The queen of Spain hid powerful reasons.
The relationship between Queen Letizia and Queen Sofía has always been involved in controversy. Since the birth of Letizia's daughters, Leonor and Sofía, both women have been involved in a tense estrangement that seems to have no end.
As it has been revealed, Queen Sofía always saw Letizia Ortiz as an "inferior" woman due to her commoner origin. Although her emeritus tried to teach etiquette to both Letizia and her mother, Paloma Rocasolano, she could never stand the latter's closeness to her granddaughters.
In fact, King Felipe's wife decided that her mother would take care of Leonor and Sofía, so Rocasolano ended up settling in the Zarzuela Palace for years. This, without a doubt, deeply bothered King Philip's mother, who saw how her influence over her granddaughters was increasingly reduced. Critical Voices Report.
But the real trigger for the tension between the two women seems to have been the former television journalist's refusal to allow her daughters to visit Queen Sofia. Despite living just a kilometer away, in the same compound, Felipe VI's wife did not want her daughters to have contact with her grandmother.
As revealed by journalist Maica Vasco, the reason behind this decision was that Letizia did not want Queen Sofia to tell her daughters what her true relationship with the king was like. But that's not all, since Letizia also did not want Leonor and Sofía to reveal to the emeritus her alleged extramarital relationship with Jaime del Burgo.
This controversial situation has deeply marked the relationship between Queen Letizia and Queen Sofía, generating a distance that seems difficult to overcome. The rivalry between both women has transcended the walls of the Zarzuela Palace and has become a topic of public interest, reflecting the tensions and challenges that can arise within the Spanish Royal Family.
