Princess Letizia, Current Events Part 5: May - October 2006

[adelaide]

I know this has probably been discussed before, but here I go.

Maybe someone that has more knowledge of the Spanish Royal House could enlighten me.

Why does the Princess accompany the Prince on almost all his engagements. She never has a personal role in these engagements.
I know that some of them it would definitely be appropriate. All other Royal Households they have engagements together and separate. She could be at home with her daughter.

If this is required of her, is it still a training period, or do they not trust her.

I watched an old video clip of her giving the news and she was so confidant. Really a elegant and educated woman with the plus of having to deal with the public.

If anyone could spread some light on this matter it would be truly appreciated.

Charlotte

We are speaking a lot on this subject whithout finding others answers that for the moment the Casa Real seems to prioritize the role of the Princes together rather than giving at Letizia specific activities that everybody are certain she is able to do it alone .

 

[fanletizia]

The princess, awarded

The Association Messenger of La Paz has given to the prizes Pluma from La Paz to the journalists who moved to Iraq between 2003 and 2006 to cover the conflict. The founder of the Association, the father Angel, made a special mention to the Princess de Asturias, with whom agreed in Iraq when it was only Letizia Ortiz and she worked for the TVE, and also remembered to Jose Couso and Julio Anguita, assassinated in that war. The father Angel indicated that Princess de Asturias thanked for by letter the distinction to them, that 20 years ago received its Menchu grandmother of the Castle.
Sources of the Zarzuela have said that they thank for the concession of the prize, but that by norms of the Real House does not accept awards.

www.elpais.es

 

[rchainho]

so, she didn't received it?

 

[Elsa M.]

Please read the articles other members had the trouble to search and translate for us:

the Princess of Asturias was grateful to them by letter for the distinction

Sources of the Zarzuela have said that they thank for the concession of the prize, but that by norms of the Real House does not accept awards.

 

[infanteleonor]

The German press speculates on with the next pregnancy of Letizia Diverse publications assure that Princess de Asturias follows a diet special to remain pregnant of a boy. The speculations of a new pregnancy of Doña Letizia already have begun to circulate around several European countries. Concretely the German press is had bold to assure that the princes are doing all the possible one so that the next son whom they have in common is a boy. In the magazine "Woche Der Frau", in his edition of the 21 of June, it appeared in portadilla the image of Princess de Asturias with his Leonor daughter and the news opened two front page of the publication with the holder "princess Letizia is thinking about having a boy". Within the information it emphasized: "In the first visit from the princes to Germany it came to the light that is following a special diet for it". The magazine concretely talked about to the presence of Don Felipe and Doña Letizia to the world-wide ones of soccer and where they were present in the party between Spain and the Ukraine. In the text in addition a phrase of the own princess to the journalists is emphasized in whom it assures that "I am convinced that my next son will be a boy". The article makes specific that so that all quiet effect Princess de Asturias has constantly somebody controls its feeding. On the other hand, it is possible to remember that Doña Letizia already to pointed in some occasion that thought to follow the recommendations of its doctors, who advised to him that he hoped a year to return at least to remain pregnant woman, since the lighting of Leonor took place by means of Caesarean.
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/139112/0/letizia/embarazo/dieta/

 

[lula]

The German press speculates on with the next pregnancy of Letizia http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/139112/0/letizia/embarazo/dieta/

It is very enterteining ... the science has changed so much that now the sex of the children depends on what the mother eats and not on the genetics.

But good, already we know how it is the German press, and also the Spanish agency that has sold this news ... it seems that they need some topic about which to speak. The summer comes and they do not want to work.

They have commented on it in a program of television (I imagine that they would have to refill the program),they speak about the news because the Princes have been in Germany recently. Mari Angeles Alcazar (specialist in Royal House) was saying that it was absurd, the first because the Princess did not speak with the German press, because they went from the airport to the field of football and return, maybe with some sports journalist.
Besides,she has commented, that hearing is several times already to the Princess to say, that at least they would wait the year that the doctors recommend due to her Caesarean.
Also they have commented what thinks the majority of the people, if the Princes could to choose the sex of their next baby (thing that is impossible and illegal), assurance that they would prefer that she was another girl. The constitutional problem has not been solved, and unfortunately the political situation of Spain at present seems that it will be late in be solving.
If in the first pregnancy there was many pressure for this topic, in the second one it is going to be worse, because the problem is not solved and Leonor already is there. Though it seems that there are legal solutions for it is a problem, the polemic will exist and Letizia will live through a pregnancy with many tension, which I would not wish anybody. A second girl would give them many tranquility.

