Gemma Robust
Queen Letizia leaves some royal followers in shock as particulars of former profession resurface on social media
Since becoming a member of the Spanish royal household, Queen Letizia has established himself as a agency favourite with the media – not least due to her sartorial fashion.
Letizia shot to worldwide fame in 2004 when she married the then-Prince Felipethe one son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia.
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The couple had managed to maintain their romance beneath wraps till the day their engagement was introduced. It got here as an enormous shock to the royal followers – not least as a result of Letizia was already a well-known face to the Spanish public.
The long run queen had labored for various years as a journalist on information channels together with 24 Horas, Telediario 2, essentially the most considered newscast in Spain.
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano labored as a journalist previous to her marriage
In 2000, she reported from Washington DC on the presidential elections; in 2001 she broadcast reside from Floor Zero following the 9/11 assaults; and in 2003 she filed stories from Iraq following the conflict.
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Whereas Letizia’s former profession was well-known on the time of her marriage, a few of her newer followers shocked her. TikTok movies concerning the Spanish queen and her journalistic credentials are at present making the rounds, with various followers expressing their shock.
The long run queen of Spain was already a well-known face on TV
Some had been additionally desirous about discovering that Letizia had been married as soon as earlier than.
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In August 1998, she tied the knot with Alonso Guerrero Perez, a author and highschool literature instructor, in a easy civil ceremony after ten years collectively. It did not final and only one 12 months later, in 1999, they had been divorced.
Letizia and Felipe on their marriage ceremony day in Could 2004
Letizia and Felipe had been mentioned to have met at a mutual good friend’s social gathering. She stop her job earlier than their engagement was introduced in November 2003.
Since her first marriage had been a civil ceremony, the Catholic Church allowed Letizia and Felipe to wed on 2 Could 2004 within the Almudena Cathedral on the Royal Palace of Madrid.
The couple with their kids, Leonor and Sofia
They’ve since gone on to welcome two kids collectively, daughters Princess Leonor17, and Princess Sofia15.
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