King Felipe VI of Spain’s social circle has frequently made fun of his wife, Queen Letizia. In addition, the former presenter through a number of trying times before being accepted into the Spanish royal family. She was even referred to as “plebeian” during this time.
The fourth chapter of the La Sexta documentary “The Bourbons: a Royal Family,” titled “The Bourbons and Letizia,” highlighted Letizia’s persona. There, Felipe’s pals were described as making fun of his wife in various ways.
Testimonies were gathered from a few of Letizia’s close acquaintances through the writer Pilar Urbano, who has validated all the reports regarding the cruelty the monarch has endured.
In the documentary, they discuss how King Felipe VI’s close friends advised him against marrying her since she was “not the one” and had previously been divorced.
“His friends were very posh before he met Letizia. They were high society kids, his school friends were from the big families. Letizia had the habit of saying ‘jolines’ with certain frequency and people close to the prince’s friends told us that they called her ‘la jolines'”, reveals Carmen EnrÃquez, who also points out that “it is a rather pejorative and unfair nickname”.
Given this, it has been established that King Felipe VI’s friends do not particularly like Queen Letizia. Nevertheless, she is today regarded as one of the most well-liked monarchs in the entire globe, so this hasn’t prevented her from being successful.