technicolor
Lady in Waiting
Posts: 336
Nov 22, 2010 9:41:42 GMT -4
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Post by technicolor on Sept 4, 2018 4:21:16 GMT -4
The rumour was always that his parents and the palace were against their marriage and that Letizia had a rough time of it for years at court. Should that be the case...at a certain point Felipe probably felt that he was forced to make a choice and that helping the palace in undermining his wife (allegedly, if that is what happened etc.) was not the way to go. I can imagine that once his decision was made to marry against the wishes of his parents and the palace, he felt he had a responsibility to face the consequences of that and not abandon Letizia to the sharks (allegedly etc.).
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Post by Martini Girl on Sept 4, 2018 13:17:29 GMT -4
I'd heard that Felipe was distancing himself from his sister Cristina and her husband because they were corrupt, and Sofia didn't like that. She wants Cristina and her children to be welcome members of the royal family. Felipe and Letizia feel differently, and this is where the in-fighting stems from.
I've also heard that Sofia is still loved in the media, and uses that to her advantage whenever she can. Hence, Letizia is a big meanie who won't let me see my granddaughters whenever I want...
This is all from second-hand sources, so make of it what you will.
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Post by Auroranorth on Sept 4, 2018 22:39:41 GMT -4
Given the circumstances I'd be stunned if he didn't step back from them. Two messy corruption trials of family members and his father abdicating means he had a tough row to hoe when he took over. Cristina may be his sister, but she also barely escaped prison and her husband did go, so Felipe needed to think about the situation from an objective point of view.
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Post by Augustus on Sept 12, 2018 5:06:09 GMT -4
Sofia may not like it one bit, or disagree vehemently with the decisions Felipe makes, but any monarch knows all too well how precarious their position is. Hell, his own damned parents should know better too, considering the many scandals that followed Juan Carlos! And especially nowadays with the ever present media, thanks to smartphones from ordinary people. You don't want a royal family to be seen as a bunch of absolute useless, expensive freeloaders with a huge sense of entitlement, and privileges. I mean, realistically, a lot of them are.
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Post by Auroranorth on Sept 12, 2018 18:38:03 GMT -4
Exactly. His sister has caused him a lot of difficulty, so Felipe's keeping her at arm's length. The buck stops with him, and considering his father has had two paternity suits filed against him since abdicating (he had immunity while king but that's gone now) and Sofia has made it clear she's anti same-sex marriage/anti-abortion/wants heavily conservative Catholic religious education in schools, I can't see him considering either of his parents as great role models. He's got to adapt the monarchy so it survives, and tossing dead weight overboard may be his only option.
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Post by Martini Girl on Sept 12, 2018 20:18:06 GMT -4
Exactly. His sister has caused him a lot of difficulty, so Felipe's keeping her at arm's length. The buck stops with him, and considering his father has had two paternity suits filed against him since abdicating (he had immunity while king but that's gone now) and Sofia has made it clear she's anti same-sex marriage/anti-abortion/wants heavily conservative Catholic religious education in schools, I can't see him considering either of his parents as great role models. He's got to adapt the monarchy so it survives, and tossing dead weight overboard may be his only option. They sound like a charming couple....
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Post by Auroranorth on Sept 12, 2018 22:36:12 GMT -4
At least one of the alleged children was born during his marriage to Sofia...
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Post by Martini Girl on Sept 12, 2018 23:45:33 GMT -4
It wouldn't surprise me if he had a whole slew of kids. Didn't he sleep with 10,000 women?
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Post by Ladybug on Aug 5, 2019 15:18:27 GMT -4
The Spanish royal family photocall, Majorca. Letizia looks amazing. I love that dress she's wearing!
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Post by Oxynia on Aug 5, 2019 15:52:05 GMT -4
Lovely photos. The girls are adorable, and I second the love for Letizia's dress. Perfect for a Mallorcan holiday.
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