- Born
- Birth nameLetizia Ortiz Rocasolano
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Letizia is the Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI, who ascended on 19 June 2014 on the abdication of his father Juan Carlos I. Before her marriage, Letizia was a journalist and news anchor. She was an award-winning broadcast journalist - she earned both her undergraduate and master's degrees in journalism - who met her husband Felipe while on assignment. Letizia and Felipe have two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía.
- IMDb mini biography by: IL
- SpousesKing Felipe VI of Spain(May 22, 2004 - present) (2 children)Alonso Guerrero(August 7, 1998 - 1999) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesTelma Ortiz Rocasolano(Sibling)Erika Ortiz Rocasolano(Sibling)Menchu Álvarez del Valle(Grandparent)
- On 1 November 2003, her engagement to King Felipe VI of Spain was announced. After their marriage in May 2004, she inherited the title Princess of Asturias, and upon his ascension to the Spanish throne in June 2014, Letizia became Queen of Spain.
- Married Prince Felipe in a Roman Catholic wedding at Madrid's Almudena Cathedral.
- First wedding was not a church ceremony and therefore is not valid in the eyes of Spain's influential Catholic authorities.
- Former television journalist. After being hired by Bloomberg TV's Spanish division, she moved to CNN Plus and then the national channel Televisión Española, where she became the regular weekday news anchor.
- Was named winner of the Madrid Press Association's Larra Award for most accomplished journalist under 30. [2000]
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