Queen Letizia of Spain
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Rocasolano.
Queen Letizia of Spain (Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, born 15 September 1972), is the wife of Felipe VI, the king of Spain.
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Letizia | |||||
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Queen of Spain | |||||
Queen Consort of Spain | |||||
Reign | 19 June 2014 – present | ||||
Coronation | 19 June 2014 | ||||
Born | (1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 51) Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | ||||
Spouse | Alonso Guerrero Pérez (m. 1998; div. 1999) Felipe, Prince of Asturias | ||||
Issue | Leonor, Princess of Asturias Infanta Sofía | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Anjou (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez | ||||
Mother | María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Before her marriage to the prince, she worked as a journalist for several mass media companies. These included the Austrian newspaper La Nueva España, ABC and EFE. She also presented the news on television. In 2000, she received the Larra Prize for her work as the best journalist under 30 years of age.