Felipe VI's wife, Letizia, was involved in an extramarital relationship with Jaime del Burgo, who later became her brother-in-law by marrying the Queen's sister. This situation caused a crisis in her marriage with Felipe, which nearly led to divorce. Although the details were never made public, recently, Jaime del Burgo confessed this story through a series of tweets that he later deleted due to immense backlash. Nevertheless, his message and a photo of Letizia pregnant with an affectionate message for Jaime were widely circulated, causing a major uproar.
Queen Letizia: infidelity to the king, divorce, and a possible third child with Jaime del Burgo
Jaime del Burgo and Queen Letizia in New York (2011) Photo from Peñafiel's book. TV3
Most media outlets have chosen to completely omit this information regarding Spain's Queen, Letizia Ortiz. The Royal House has not issued any statement on the matter
On Sunday, Jaime del Burgo caused a major uproar by making this revelation public, triggering an unexpected reaction in certain media outlets. It has been leaked that gossip magazines have received orders not to spread the news, while photo agencies have halted the sale of archive images related to Jaime del Burgo. Even major newspapers have chosen to censor this information.
According to suggestions, it appears to aim at undermining Felipe's image. Del Burgo, identified as a right-wing and monarchist figure, criticizes Pedro Sánchez's pact with the separatists and Bildu, holding Felipe responsible for not stopping it. Additionally, he attributes Letizia's influence to her husband's inaction and accuses the queen of holding political views aligned "to the left of Pedro Sánchez." Moreover, he supports the idea that Letizia has assumed a prominent role in the State since contributing to the King Juan Carlos's exile. Del Burgo has maintained his tweets with political opinions on this matter.
Del Burgo's confession remains incomplete without this context: his purported goal is to safeguard Spain while portraying Felipe as a deceived man, complicit in infidelities, and a puppet of Letizia. Jaime del Burgo, who claims to intimately know the queen not only as her brother-in-law but also as her past lover, reveals specific details about their relationship. For instance, he mentions a meeting in July 2010 by Zarzuela's pool, where Letizia hugged Jaime on a sun lounger and professed her love. That same night, they resumed their emotional and physical relationship. They contemplated the possibility of Letizia divorcing Felipe to live in New York with her lover.
"We took steps to be free, we discussed divorce, the girls, sought legal advice, looked at a house near Zarzuela for when we came to Spain, New York was the best choice for permanent residence. On a trip to France, La Terre Blanche, she proposed having a child through surrogacy in Los Angeles. We set up a nest on Miguel Ángel Street (a flat for lovers and secret encounters in the Salamanca neighborhood)...", said Jaime del Burgo.
The only argument between Letizia and Jaime was when she had to publicly kiss Felipe
Letizia apologized to her lover for kissing her husband, Felipe, in his presence. Jaime and Letizia were lovers for 2 years, from 2010 to 2011. Ortiz ended things with Jaime del Burgo. She cut ties with a phone call, saying, "We can't continue seeing each other."
Shortly after, Del Burgo sought revenge by marrying Telma Ortiz, the queen's sister, in 2014. However, their marriage lasted only two years. Presently, Del Burgo is married to a Swedish woman, has a daughter, and is determined to expose in detail how Letizia deceived Felipe. Despite this, there might not be significant repercussions, as Felipe may have forgiven Letizia, and the Crown might attempt to handle the situation to keep the story under wraps. Although Del Burgo deleted his tweets, the narrative persists: hinting that Felipe was deceived and Letizia committed adultery.
"Love. I carry your pashmina. It's like feeling you beside me. It takes care of me. It protects me. I count the hours to see you again. Loving you. Getting out of here. Yours," Letizia said to Jaime del Burgo, the queen's lover.
"I was in London. 'What are you doing this weekend?' 'Working.' 'Are you coming to see me?' Letizia said. I stayed for the weekend at Zarzuela. It was July 2010. Lying on the same hammock, under the poolside porch, facing each other, she said 'I love you,' and I replied 'I love you.' (The last time we said it was on May 20, 2004, at El Latigazo, a restaurant near Zarzuela.) That moment on the hammock was one of those moments when life takes a turn," recounts Jaime about his relationship with Letizia.
According to him, "That same night, our love affair, interrupted years earlier, continued because love had always been there since our first trip to Venice in 2002. Letizia and I traveled to Cape Verde, on a cruise to Greece, to the United States, to the countryside in England, to Provence in France, until the end of 2014. She would come to London, I to Madrid. For a year and a half, we thought and took steps forward with the goal of being free. We discussed divorce, the children, sought legal advice, looked at a house in Florida near Zarzuela to live in when we were in Spain, considered New York as the best option for permanent residence. The idea of Letizia and me having our own child through surrogacy in Los Angeles was proposed to me while at La Terre Blanche. We set up a nest on Miguel Ángel Street. The argument referred to by Peñafiel in August 2011 was the only one we had. We were in Marivent. Letizia kissed Felipe at the regattas and appeared on the covers. 'What's this?' I asked. 'I had to do it to protect us.' And I believed Letizia," he declares.
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