"Letizia Ortiz: A republican in the Court of Juan Carlos I" by Isidre Cunill, 2010


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"Letizia Ortiz: A republican in the Court of Juan Carlos I" by Isidre Cunill, 2010

Expectación ante el libro sobre el

The Cunill book , for its part, promises to report on "scandals" new arrests related to alleged drug issues and some allegedly controversial sexual tone.
 
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Does anybody know where this book buy? Or maybe read in the e-library?
I live in Russia and in our county it won't sold exactly :sad:
 
Balerina: you can buy the book at the websites of "Casa del Libro" and "El Corte Ingles".
 
Also at Fnac of Spain (check the website)
 
thanks a lot!:)
I'll try but I don't know send they books abroad.
 
What interesting to me is that there are many books out there about the pasts of wives and girlfriends and sometimes ex-girlfriends of male royals. I suppose the male royals have no past as you don't see books written about their past life prior to marriage or prior to girlfriend. Or are they just protected better.
 
I don't know. Haven't read it.
 
Maybe it is good to know that no one, not even a princess, is perfect 100%. The past is the past, and, she can't change it...however, it should not be about her past, but about her present and her future as a queen of Spain.
 
nascarlucy said:
What interesting to me is that there are many books out there about the pasts of wives and girlfriends and sometimes ex-girlfriends of male royals. I suppose the male royals have no past as you don't see books written about their past life prior to marriage or prior to girlfriend. Or are they just protected better.
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agreed it's quit strange like you said maybe they are the princes charming prince charming cant have dirty past:D
 
I am surprised that the Royal Court has allowed it to be published or that a publishing house dares to publish it in Spain.:ermm:
 
caroline mathilda said:
I am surprised that the Royal Court has allowed it to be published or that a publishing house dares to publish it in Spain.:ermm:
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Well, if Zarzuela doesn't allow publishing of the book it maybe construed that she is hiding something. Let's just see the contents of the book and how will Zarzuela handle it. One thing's for sure, the author is likely to get famous with that book. :whistling::whistling::whistling:
 
madeleine victoria said:
Well, if Zarzuela doesn't allow publishing of the book it maybe construed that she is hiding something. Let's just see the contents of the book and how will Zarzuela handle it. One thing's for sure, the author is likely to get famous with that book. :whistling::whistling::whistling:
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good point ;)
 
The book have information about problems with drugs and the abortion she had in Mexico.
 
And why has this "author" waited almost seven years to publish this book? These kind of books are vain, just nonsense. I hope that no level-headed person spends money on these.
 
Exactly, a vain book. I am not interested at all. I am interested in what Letizia does now, as crown princess, and she is doing a great job. That`s what matters, not some stupid, probably not even true things from the past :bang:
 
This book is made of internet rumours. In the article posted by frank the publisher(completely unknown till now) says the book is filled with known things about the princess that have been circulating on the internet. And the author is forbidden by his doctor to speak til next week. WTH?
I'm pretty sure the book is an attack from the Catalonian separatists to the RF's weakest link, Letizia.
The author also writes she had an abortion in Mexico and then she flew to New York to fix something that went wrong with it. Why did she go to NY? It's almost as far from Mexico as Madrid. Nothing makes sense, the headline of the article is "Who is after the Princess' attack?" That is, they don't believe the book information is true, either.
 
Why is Letiazia seen as the RF's weakest link?
 
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because she is the newest adult member. she is a commoner. and she sells like crazy. while that is also a pluspoint, it also means that she is the one that everyone wants to write/read about. the crazier the better
 
Also because the King is very respected, nodoby would publish anything seriously negative about him, or the Queen, so regal and with so many royal dynasties in her family. Letizia is a commoner and as Black said sells much more than anyone else in that family, maybe because the press doesn't seem to have the same respect for her as she was one of them and not royal. For example, a year ago some press very lightly especulated that Iñaki Urdangarín was cheating on Cristina. Hardly any repercussion in any serious news outlet. Can you imagine what would happen if someone wrote that about Letizia, regardless of the proof they had?
 
Unknown publishing house, little known author, and very polemic book...

It seems that both the publishing house, and the author, as many of the digital media that are spreading the story of the book, they have ultraconservative ideas. In Spain the Monarchy is much more attacked by ultraconservative sectors, that for the own republicans. I read to writers or journalists of these ideas, to accuse the King and the prince of being socialist and republican. The most terrible critiques about the Princess have come from these sectors.

The Spanish Royal Family never denounces, and of it they take advantage to publish this type of books.

I have read several information, the author does not say anything good about the Princess, everything is negative, and really it does not contribute any information confirmed of serious form. He accuses her of several very serious things. He gathers rumors, many invented in Internet, with information of a supposed report of the National Center of Intelligence, which includes even orthographic lacks.

