Princess Letizia: the commoner who could save Spain's tarnished crown

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June 08, 2014, 02:41:24 AM
Can Princess Letizia, a divorced ex-TV journalist, restore credibility to the troubled Spanish monarchy, asks William Langley

Quote"It is a common proverb, beauteous princess," quoth Spain's national bard, Cervantes, "that diligence is the mother of good fortune." Princess Letizia Ortiz, the country's 41-year-old queen-to-be, is certainly beauteous and has worked diligently to be accepted, but, phew!, does her husband need some good fortune.

Later this month, Felipe de Borbón, a hulking, ex-Olympic sailor, will take over the shambolic remnants of what used to be Europe's most admired royal family. Tens of thousands of disenchanted Spaniards have already taken to the streets to demand the end of the monarchy, and the country's equally unpopular government is under pressure to hold a national referendum on becoming a republic.
More: Princess Letizia: the commoner who could save Spain's tarnished crown - Telegraph

TLLK

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June 08, 2014, 03:17:14 AM
If only it was that easy. :(

Limabeany

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June 08, 2014, 04:02:10 AM
Agreed. And, with her family?  :no:
"You don't have to be pretty. You don't owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don't owe it to your mother, you don't owe it to your children, you don't owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'." Diana Vreeland.

Sandor

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June 08, 2014, 09:09:37 PM
If the Spaniards haven't warmed up to Letizia in ten years, I think it unlikely she'll win them over soon.
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