His academic failure in Switzerland
Irene Urdangarin had a dream: to study Hotel Administration and Management at the exclusive and prestigious university of Lausanne, in Geneva, one of the best in the world in this subject. However, her plans were cut short when she did not pass the rigorous entrance tests required by the center. The number of places is very limited and only the brightest can access them. In addition to some exams, two weeks of internship in the hotel sector are required. Irene Urdangarin did her internship at a hotel in Geneva where her grandfather, Juan Carlos, has good contacts. But it was not enough, and her mother, Infanta Cristina, had to pay the 500 euros for registration without obtaining results.
Infanta Cristina has denied this information, but the truth is that this year Irene Urdangarin has taken a sabbatical year to reflect on her future. A way to occupy her time and an excuse to hide that she is not as good a student as she has always told herself. Some of her international baccalaureate classmates claim that she had a hard time getting through her last two years, that she was distracted. This poor performance is attributed to the situation of her parents, who had announced their divorce.
His rejection of Iñaki Urdangarin
Irene Urdangarin is the only daughter of the infanta who has lived with her during these difficult years. She has witnessed her mother’s pain and suffering over this breakup. Furthermore, when she found out the reason, she felt totally betrayed by her father. She couldn’t believe that she had been unfaithful to him with another woman. That wasn’t her father.
Since then the relationship between Irene and Iñaki has been almost non-existent. In the last two years father and daughter have seen each other very rarely and have chosen not to speak to each other. Even though the former handball player has tried to fix this situation, the little one of the family does not give in, she feels totally disappointed.
Infanta Cristina has been by Irene’s side in all the important moments of her life. For example, when she entered Cambodia. However, the young woman has vetoed Iñaki Urdangarin’s visit. She doesn’t want to know anything about her father, the relationship is broken. Finally, thousands of miles away, she can forget about him.
