11 OMG Facts About Letizia Ortiz Of Spain

Today, Spain got a new Queen and King. King Felipe was the heir apparent to the Spanish throne and became the King when his father abdicated the throne for him. The old Spanish King Juan Carlos reigned for 39 long years and abdicated the throne for his son, 46-year-old Felipe so that he doesn't 'wither' away like Prince Charles waiting in the wings. But even more interesting than these royal events are some facts about Letizia Ortiz who will be the new queen.

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Letizia, now Queen of Spain, is the first ever to outgrow her station. She is the first ever Queen of Spain who does not have a drop of royal blood in her. Apart from being a commoner with humble backgrounds, Letizia Ortiz's life history has many other interesting facts. Most people around the world do not know some shocking facts about Letizia Ortiz.

For example, did you know that she is the first divorced person to become the Queen of an European nation? The King of England was once forced to abdicate his throne because he was in love with a divorced American woman. But history has come a full circle today as Letizia Ortiz becomes the Queen of Spain.

Know the astonishing facts about the life of Letizia Ortiz who is a now the Queen of Spain.

She is a commoner

Well, you may have heard that said about Kate Middleton as well. But then Kate Middleton's parents turned out to be millionaires. Letizia Ortiz is, however, the granddaughter of a cab driver! Now that is truly middle-class.

She was a TV journalist

Letizia Ortiz was a popular household name in Spain even before she became a princess. She was a popular television anchor and worked for Bloomberg and CNN.

She is divorced

This one really takes the cake. Letizia is the first divorced person to be married to an heir apparent of a Catholic country. She was married to her first husband in a civil ceremony and thus, there was no papal dispensation required for the Catholic wedding.

The Fairytale Love Story

Prince Felipe met the future queen at a dinner party where he was representing the royalty. Later, they met again when she was covering an oil spill story. They fell in love quickly and announced their engagement soon after.

The Career Sacrifice

Letizia was promoted to the position of TV anchor after a successful career. But she quit just a few months later when she got engaged to Prince Felipe.

Her wedding gown belonged to her mother-in-law

Letizia Ortiz married Prince Felipe on May 22, 2004. The ivory white gown she wore was originally made for her mother-in-law Queen Sofia almost 39 years ago.

Fashionable Royal

Princess Letizia of Spain was one of the most fashionable royals in the world. She dressed very well at all international events and was hailed by the media as a fashion icon.

Her sister committed suicide

The Queen's sister Érika Ortiz Rocasolano committed suicide when Letizia was pregnant with her second child. Dressed in black, she broke down in tears after a memorial service of her departed sister.

Motherhood and more

Both Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia have been very normal parents to their two daughters. She is often seen dropping her daughters to school or taking them for a day out.

Anorexic rumours?

When someone is that slim even at 41, the rumours of anorexia are bound to fly across the grapevine. But the fact of the matter is that Letizia Ortiz did lose loads of weight after getting married to Prince Felipe.

Plastic Surgery

There is no official clarification for this fact but Letizia is believed to have gone under the knife to get her nose straightened.