Letizia’s infidelity, the trigger for the marital crisis
Leonor is no stranger to the rumors that circulate about her parents’ possible divorce. The princess was only eight years old when her parents experienced a serious crisis that almost ended in a breakup. She was very innocent and easy to fool. She noticed that her parents were distancing themselves from her, avoiding each other and fighting more frequently, but she never knew the real reason for the story. In front of the girls they always pretended to be a couple that loved and respected each other. Now that she is of age and lives outside of Zarzuela, the princess talks to her friends and also informs herself of all the news, so for a few months now, like the rest of the Spaniards, she has known about her parents’ problems.
Jaime del Burgo has revealed that the real problem in the marriage has been one infidelity, or several. According to him, Letizia was unfaithful to Felipe with him for several years. The queen never felt love for the king, but when she met the prince at Pedro Erquicia’s house, and saw that he had an interest in her, he did not want to let her opportunity slip away. Leonor and Sofía’s mother is a very ambitious woman, who dreamed of being the most powerful woman in the world.
Leonor’s disappointment with her mother, to whom she was very close
The princess feels totally disappointed with her mother, with whom she showed great closeness, just like Infanta Sofía. She now sees herself much closer to her father, a person who has suffered a lot. At that time they were very young and they understand perfectly that they were not told the truth if that was the real reason. However, they don’t understand how over the years, if the relationship doesn’t even work, they have been lied to in this way.
According to several experts in Casa Real, Letizia and Felipe would only maintain their manners in the face of institutional commitments, but in all their appearances, complicity is conspicuous by its absence. The marriage has been completely broken for 12 years. This is stated by Pilar Eyre, who also dares to bet heavily on an upcoming divorce, specifically starting in April 2025, when Infanta Sofía is of legal age. For now, the kings would have chosen to follow the example of Juan Carlos and Sofía and choose to end their coexistence.
The role of Jaime del Burgo, the confidant who uncovered the deception
If it weren’t for Jaime del Burgo, no one would have noticed this setup, not even Leonor and Sofía. And it was believed that Felipe and Letizia’s crisis was due to the bad situation of the crown at that time. The misdeeds of Juan Carlos and the famous Nóos case that implicated Iñaki Urdangarin.