Certainly, I have lost the account of the times that the press have "pregnancy " Letizia since Leonor was born. Though in the last months also they have pregnancy Maxima and Mary.

 

[adelaide]

Dear Lula, for the Press the item of Letizia ( or any Crown Princess ) pregnancy is better to sold than the story of Firm's visit or a dinner with buisenessmen. And as it's very easy and without consequence to say that the Princess is pregnant, they can do " a paper " so many as they want. Plus, as it's not a bad critiscism they can repeat the false information all month long, it's very good for the sale of the newspaper, not very tiring for the journalist and, may be, once it will be true......

 

[Mari_*]

The German press speculates on with the next pregnancy of Letizia Diverse publications assure that Princess de Asturias follows a diet special to remain pregnant of a boy.

I think i that case Felipe is the one who should be following a diet to produce more Y spermatozoids, you know since men are the ones that determine the sex of the babies..

what are we going to do with german press..

 

[adelaide]

I think i that case Felipe is the one who should be following a diet to produce more Y spermatozoids, you know since men are the ones that determine the sex of the babies..

what are we going to do with german press..

I have read something like that, but I don't remember where; I beleive also to have heard that a salt diet is good to obtain a girl ( or a boy ) I don't remember too.

I'm very surprised that the german press or other yellow don't describe the way how the Princes have to mak love, because it's very well know that for a boy it's in a such position and for the girl, in other one

Can you imagine the title: " Drama al Palacete, Letizia has to make love in only missionary position to have a boy " and so on....
It's strange that the yellow press don't have think about that I beleive that Victoria Beckmann had mad an interview to say how she does to obtain a girl....THAT IS VERY INTERESTING, isen't it .....

 

[suPeRgiRL!]

I noticed that Princess Mary of Denmark has recieved some stuff from designers such as Karl Legerfeld. I wonder if they give Leti those kinda stuff too.. Does anyone know?

 

[adelaide]

I noticed that Princess Mary of Denmark has recieved some stuff from designers such as Karl Legerfeld. I wonder if they give Leti those kinda stuff too.. Does anyone know?

First, as far as know the karl Lagerfeld, he is giving stuff only at his best clients and Letizia don't wear Chanel.
Then, actually I don't know, but it will be very surprising that the Princess of Asturias accept stuff because the protocol.

This remark is done also for the Queen; for the Infantas, particulary Elena who is wearing very often Chanel, I don't know but I can't imagine very well that she should receive some stuuf of such designer whithout breaking the rules.

What do the specialists of Spain Court Protocol think about this subject ?

 

[Paty]

If I am not wrong, I think that we will never see Letizia Vestida de Channel or other marks with high seam that is not Spanish.

 

[adelaide]

If I am not wrong, I think that we will never see Letizia Vestida de Channel or other marks with high seam that is not Spanish.

Totally right, dear friend. The single foreign designer that Letizia was Armani for her " Pedida de mano " and she has also a brown pant outfit of this designer.

As far as i know she never wore Chanel, Dior, Valantino, Lacroix ( for this one too bad because I'm sur that his quiet spanish style will fit very well to the princess)

 

[COCOMARY]

I have noticed that Princess Letizia does not have any charity on her charge. Her work is limited to be with Felipe. Is it not a shame??

 

[LaChicaMadrilena]

I have noticed that Princess Letizia does not have any charity on her charge. Her work is limited to be with Felipe. Is it not a shame??

Well, she, along with Felipe, had a presidency of honour of several (I dare say tens or even much more) charity institution. We have to also add, that every monarchy has it's own "politics" in charity. In Spain, there are Infantas (as well as the sisters of the King and Princess Irene of Greece, sister of the Queen) to be involved in charity. Moreover, Queen Sofia has her fundation, which focuses on charity (also in Africa).

 

[CRIS]

Letizia has helped to that Felipe is closest with people; that has somebody with whom to discuss aspects of the acts, of the trips… she supports to her husband and aid to that people find out the work that does; and thus to be able to have but support of people like future king.

In addition because Felipe is the one who reads the speeches does not mean that Letizia does not participate when prepares the acts and the trips; and that does not speak with anybody in the acts.

