Queen Letizia is ‘cold, emotionally immature and passive aggressive’ and ‘hated’ by King Felipe’s family, a disgraced Spanish journalist claims in a new book.
Jaime Peñafiel, 91, was fired by Spanish newspaper El Mundo 20 years ago earlier this year after publishing the first book about the queen, called ‘Letizia & I’.
The book shock waves sent through the Spanish Royal family after the author claimed that the Queen was in a romantic relationship with her ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo. The Spanish Royal House declined to comment on the claims at the time.
Following his dismissal, the veteran journalist has now written another book – called ‘Letizia’s Silences’ – which begins with a dive into her early romance with King Felipe.
In the first chapter, the author sensationally claims that “everything in Letizia’s world has been destroyed” as a result of alleged “deception, adultery and betrayal.”
In the photo: the official portrait of King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain on the occasion of their twentieth wedding anniversary
The author goes on to say that Queen Letizia has a “cold, indestructible and determined” aura about her and that the royal family’s silence on the recent allegations indicates her “emotional immaturity.”
Jaime claims the royal family “resorts to silence as a way to control and punish other people.”
He then claims that Letizia’s ‘passive-aggressive’ behavior towards King Felipe is the reason her ‘mother-in-law’ [Queen Sofia] and sisters-in-law [Infanta Cristina and the Duchess of Lugo] hate her so much’.
In the next chapter, Jaime claims that King Felipe fell in love with his future wife while watching her present the news.
Reports on how the royal couple came together have varied over the years. Some claim they were introduced at a dinner party, while others claim they first met when Felipe visited an oil spill site in northern Spain.
When they started dating, Jaime claims Letizia would “test” Felipe’s feelings for her by traveling regularly.
In 2002, the future queen flew to Santo Domingo to cover the annual Ibero-American summit – which Jaime describes as Letizia “testing” Felipe’s intentions.
Weeks later, the author claims that Letizia flew to Costa Rica as a ‘strategy’ to secure the future King of Spain.
In the photo: Queen Letizia of Spain, when she was newsreader of Television Española. Jaime Peñafiel claims in his new book that Felipe fell in love with his future wife while watching her present the news
After being fired from Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the veteran journalist has now written another book – called ‘Letizia’s Silences’ – which begins with a dive into her early romance with King Felipe.
He explained: “It was a strategy, because that absence was a real torment for the very much in love Felipe, who considered distance as the worst evil and began to understand [Spanish poet] Lope de Vega when he said: ‘The beginning of absence is like the end of life.’
After this, Jaime says that Letizia was sure of the power of Felipe’s ‘total love’ for her and returned to Spain ‘bossy and manipulative’.
Furthermore, the author claims that Felipe assured Letizia that he could interrupt any news channel reporting on their romance.
During one of Felipe’s visits to Letizia’s Valdebernardo apartment, Jamie claims the journalist confided in Royal about how she worked as a cigarette stewardess while living in Mexico.
He also predicted that the couple, who have maintained what the mainstream Spanish press has described as a dignified silence in the face of Jaime del Burgo’s continued infidelity claims, would follow in the footsteps of Felipe’s parents Juan Carlos and Sofia.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm in 2010
The former king of Spain now lives in exile in Abu Dhabi after corruption investigations in which he was embroiled left his reputation in tatters, although he occasionally returns to his home country.
Later in the book, Jaime claims that Felipe and Letizia live separate lives and “just keep up appearances in public.”
After publication today, Spanish publication El National Cat published a review claiming that Jaime Peñafiel is “determined to end the Queen’s career” and described him as “one of Letizia’s greatest enemies.”
In ‘Letizia & I,’ the queen’s former brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo makes the unlikely claim that he planned to propose to Letizia – who was a news anchor at the time – the night she told him she was dating used to be. a high-profile man in Spain.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia and their parents on the couple’s wedding day in May 2004
King Felipe’s sister Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (left) and Infanta Cristina pictured during the Thanksgiving service for King Constantine of the Hellenes at St. George’s Chapel
Letizia reportedly told him that she had “met someone who would force her to quit her profession,” which Jaime said led him to deduce that Felipe was her mystery partner.
Additionally, the ex-brother-in-law of the royal family also made the far-fetched claim that he “handled” Letizia’s prenuptial agreement and helped pay for the cost of the Queen’s family’s wedding suits.
He says: ‘When the wedding with Felipe took place, as you know, I settled the prenuptial agreement, among other things.
‘I also had to pay for Letizia’s family’s expenses because [former King] Juan Carlos refused to pay or even come with me. So with the help of my friend Felipe Varela, I dressed her mother, grandmother and her sisters. And with the help of Jaime Jason, her father, grandparents and a cousin.’
Jaime also makes the incredible claim that the Queen wanted to see him at the exclusive El Latigazo restaurant in Madrid the night before the wedding – where she asked him to ‘never leave her’.
Pictured: Veteran journalist Jaime Penafiel, 91, attends an event in Madrid in December 2018. The author has confirmed that he is no longer employed by Spanish newspaper El Mundo
Pictured: Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo with his ex-wife Telma when they were still married
He sensationally claimed, “When we met, she grabbed my hand and asked me why I never asked her to marry me. Of course I didn’t answer. I encouraged her as best I could. The last thing she said to me before we said goodbye in that restaurant was a request: “Never leave me.”
Jaime – who says the Queen called him her “yogi friend” – claims he was still romantically involved with Letizia even after the 2004 wedding. He also claims he kept “photos, videos, cell phones” and text messages as evidence.
In the book, Jaime sensationally claims that Letizia whispered she loved him as they lay in a hammock by a pool at her home after Princess Leonor’s birth.
After this, Jaime claims they “took steps forward with the goal of being free” – which involved seeking legal advice and viewing properties in the US.
One of the most damaging claims Jaime reportedly makes is that Queen Letizia suggested they have a child together with the help of a surrogate mother in Los Angeles.
Around this time, Jaime claims he confronted Letizia after photos of her kissing Felipe appeared on the covers of Spanish magazines.
He claims the queen told him, “I had to do it to protect us.”
He says in the book that Jaime del Burgo told him that Felipe and Letizia had a “difficult relationship” and told him: “Felipe used me as a good man because he felt unable to calm her down.”
After Letizia allegedly ended the ‘relationship’ in August 2011, Jaime claims a friend told him to contact the Queen’s sister Telma.
The following year, the couple became engaged after just two months of dating. However, the couple divorced in 2014 after two years of marriage.