It is possible to criticize, even invent a gossip ... but it is incredible that wants to degenerate to a person with so much hatred.
 
I have not read the book and I don't think I will ever do it. I made some research about the book, read couple royal boards-this book is a piece of c...p.
It reminds me another book, forgot the author, about pss Grace of Monaco, rehashing similar nasty gossip, and interesting "revelations' about abortion were discussed in that book too. :whistling:

It is so amazing that if someone wants to tarnish a popular royal in catholic country, the topic of abortion appears. :whistling:
 
AnaC said:
Also because the King is very respected, nodoby would publish anything seriously negative about him, or the Queen, so regal and with so many royal dynasties in her family. Letizia is a commoner and as Black said sells much more than anyone else in that family, maybe because the press doesn't seem to have the same respect for her as she was one of them and not royal. For example, a year ago some press very lightly especulated that Iñaki Urdangarín was cheating on Cristina. Hardly any repercussion in any serious news outlet. Can you imagine what would happen if someone wrote that about Letizia, regardless of the proof they had?
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This is very fascinating. Differences between how Letizia and Inaki are treated. IMHO, Cristina and Inaki get the most passes of all. Even Elena gets more scrutiny.

Secondly, what do you think of the focus on Letizia's time in Mexico as a time period to generate all kinds of rumors - everything from promiscuity, affairs with married men, drug abuse, abortions, unable to have kids etc. Is it because it is a distant country and verification by fellow journalists of alleged sources is difficult ....versus... chasing the same info in Spain itself

Thridly, it is hard to believe that a person has a personality switch for 2-3 years (??) lived abroad. If Letizia had destructive tendencies in Mexico, then she must have had them in Spain too - before she left for Mexico and after she came back.

Is there any significant push back in the press and popular opinion on the rumors peddled by this book?
 
jjkg said:
Secondly, what do you think of the focus on Letizia's time in Mexico as a time period to generate all kinds of rumors - everything from promiscuity, affairs with married men, drug abuse, abortions, unable to have kids etc. Is it because it is a distant country and verification by fellow journalists of alleged sources is difficult ....versus... chasing the same info in Spain itself

Thridly, it is hard to believe that a person has a personality switch for 2-3 years (??) lived abroad. If Letizia had destructive tendencies in Mexico, then she must have had them in Spain too - before she left for Mexico and after she came back.

Is there any significant push back in the press and popular opinion on the rumors peddled by this book?
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Hey, you hit the nail on the head. :)
Yeah, anything can be made up against Letizia about her time in Mexico because it's hard to verify. And yep, people don't change overnight in foreign country and then change back in own country. :lol:
I just hope that most people have common sense and will also get that this book makes so sense whatsoever.
 
I actually think people can act different in one country than another. People do it often enough when they move states, start new schools, jobs, etc. A new location is a chance to start anew as no one really knows anything about you.

That being said,

I agree that it is very suspicious that a majority of Letitiza's past occurs when she is in Mexico. As previously pointed out, its harder to check out the sources. This reeks of innuendos.

People are really going to believe what they like. The uneducated (and by that I mean those who believe everything they read) and those who don't care for Letizia will grab the book like a winning lottery ticket as it confirms everything they thought about Letizia.

Those who like Letizia will say that its a slanderous and it is all lies.

I am sure like a lot of books about popular public figures, the truth lies in between. I am sure Letizia is not perfect (NOR has she pretended to be) but it will be interesting to see how this book is viewed by the general public.

So far I am getting the vibe that much of what has been written has been discredited and the Spanish public doesn't really care. I mean, written by a Catalan separatist? That right there loses some credibility. If it was a distinguished author who is known for writing credible biographies I think people might care. Its like a Kitty Kelley novel. This book might find its way to the bargain bin quite soon.
 
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Here we go again! Clearly, Letizia hasn't ever done anything TOO terrible or there probably would have been a) a bigger push against the wedding from the RF, and b) a lot of evidence that certainly would have been discovered by now.

Typical "yellow journalism" as we call it in the USA- just making a fuss to sell papers/books and make a lot of money off an easy target.
 
PrincessAurora said:
Typical "yellow journalism" as we call it in the USA- just making a fuss to sell papers/books and make a lot of money off an easy target.
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I agree. All they do to sell and ruin someone's image. I for one don't believe it since it comes from an "separatist" author. :whistling:
 
There is a political motivation since the author is a Catalan separtist. They don't like the Spainish royal family so they will do or say anything to discredit them. A lot of stuff is difficult to prove. Stuff that's difficult to prove is often used to discredit someone.
 
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