In addition she prepares much when goes to a place; is interested in which is related to the act and thus to know how to speak with the people.

In my opinion this also must consider.

 

[fanletizia]

Princess of Asturias accepts to be waiter of honor of the Virgin of Castillo

Princess of Asturias, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, has accepted the position of waiter of honor of the Virgin of the Castle, thus responding affirmatively to the proposal that more of a year the Brotherhood ago of the Virgin of the Castle of Cisneros did telling on the support of 400 companies and the approval of City council and Bishopric to him.
So and as Daily Palentino informed, the idea arose in the celebration of the Candles of 2005, in a town hall of the Brotherhood where its disposition remembered to that Princess de Asturias accepted the position of waiter of honor of the Virgin of the Castle. “To the town of Cisneros and the brothers cofrades fills to us of pride”, affirms the president-abbot of the same one, Good Pablo Jose.

http://www.diariopalentino.es/secciones.cfm?secc=Palencia&id=331758

 

[sm1939]

does Letizia every do any duties on her own?????

 

[Ariel]

does Letizia every do any duties on her own?????

She doesnt do solo duties normally, she has done very few that i remember (it just come one to my mind but probably i may have missed others).

 

[sm1939]

She doesnt do solo duties normally, she has done very few that i remember (it just come one to my mind but probably i may have missed others).

thanks for that , wonder why she doesnt normally do duties by herself?? like the other Crown princess??

 

[biboquinhas]

In Hola Magazine there is a title saying "Why is LETIZIA so thin"? Well Spanish magazine ussualy don't say anything against spanish royals so I think the thinness of the Princess is exaggerate that they are asking why!!!Only because of physical atributes???she is now very very skinny, she wasn't like that before she got married.Also is interesting why she doesn't make any solo events??Why she is always making events with Filipe?

 

[Elsa M.]

Well, you don't seem to read much of the Spanish press, to say that they don't usually criticise their royals, do you?

Anywau, here's the article, where you can see nobody is "talking bad" of Letizia:

http://www.hola.com/abonados/casasreales/2006/07/18/letizia-delgada/?auth=yes

It is commented among the Princess of Asturias’ circle of friendships that, although the Princess would like to gain a little weight, she is not worried for having lost some kilos, after the birth of her daughter, Infanta Leonor. Doña Letizia also confesses, in private, that those who look after her health always say that she does not have any nourishing problem and that, in her case, although her thinness persists, it is something inherent to her natural constitution, like it happens with her sisters; pure genetics.

The Princess of Asturias has recognized to some friends that she doen’t like when, in certain circumstances, people watch her as if she was not healthy, but that, since she does not have anything to hide, time will be in charge to speak for her.

In any case, her loss of weight has encouraged again some media and citizens to insistently talk about her weight and the reasons why Doña Letizia is so thin.


Tightened program in China
The images obtained during this last official trip to Asia showed this again, but also (and in the same line of always) a very happy person, on huge heels, who faces the tight agenda with an evident energy, along with her husband, Prince Felipe de Borbón. This was a lightening trip to China; a week filled with acts and promoting activities for Spain; an official trip of three days in which it was privileged the political, economic and cultural scopes.

The royal visit to China (the second one for Don Felipe de Borbón and first one of his wife) began on June 12th, in Shanghai, the city where the Prince inaugurated, along with Moratinos (minister of Foreign Affairs), the Forum of Investments and Hispanic-Chinese Enterprise Cooperation; the most important forum of the kind ever organized by Spain anywhere in the world.

Without ever stopping to take a single breath or to do any tourism by the most modern city of China, the Princes fulfilled all the programmed acts and, immediately, they flew to Beijing, in order to attend the inauguration of the greatest Cervantes Institute in the world; an institute which aims to support the cultural, political and economic interchanges of Spain with the Asian giant.

 

[Ariel]

thanks for that , wonder why she doesnt normally do duties by herself?? like the other Crown princess??

I think it is a well thought decision made by the royal house, for giving strenght to the image of the couple and mostly to Felipe, who is the heir to the throne. The political situation in spain is not easy and the popularity and image of the king is very good but it is not automatically something that Felipe will inherit with the throne (the popularity of his father), so it is something that he is building and continues to build now along with his wife. I think they thought that giving her more relevance or solo duties will deviate the attention in two directions, they have wanted to make a team that works together and support each other. Even after all the good work they do, we can see that they are still critics and they are still republicans that take every thing for their purposes. The fact that she does not do solo can be taken for some people as a negative thing, if she were doing solos and the attention of the press were concentrated on her like it normally happens in this kind of case, they would have critiziced it the same way or worse.

