A change in the life of the royal family
This year has been totally different for Felipe and Letizia. It is the first time that neither of their two daughters lives in Zarzuela with them. Teenage girls flew the nest at 16. The kings wanted their daughters to have the same opportunities, which is why Infanta Sofia completed her international baccalaureate studies at the prestigious boarding school in Wales where Leonor studied. It just coincided with the military training of the princess. Last year, the monarch confessed that life without them had become too boring.
A new family dynamic
Since Leonor and Sofia have been living away from home, Felipe VI and Letizia have continued with their respective lives separately. It seems that they don’t want to pretend anymore, without the presence of the young women is not necessary. In recent months, the king has spent almost every weekend away from home, either because of an institutional commitment or simply because of a leisure plan with his friends, with whom he has reconnected.
An expected reunion
After 10 months alone, Felipe and Letizia will have to face a new situation. Infanta Sofia has already returned to Zarzuela after successfully passing the first year of the International Baccalaureate in Wales. He will not return to classes until the end of August. He will be at the palace for two months, also in Marivent and on holiday with his parents. Leonor’s time will be a little shorter, but she has also concluded her military training with the ground army. He will return on August 15 in Pontevedra.
A difficult decision
Leonor and Sofia were eager to get out of Zarzuela, as the relationship between their parents had become unsustainable. The arguments were the bread of every day, even the princess and the infanta had recommended them to divorce, but that would be a scandal for the Spanish crown.
A situation that has been maintained for years
According to Pilar Eyre, Felipe and Letizia would have broken up their marriage years ago and would have followed the example of Juan Carlos and Sofia, the cessation of cohabitation. For some time, sources close to Zarzuela report that Letizia and Felipe no longer live together. They are in the same compound but in separate buildings. The Queen went for a while to the adjacent building of the palace, where receptions are usually held in its great halls, but it is the King who has left with his mother Queen Sofia and she has returned to the Prince’s Pavilion , where Leonor and Sofia live when they are on vacation. A family mess.
