that he himself published, since her pregnancies with Leonor and Sofía occurred in 2005 and 2007, respectively.
The queen consort married the writer Alonso Guerrero Pérez in 1998.from whom she divorced a year later. King Felipe VI is his second marriageafter marrying in 2004 in a ceremony that captivated Spain and the international press.
Although Del Burgo subsequently decided to delete all posts, the following clarification regarding this remains in his X account: “I do not change a comma of my deleted posts. I welcome the messages from those who understood that I would have my reasons. I hold no grudge against those who threatened to kill me. I'm not proud. But the truth is what it is. I only recognize one king, he is in heaven and his name is Jesus of Nazareth. He will judge me.”
In his book, the journalist Peñafiel assures that “the final stage of this adventure ended with a dinner in the garden of the Ritz Hotel in Madrid,” during which Del Burgo “carried a marriage proposal ring in his pocket.”
According to the author, the marriage proposal would never have taken place because Letizia would have confessed to him that same night that she had met the then Prince Felipe de Borbón.
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Peñafiel then points out that the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI) was tasked with “searching” Del Burgo’s house in Geneva to find “a safe from a financial institution with express instructions to hand it over.” to the defender of my memory in the event of an accident or premature death,” described El Periódico.
Spanish media indicate that Del Burgo and Letizia met in 2000. and since then he has been considered her great friend and a person very close to the queen. In 2012, Del Burgo became his brother-in-law after marrying Telma, with whom he had a turbulent marriage that ended in divorce four years later.
THE KING IN BUENOS AIRES, WITHOUT HIS WIFE
Although the Royal Palace has not commented on the matter, Catalonia's national media assure that the scandal will affect the visit of King Felipe VI. in Buenos Aires, where he traveled unaccompanied by his wife.
According to the newspaper, the monarch arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday for the inauguration of Milei, with whom he met on Saturday. “Felipe VI. is very reserved and usually prefers to stay in the hotel to rest, the journey is very long,” says the media.
“However, on this occasion he had to escape the media spotlight and relax in the area's bars. He went out to eat and drink. The escorts were forced to expand the security facility. Information that did not reach Zarzuela, so Letizia did not notice,” he explained.
According to the Catalan media, “the king knew full well that his wife had been unfaithful to him with another person and he forgave her.” However, it was an episode in their private life that they were able to cover up to this day.”
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