 

[mtbcm]

In Hola Magazine there is a title saying "Why is LETIZIA so thin"? Well Spanish magazine ussualy don't say anything against spanish royals so I think the thinness of the Princess is exaggerate that they are asking why!!!Only because of physical atributes???she is now very very skinny, she wasn't like that before she got married.Also is interesting why she doesn't make any solo events??Why she is always making events with Filipe?

Spanish Magazine don't say anything againts Spanish Royals?! Where do you think portuguese magazines take the titles and news published in Portugal?!

From Spanish Media!!!

The Hola article is very well writen (thanks for translating ) because approaches the issue without entering in the unpleasant show of speculating "Why Oh Why?!"

She is thin now as she has always been. She wasn't so thin before wedding because she had different schedule and a calmer life than she has now. I'm glad her life rythim makes her thinner and not fatter. I don't want to imagine what would be said about her if it was the case .

As for the other questions - solo duties - it has been discussed so many times that I would recommend a look through Princes' threads since this issue appears at least four times in each and other members already tried to explain and give their view on the issue.

Regards,
mtbcm

 

[lula]

I think it is a well thought decision made by the royal house, for giving strenght to the image of the couple and mostly to Felipe, who is the heir to the throne. The political situation in spain is not easy and the popularity and image of the king is very good but it is not automatically something that Felipe will inherit with the throne (the popularity of his father), so it is something that he is building and continues to build now along with his wife. I think they thought that giving her more relevance or solo duties will deviate the attention in two directions, they have wanted to make a team that works together and support each other. Even after all the good work they do, we can see that they are still critics and they are still republicans that take every thing for their purposes. The fact that she does not do solo can be taken for some people as a negative thing, if she were doing solos and the attention of the press were concentrated on her like it normally happens in this kind of case, they would have critiziced it the same way or worse.

I think basically the same thing, to the Royal House is not interested for the present time, the expectation of a Letizia in solitarily, for the present time the monarchic institution it is ahead of the person. This week the magazine "Point de Vue", it has the Princes in the front page and the article seems to comment on this topic, probably someone with access to the magazine could say to us that it comments.

On the other hand, on the topic of the thinness, I have looked for an article that I read in a newspaper a few weeks ago. It begins the summer and the obsession of many people for losing weight, this article raises the opposite idea, those that want to gain weight and not to be able. They put precisely Letizia as an example of this circumstance. It offers very interesting information endorsed by doctors. 5 % of the Spanish population is very thin, they are perfectly healthy persons, but that has some type of problem that does that they do not put on weight. They comment on the suffering that times have great persons are, because they are not understood, or because for example they do not find clothes.
They speak about the genetic thinness, and about some physical or even psychological alterations that provoke that the persons do not put on weight.
They recommend a special nourishment and to reduce the activity.

This is the article in spanish
http://servicios.elcomerciodigital.com/pg060704/prensa/noticias/Verano/200607/04/GIJ-VER-147.html

I have it translated, if to someone is interested I send it. I copy some fragments

Mad to put on weight

(...)
Hundreds of diets propose to descend from weight to gigantic steps, miraculous products say to be a panacea against the fat... It is the predominant note. But what happens with those that, for much that they want, they do not put on weight and are tired of denying that they have anorexia or any other problem of health. The princess of Asturias, Letizia Ortiz, for example, has had to deny in an occasion this type of commentaries. It is not necessary to forget that one is in the habit of the thinness associating to the disease, when it is everything opposite. " Nowadays, thin being is profitable. Providing that it is not a product of a disorder, it is better to be thin that fat. The obesity has more risks for the health ", notices the endocrinologist Marisol Ruiz de Adana.

It is what is known as constitutional thinness and removes written in the genes. In this case, relation does not exist with any disease. It is more, is in the habit of accompanying of good appetite and of physical intense activity. They are persons who are born with a number of cells of minor fat of the normal thing, which impedes the profit of adipose fabric. " This type of persons feels healthy, but thinness makes them be shy and introverted I have seen in my consultation people who could never have bought a denim trousers in a shop. Always the clothes have been done to measure ", assures the nutriólogo gijonés Jesus Bernardo.
(...)

