Wife of King Felipe VI. surprised by returning to television after 20 years: Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano revived for a day as a journalist and as an elegant queen

Letizia Ortiz became Queen of Spain on June 19, 2014, but before marrying King Felipe VI. she worked as a journalist for newspapers and television networks. His passion was definitely journalism and it still is, he made it known by his sudden return to television.

Communicator and today the 50-year-old monarch unexpectedly appeared on Spanish television from one of the little-known corners of the Palacio de la Zarzuela, reports El Mundo.

In a video of three minutes and 19 seconds, Queen Letizia posed in front of the camera to congratulate the television program weekly report, that he turned 50 on March 31.

This was precisely the opportunity for Doña Letizia to appear again on the screen with her dedication to the space she herself was a part of in 2000. Serena, under a red two-piece costume, the wife spoke from one of the minimalist styled. offices, where a great variety of books abounds.

“On this special Saturday, I peek into their houses for a moment to confess to them. I feel very humble as an intellectual professional for the fact that I am addressing you on this day in which public television pays tribute to Informe Semanal and those who wrote its history”, he began with the words in a recording broadcast on April 1 by TVE and that the Spanish media immediately responded.

In her message, she recalled that she was “a substitute for the summer more than 20 years ago” which is why she appreciated the opportunity to join in honoring “all the professionals who have helped us understand the world for 50 years.”

For Leticia, Weekly report It is an informative reference in the history of Spain that rebroadcasts information in a “contrasting, in-depth, contextual” way and that, in addition, contributed to the construction of democracy.

Using the occasion of half a century of the Weekly Report, Alfredo Urdaci, who was Letizia’s boss and partner in her days as a journalist, recalled how he arrived at TVE when vacant positions had to be filled.

“Letizia Ortiz arrived at TVE News in June 2000. As every year, anchors were required to switch headlines during their vacations. The test was conducted by Pedro Roncal, who was the deputy director of News. He was a strict and demanding man. Letizia Ortiz passed it with natural ease and was hired. That summer, she was hired on an express basis to present the Weekly Report. Baltasar Magro, who ran the program, left her to run the news, together with Manuel Rubio, deputy director of Tjednik,” Urdaci recalled, whose statements were reported by Mujer Hoy magazine.

In her statements, she emphasizes Letizia’s fresh presence and her ambition to learn and have a critical vision of her work. And that is that, according to some experts, the Queen Consort retains that same freshness in her recent intervention.

“The queen of journalists is the best thing that could have happened to us in Spain. And almost a practical journalist, because she doesn’t miss any opportunity to get closer to what is happening and tell if she is allowed to do so,” she assessed for woman today Mercedes Milá, journalist and television presenter. “Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano is still alive and moving in the body of Her Majesty the Queen. We are very lucky,” he said.

For her part, the head of Mediaset Carme Chaparro sees the same naturalness in Doña Letizia as she did 20 years ago and notices in her a desire to “eat the camera”.

“When she returns to journalism, communicator, the queen still retains that freshness and desire to eat the camera that we had in the twenties. Far from the rigid protocol of Zarzuela and her institutional role measured to the millimeter, Letizia is again a young leader who wanted to eat life in bites,” he said in reference to Letizia’s video. (AND)