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Princess Letizia, the Princess of Asturias
Born as: Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
Birthday and birthplace: September 15, 1972, in Oviedo
Royal House: The House of Borbon (The Spanish Royal Family)
Parents: Jesús Jose Ortiz Álvarez (b. 1949) and Maria de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez (b. 1952)
Siblings: Telma Ortiz Rocasolano (b. 1973), and Érica Ortiz Rocasolano (1975-2007)
First Marriage: To Alonso Guerrero Pérez (b. 1962) (wedding day: August 1998) until their divorce in 1999
Spouse: Prince Felipe, the Prince of Asturias (wedding day: May 22, 2004 at the Cathedral of Madrid "Santa María la Real de la Almudena")
Children: The Infanta Leonor (b. October 31, 2005) and The Infanta Sofia (b. April 29, 2007)
Residence: La Zarzuela Palace
Education: Journalism (Audiovisual Journalism)
Special Interests: children rights, culture and education
Other Notes: Before her marriage to Prince Felipe, Princess Letizia worked as a television broadcaster for Bloomberg TV, CNN+ and TVE (Spanish Television). She was a recipient of the “Larra” Award from the Madrid Press Association, given to the most distinguished young journalists in Spain.
source: The Official Website of the Spanish Monarchy, and Wikipedia; image credit: Bauer-Griffin
222 days ago
Princess Letizia is beautiful and impeccably dressed. She is an inspiration. Today she is featured as girlcrush of the day http://girlcrushoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/01/hrh-princess-letizia-of-asturias.html
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339 days ago
Wende, as far as I know, Princess Letizia didn’t have a child by her first husband.
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340 days ago
Being in Australia we don’t get a lot of European Royal news (ceratinly not enough pictures), but I thought I heard that Letizia had a child by her first husband. Is this correct?
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347 days ago
[...] week, Princess Victoria of Sweden and Princess Letizia of Spain attended two separate events benefiting women and people with autism, [...]
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439 days ago
[...] a Comment // White dresses are not just for weddings, as Princess Letizia so elegantly shows. Yesterday, June 25, 2009, the Crown Princess of Spain accompanied her husband [...]
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460 days ago
[...] a Comment // Looky these adorable heels recently worn by Spain’s Princess Letizia. Today’s fashion feature is a look at one red and one black pair, both high and both royally [...]
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468 days ago
[...] Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia arrived in Bogota, Colombia on May 26, 2009 to begin a four-day official [...]
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468 days ago
[...] Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia attended a welcome dinner yesterday, May 26, 2009 in Bogota, [...]
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468 days ago
[...] post for today’s Royal Fashion feature. We’re looking at the red outfit that Spain’s Crown Princess Letizia wore in Bogota on May 27, 2009. Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia were on their second day of a [...]
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504 days ago
[...] The Indian leader is on a state visit to promote ties between the two countries. The visit is significant in that it is the first ever state visit to Spain by an Indian head of state. The dignitaries were officially welcomed with a formal ceremony and a state dinner at the Royal Palace in Madrid. The state dinner was attended by King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia. [...]
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541 days ago
[...] Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia visited The New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street today, March 16, [...]
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558 days ago
[...] her visit, Princess Letizia saw firsthand the work of ‘La Sonrisa Medica’ (Medical Smile), which aims to bring joy to [...]
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566 days ago
[...] Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia attended two events involving the media and communications industry this past [...]
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573 days ago
I love your loyalty and affection for Princess Letizia, Carolina! :)
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579 days ago
Letizia is also the best princess of the world!!!! you forgot it my dear!!!!!!!
LETIZIA, SPAIN LOVES YOU!!!!!!
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