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Letizia di Spagna is a floral enchantment. And the daughters dare with the colors of summer
The sudden disappearance of María del Carmen Álvarez del Valle, who for everyone has always been grandmother Menchu, left a great void in Letizia of Spain. The two women were deeply linked by a great affection, which over the years had extended to the entire Royal Family. So much so that the Queen and her husband were used to it make her some surprise visits to give her a few happy hours, a real habit.
This is what emerges from an unpublished interview that Menchu had released in 2019 to Alejandro Entambasaguas, a journalist from OK magazine, with the promise that it would only be made public after his death. And now that Letizia’s grandmother is gone, at the age of 93, her pleasant chat with Entambasaguas has finally come to light, revealing sweet details on the relationship between her and her niece.
That Ortiz was very close to her grandmother, as we said, has always been clear. On the other hand it seems that its the same journalistic career, the one she interrupted only when she decided to marry King Felipe VI, was inspired by Menchu, who worked as a radio host for many years. Not even the distance has affected their bond: her grandmother has always lived in Ribadesella, a small town in Asturias, but Letizia never missed the opportunity to visit her.
On the contrary: during the interview, Menchu had revealed that her niece and husband Felipe they used to visit her and surprise her, without warning her first. “They arrive without warning, and this excites me a lot” – Letizia’s grandmother said, unable to hold back her joy in thinking back to the wonderful moments spent in the company of her great-granddaughters, Leonor and Sofia. Really, it seems that the Royal Family used to stay even for the night, so that he can spend more time in Grandma Menchu’s pretty country house.
The latter, in speaking of Letizia, had confided that she had always been very proud of her: “She is a strong and loving woman”. And, showing a keen sense of humor, he had told a funny anecdote: the day the engagement between his niece and the future King of Spain was made public, his phone had been ringing continuously for weeks, so much so that having lost your voice to answer everyone.
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