 

[Roxsteve]

It is clear that she is too thin...no matter what excuse we try to find--you can tell by her face, her neck, her arms--yes, you can be thin, but it is not thin, it is, IMO, exaggerated thinness. Her nose is very prominent now, her cheek bones--it just does not look good. No matter what excuses we try to find and how "well nourished" she is...For HOla to put that title is really weird. This is only my opinion.

 

[lula]

It is clear that she is too thin...no matter what excuse we try to find--you can tell by her face, her neck, her arms--yes, you can be thin, but it is not thin, it is, IMO, exaggerated thinness. Her nose is very prominent now, her cheek bones--it just does not look good. No matter what excuses we try to find and how "well nourished" she is...For HOla to put that title is really weird. This is only my opinion.

It is not a question of excuses, is a medical reality, that there exist persons who are like that.

And what she is going to do? To go away to a desert island, to forget everything, relax and not to have any activity, to manage to put on weight.
She is a woman constitutionally thin, that has a life with very much stress and with many pressure, and it prevents her from gaining weight. There are few things that she could do.

The same thing that a person who weighs 150 kilos, and it is not like that because eats very much, but because it has some type of problem, and today in day already many operations of stomach are done.

If a person is fatter, thinner,uglier, higher, lower ... what it is not possible to do is to repeat it again and again, or to be insinuating providing that there is sure that it is sick. These things cause many complexes in the persons, the persons who are very thin, often they do not also feel well with itself (only it is necessary to read what the doctor says in this article)...Like there are persons with kilos of more than they pass very badly ... it is necessary to have a lot of care with these be afraid, and if someone is of a way, it is not possible to harass and overwhelm him, because that can really cause problems.

It is necessary to learn that in the society the majority of the population does not answer to a few ideal prototypes. And there are persons with morbid obesity and very thin persons.

 

[M&M_real]

okay letizia may look better with some more kilos but why always say that she is sick? Now a person just can be thin without hear the others talking about that all the time? She is like that, a thin person. so what can we do? nothing. I'm thin to and no one is tell me all time that I'm some health problem. I don´t eat? believe me, I eat a lot! try to put me great food on the table in front of me and you will see!
For me this topic didn't have a lot to talk. Letizia said she eat and she is thin since ever, soo what we want more? me.. nothing. her words is enough to me and there are must value that any words of the persons who written this articles

 

[Roxsteve]

It is not a question of excuses, is a medical reality, that there exist persons who are like that.

And what she is going to do? To go away to a desert island, to forget everything, relax and not to have any activity, to manage to put on weight.
She is a woman constitutionally thin, that has a life with very much stress and with many pressure, and it prevents her from gaining weight. There are few things that she could do.

The same thing that a person who weighs 150 kilos, and it is not like that because eats very much, but because it has some type of problem, and today in day already many operations of stomach are done.

If a person is fatter, thinner,uglier, higher, lower ... what it is not possible to do is to repeat it again and again, or to be insinuating providing that there is sure that it is sick. These things cause many complexes in the persons, the persons who are very thin, often they do not also feel well with itself (only it is necessary to read what the doctor says in this article)...Like there are persons with kilos of more than they pass very badly ... it is necessary to have a lot of care with these be afraid, and if someone is of a way, it is not possible to harass and overwhelm him, because that can really cause problems.

It is necessary to learn that in the society the majority of the population does not answer to a few ideal prototypes. And there are persons with morbid obesity and very thin persons.

This is not about a prototype. She has lost a LOT of weight, and she looks "different." I don't know about a "medical reality" because I am not in the healthcare field, but I can tell you that she looks thinner than normal, and IF HOLA is making a big deal about it, it must be very obvious--that's all. No one is harrassing her (media, I mean), but if you can say "she looks great," freedom of press or speech allows you to say "she looks" too thin. Whether it is how she is or not, the bottom line is she LOOKS thin, very thin...that's all.

 

[CRIS]

Exact is very disagreeable that the people are always saying that if you do not eat, who if you are ill; single for being very skinny. In my case I eat very well and am perfect of health although people can think that no.

And you think that an ill person would support the rate of work of Letizia? impossible. In addition the own princess and the prince have said that she is thus and who it is his constitution and that cannot do nothing. Thus I believe that would have to accept it.