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The Infanta's War ....sounds like a nice interesting piece of fiction
Yes!!! I will buy it and post a resume.
The Infanta's War ....sounds like a nice interesting piece of fiction
If someone buys the magazine, can you translate that for us? Although we know that the article is nonsense, it's good to know what those tabloids are writing....I'm just curious as anyone else is in this forum....
Yes!!! I will buy it and post a resume.
This is my opinion.Hello
I bought Point de Vue. Hereunder a short resume (I read it in rush and I do not remember all I'll post more tonight).
According to the article, relations between Letizia and the 2 Infantas are not even bad, they are inexistant.
Letizias behavior towards her family in law has immediately changed after the wedding, she isolates Felipe from his family.
Duchesse of Lugo has never forgiven to L+F that they did not support her psychologically when she has separated. After her separation, it was the first communion of her child (I forgot if it was for Victoria or the boy) and not only F+L did not attend, but L decided that both her girls could not miss one day school, and she did not let them attend.
And Cristina, does not speak to L since the baptisme of Irene, because she asked F+L to host her parents in law at their home, but Letizia replied that she was too tired to have at her home people who she roughly knew them. Since then, their relations are broken.
They avoid eachother systematically during all hilodays. The last commun photos of the family are in summer 2007, after that the three couples are quite neve together in Palma.
Even for visiting the King after his surgery, they manage not to go at the same moment!
Generally speeking L wants her "home" to be closed and isolated from the Royal family. She is very "dictatorial", not flexible and she provokes tensions easily. Once her grandmother said "Since she was born Letizia wanted to rule the world".
And finally the King asked Felipe to try to solve the situation, and he has "orchestrated" the pictures like a military parade.
Source : Point de vue
Hello
I bought Point de Vue. Hereunder a short resume (I read it in rush and I do not remember all I'll post more tonight).
According to the article, relations between Letizia and the 2 Infantas are not even bad, they are inexistant.
Letizias behavior towards her family in law has immediately changed after the wedding, she isolates Felipe from his family.
Duchesse of Lugo has never forgiven to L+F that they did not support her psychologically when she has separated. After her separation, it was the first communion of her child (I forgot if it was for Victoria or the boy) and not only F+L did not attend, but L decided that both her girls could not miss one day school, and she did not let them attend.
And Cristina, does not speak to L since the baptisme of Irene, because she asked F+L to host her parents in law at their home, but Letizia replied that she was too tired to have at her home people who she roughly knew them. Since then, their relations are broken.
They avoid eachother systematically during all hilodays. The last commun photos of the family are in summer 2007, after that the three couples are quite neve together in Palma.
Even for visiting the King after his surgery, they manage not to go at the same moment!
Generally speeking L wants her "home" to be closed and isolated from the Royal family. She is very "dictatorial", not flexible and she provokes tensions easily. Once her grandmother said "Since she was born Letizia wanted to rule the world".
And finally the King asked Felipe to try to solve the situation, and he has "orchestrated" the pictures like a military parade.
Source : Point de vue
... She said that there were people in the House of the King who was not satisfied with the changes that had taken place with the arrival of the Princess, and that these persons were those who were helping to spread certain rumors ... and she accuse directly the advisers of the Infantas. So it seems that the topic, it is more complicated, that if sisters-in-law are more or less friends...
but weren't u just complaining that he is out of control and wilful for buying his wife a tiara? after suggesting that the heir to the throne of spain has not had enough money available to him as he has no influence...Whoever is causing the trouble, its seems to be with the consent of the King
What speaks volumes about Felipe's influence within the House of the King, the future King unable to protect his wife and future Queen against the interests of his own family
Did he have much of a choice? Especially given his recent surgery and health problems? The King is getting older and isn't going to live forever...its natural that the Prince and Princess of Asturias will have a higher profile and their roles will take on greater prominence in the future. That is so in all monarchies...the crown prince couples will take on the greater roles!
That's absolutely impossible or the King is senile. Do you think Juan Carlos will risk the monarchy because her daughters feel slighted? He is the one who decided to raise the Prince and Princess of Asturias profile in order to guarantee the continuation of the monarchy, which is his main objective at this point of his life.
Whoever is causing the trouble, its seems to be with the consent of the King
What speaks volumes about Felipe's influence within the House of the King, the future King unable to protect his wife and future Queen against the interests of his own family
The Secretary of the Infantas is Carlos García Revenga. Unlike Cabrera, the secretary of the Queen, and Alfonsin, the secretary of the Prince, which appear always as discreet men in the official acts... Revenga seems to have a more showy role, among other things because he does not limit himself to his work in the official acts, but it is very habitual to see he with the Infanta Elena in her private activities. He helped with the move, he accompanies her shopping or with the children to the circus or tennis. Even he took part of the company that created the Infanta. Apparently he has had and has a great influence in the Infanta Elena, he was a teacher in her school, gave her lessons in a private university and for many years is her secretary.
I don't see any direct problem between Elena and Letizia, however Elena seems to be impulsive (it was not the first time she was shouting at the paparazzis) and can be influenced more easily by others than her siblings.
Elena doesnt strike me as somebody who can easily be influenced (I guess you are hinting that Cristina might have "pulled her over" to be on her side). Elena must have a strong mind of her own, otherwise she wouldnt have enforced her own divorce, especially against her mothers will.
I think that there have always been 2 different camps in this family, its natural that older the sisters are close and they are probably Daddys Girls, while Felipe, the youngst, is still until this very day Mamas Boy, who doesnt strike me as dominant, comes across as goofy from time to time.
Add to this constallation the bossy wife (Letizia) who doesnt hesitate to be blunt if necessary towards her inlaws (very authentic on engagement day, "let me finish" and Felipes goofy reaction, giggling like a silly teenager), its no surprise that this family has become a powderkeg.
But they are working on it, Cristina is now in Washington with open return as an act of deescalation (adding to Inakis business interests, good to have him out of Spain too), Elena went to the ballet with Letizia and posed for the photographers to dispel the "War of the Infantas" Point de Vue headline, leading to the "Best Friends" Diez Minutos headline.
Duke, I was replying to lula's post talking about the secretary of the infantas.
I do agree on that -Over the years (even before Felipe got married), there were many rumors of the secretaries didn't get along, politics exists everywhere, inside Zarzuela too. Like lula said, I also heard the rumors of the secretary of the infantas acted too independently from the head of the household of the King, he obviously had the support of the infantas, otherwise he would have already been fired by the head of Zarzuela. When the role of the infantas was reduced, peole working for them were probably more unhappier than the infantas themselves IMO.
Regarding Elena's divorce, she had the back of her father, everyone knows who the boss is, her mother's opposition was probably not enough.