DAILY STAR
The Spanish monarchy is in tumult after its Queen was accused of having an affair with a man who went on to marry her own sister.
The bombshell claims against married Queen Letizia first emerged last month in the book Letizia & I: What Secrets is Queen Letizia hiding? penned by journalist Jaime Penafiel. The allegations have now been echoed by Penafiel’s main source, Jaime del Burgo – Queen Letizia’s alleged former lover.
In a series of posts to X (formerly Twitter), del Burgo shared his version of events. The pair reportedly had an affair for 18 months, six years into Letizia’s marriage to King Felipe VI of Bourbon – who will celebrate two decades together next year. But their romantic relations actually began years prior, according to del Burgo.
The pair were said to be in a “loving relationship” from 2002 to 2004, when Letizia’s career as a TV journalist was taking off. The pair would meet at swanky hotels such as the Santo Mauro hotel in Madrid where David Beckham stayed while he was signed with Real Madrid.
