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As Letizia was growing up, it seemed likely that she would one day carry on the family tradition.
During her early years, she was a frequent visitor down at the local radio station.
By the time she was 9, she was hosting weekly radio dramas.
Because of these childhood experiences, Letizia eventually decided to go to school for journalism.
When she completed her studies, Letizia did not attend society parties or jet off to a beach somewhere.
Instead, she did what most other middle-class girls do and joined the workforce.
Luckily, Letizia’s career got off to a great start.
She began working for Bloomberg and CNN, before eventually signing with TVE.
In this capacity, Letizia enjoyed a tremendous amount of freedom.
She was completely independent.
As a middle-class woman, however, Queen Letizia perhaps had the opposite experience.
This was especially clear in her relationship with the writer and literature teacher, Alonso Guerrero Perez.
Letizia’s relationship with Perez was far from orthodox.
She was a lonely teenage student.
Perez was a 25-year-old literature teacher, nine years older.
Apparently, the man developed an interest in his pupil, who, in turn, admired his prose.
Within a year, they were dating.
The two continued dating throughout Letizia’s time at university and the early years of her career.
In 1998, the couple tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the village of Almendralejo.
A year later, they were divorced.
to get to report on this groundbreaking news, Letizia was dispatched to the small Galician town.
Apparently, the two were both invited to the same dinner party and hit it off immediately.
Before long,Letizia and Felipewere an item albeit a top-secret one.
Determined to keep their romance out of the papers, the pair tried to avoid meeting in public.
She would come into the office looking a little fancier than normal.
Before that, she used to wear jeans.
She was always well-dressed but casual.
And then that summer, I also saw her wearing dresses.
I was a bit surprised by that, but that was all.
We had no idea that she was with the crown prince."
She also walked away from her career as a journalist.
On October 31, 2003, the reporter read the news for the last time.
She was then taken to her new home at the Zarzuela Palace, where she would benefit from security.
Casa Real confirmed Letizia and Felipe’s relationship hours later.
“Her flat would have been under siege.
It would have been impossible.
There was just so much expectation.
However, her issue has not necessarily been remembering these unique traditions, but rather learning to embody them.
After marrying King Felipe on May 22, 2004, Letizia grappled with her new role.
But, as a former reporter, Letizia would not be silenced.
Two years later, they expanded their family even more with the birth ofInfanta Sofiaon April 29, 2007.
Like many other working moms, Letizia has had to balance her maternal role with her royal duties.
She also asks journalists how they manage to find that balance.”
Because she is often in the public eye, the royal has faced a tremendous amount of scrutiny.
And, over the years, her gaffes have landed her in complicated positions.
One such moment occurred in 2017 when Letizia was attending an event with Argentina’s then-president, Mauricio Macri.
During the dinner portion of the evening, Macri stood to give a toast to the Spanish crown.
Unsurprisingly, the media commentary was explosive.
Either way, this level of scrutiny was something that Letizia could have never imagined before meeting King Felipe.
Ultimately, Letizia has had to accept that, as a royal, she now lacks privacy.
She worked out where things were missing.
It was great!"
She pointed out that the involvement of a royal gives the organization a reach that would otherwise be impossible.
Mora added, “We want her on our side.
Fascinatingly, though, no clause in the Spanish constitution obligates Letizia to perform this role.
This means that she has had to figure it out along the way.
The historian told documentary-makers: “King Felipe represents a new era.
So, the question is: What does that mean for the role of the queen?”
