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Letizia Ortiz and Jaime del Burgo – a Spanish lawyer and businessman, son of Jaime Ignacio del Burgo – are said to have had a notable meeting in New York in August 2011. Three months later, the Princess of Asturias reportedly told Jaime that they should not see each other again.
Rejected by Letizia, Jaime then turned his attention to Telma Ortiz, the princess’s sister. Telma and Jaime, who became a couple, were seen on vacation in Aspen, Colorado, in April 2012, and married the following month.
On May 22, 2004, Letizia Ortiz experienced her own fairy tale when she married the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbon. That wedding, watched by a billion viewers, was a spectacular event, bringing together dignitaries from around the world. Letizia, a well-known journalist, became the wife of the heir to the Spanish throne, a descendant of Louis XIV.
According to remarks attributed to Jaime del Burgo, despite the official end of their relationship in 2003, he and Letizia allegedly continued to have ties fluctuating between love and friendship for nearly fifteen years. Jaime is said to have even become close to Prince Felipe. His marriage to Telma Ortiz did not last, while the royal couple will celebrate their porcelain anniversary in May, symbolizing their union’s resilience over time.
Jaime del Burgo is reported to have claimed he had proof of his relationship with Letizia, asserting that his home in Switzerland was searched by the Spanish secret services, an allegation that adds a touch of mystery to this story.
In his book Letizia y yo — Letizia and Me in French — Jaime Peñafiel, a royal columnist, claims that Letizia asked Jaime, the day before her marriage to Felipe, for a promise of eternal fidelity, a request that sheds an intriguing light on the complexity of relationships within the Spanish royalty.