Scandal in the royal family: photos of the Danish heir to the throne were published walking in Madrid with Mexican society, who is Genoveva Casanova?

The Danish kingdom is at the center of controversy after the spread of compromising photos of Prince Frederick of Denmark, the heir to the throne, walking with his wife Madrid, Spain.

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According to Spanish magazine Lecturas, which exclusively published the photos last Tuesday, November 7, the 55-year-old prince spent 12 hours with Genoveva Casanova, a Mexican socialite who lives in the Iberian country.

The photos were taken on October 25, when Frederick’s wife, Princess Mary Donaldson, was in New York.

The publication claims that the prince and Genoveva walked around the Spanish capital, went in and out of restaurants and stayed at her house. The director of Lecturas, Luis Pliego, said on the program “TardeAR” that the pictures show an intimacy between the two that occurs only between people who know each other “very well”.

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The controversy erupted just as the Spanish kings, Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz, traveled to Denmark on a state visit.

The photos caused a big media storm and called into question the stability of the Danish royal couple, who have been married for 19 years and have four children.

Who is Genoveva Casanova?

Genoveva Casanova is a 45-year-old Mexican woman who became a public figure in Spain due to her connections to the aristocracy and the world of entertainment.

Born in Mexico, she moved to Seville at the age of 24 to study philosophy as part of an exchange program. There she met Cayetan Martínez de Irujo, the son of the Duchess of Alba, with whom she began a romantic relationship and had two twins. They got married in 2005, but separated two years later, reports El Mundo.

Since then, Genoveva has led a discreet life, but active in various fields. The aforementioned media reports that he was romantically linked with the singer Luisa Miguel and with Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the son of the Nobel laureate for literature Mario Vargas Llosa.

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She was the face of prestigious fashion and cosmetic brands such as Dior, Lancôme and Tag Heuer and collaborated with several charities.

Her passion for art and photography led her to write articles and hold exhibitions on these topics. He also tried his hand at literature with the novel “Cry of Elephants”, published in 2015.

Last August, it became known that Genoveva had a serious health problem for which she had to go to the hospital. He suffered a pulmonary embolism that caused a heart attack and stroke, reports El Español. Fortunately, he was able to recover and move on after this difficult episode.

What did Genoveva Casanova say about her relationship with the prince?

After the furore caused by the spread of photos of her with Frederick of Denmark, Genoveva broke her silence to deny rumors of an alleged relationship with the Danish heir.

The Mexican stated that they have been just friends for years and that they share some social circles. “There is no such thing as a love relationship. “We have had several mutual friends for a long time,” he said in statements reported by the Ten Minutes portal.

In addition, the socialite shared on her Instagram profile a statement from her legal team in which she requests the annulment, “correction and/or denial of the eight-page article published on August 11, 2023, as well as any references or insinuations about a possible relationship between her and the son of Margaret II of Denmark, within 24 hours”, otherwise he will initiate legal proceedings against the magazine that published the pictures.

For its part, the Danish royal house has not commented on the matter, following its usual discretion regarding the personal affairs of the crown prince. (AND)