It’s been a fortnight the Spanish royal family will want to forget, as Queen Letizia has faced explosive claims that she was dating the ex-husband of her sister, Telma Ortiz, while involved with King Felipe VI.

Ortiz’s former husband Jaime Del Burgo, 53, currently based in the UK, recently contributed to a tell-all book about the 51-year-old Spanish royal, in which he makes the far-fetched claim that he and Letizia were still romantically involved after her 2004 wedding to Felipe.

The entrepreneur – who claims he was dating Letizia when she first met the heir to the Spanish throne – also shared a selfie the Queen took in a mirror during one of her pregnancies as ‘evidence’ of their relationship on X, formerly known as Twitter, last night.

A spokesperson for the Spanish royals told FEMAIL: ‘We have no comment to make about this.’

The Spanish royal family has been rocked in recent weeks by sensational claims that Queen Letizia, 51, had a long-term affair with the man who went on to marry her younger sister Telma Ortiz, 50 – while she was already involved with King Felipe

Hola scandal! The complicated personal lives of the Spanish royal family: The marriages of King Felipe’s sisters Princess Cristina (top row, third from right) and Princess Elena (top row, second from left) have both ended in divorce. Meanwhile, Felipe’s father Juan Carlos has been hit with claims of infidelity throughout his adult life, including rumours of a ‘secret love child’ and claims he ‘bedded 2,000 women’ (The Spanish royals pictured at Princess Leonor’s christening in 2006)

Former Spanish king, Juan Carlos I, now 85, has been dogged for decades by rumours of countless infidelities during his marriage to Queen Sofia.

THE MOST RECENT CLAIMS: QUEEN’S EX BROTHER-IN-LAW SAYS HE WAS DATING LETIZIA IN THE EARLY DAYS OF HER ROMANCE WITH FELIPE

This week he’s claimed that the Spanish Queen eventually ended their relationship – abruptly – by calling him and saying: ‘We can’t continue seeing each other’ in August 2011, seven years after she wed the Spanish monarch.  In 2012, Del Borgo got engaged to Letizia’s younger sister Telma.

Telma, who already had her daughter Amanda from her relationship with ex-partner Enrique Martin Llop, accepted the proposal after just two months of dating.

Queen Letizia with her younger sister Telma Ortiz, far left, in 2019, and Spanish princesses Leonor and Sofia. Ortiz’ ex-husband, Jamie Del Burgo has made explosive allegations in recent weeks that he dated Queen Letizia during her marriage to Felipe, and before his own wedding to Telma

Jaime Del Burgo and his ex-wife Telma Ortiz seen in 2012 before their wedding. The couple divorced in 2014; in recent weeks Del Borgo has claimed an affair with Queen Letizia before he wed her younger sister

In 2012, Del Borgo and Telma relocated to New York to start their married life – but Telma returned to Barcelona the same year before announcing their permanent separation in 2014.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their wedding day in Madrid in May 2004. Jaime Del Burgo claims he was going to propose to the newsreader until she announced she had met King Felipe

Del Borgo and the Queen’s sister (pictured with Telma’s daughter Amanda) relocated to New York after their wedding in 2012 before returning to Spain; they separated in 2014

This week, Telma’s ex Jaime Del Burgo shared an undated selfie the Queen, 51, took in a bathroom mirror during one of her pregnancies as ‘evidence’ of their relationship on X, formerly known as Twitter.

It read: ‘Love. I wear your pashmina. It’s like feeling you by my side. It takes care of me.

After sharing the image, other X users questioned the validity of Jaime’s claims – given there is no evidence that Letizia sent him the photo or accompanying message. The businessman has since deleted his X account.

 

Queen Letizia’s sister Telma Ortiz with her second husband Gavin Bonnar at the Princess of Asturias Awards in 2019; Bonnar was previously married to Irish singer Sharon Corr

In her recent album The Fool & The Scorpion, Sharon wrote lyrics including ‘the queen’s twisted sister’ – which fans speculated were inspired by her children’s new step-mother.

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No love lost: A lyric on Sharon Corr’s recent album The Fool & The Scorpion read ‘the queen’s twisted sister’, which fans speculated were inspired by her children’s new step-mother. Telma Ortiz pictured in Madrid in June

At the lavish event, she watched her niece Princess Leonor, 18, who is heir to the Spanish throne, give a speech.

QUEEN LETIZIA’S FIRST MARRIAGE ENDED IN DIVORCE AND BETRAYAL AFTER EX WROTE A ‘NOVEL’ ABOUT THEIR ROMANCE

The couple tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the town of Almendralejo, Badajoz, but divorced the following year after just one year of marriage.

Queen Letizia’s first husband: The Spanish royal was in a long-term relationship for nearly a decade before their marriage fell apart after just a year after marrying in 1998; he went on to write a novel that many thought was inspired by his relationship with the Spanish Queen

Letizia’s status as a divorcee, as well as her former relationship with the high school teacher, caused controversy in Spain ahead of the royal wedding, suddenly thrusting Alonso into the spotlight.

Guerrero Perez, from Alcalá de Henares, Spain, wrote a fictional book called El Amor De Penny Robinson, or The Love of Penny Robinson.

In the book, the main character even describes how he took a nude snap of his first love, Laura, a character believed to be based on Letizia.

The book then tells the story of how the second woman, named Nené, becomes Queen – leading to the protagonist becoming a ‘media character’.

HOW THE MARRIAGE OF KING FELIPE’S SISTER INFANTA CRISTINA WAS LEFT IN TATTERS AFTER HER HUSBAND WAS JAILED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT

The older sister of King Felipe VI, Infanta Cristina of Spain, now 58, found herself at the heart of one of the Spanish monarchies biggest scandals – after her husband, now ex, was jailed for financial crimes.

Businessman and retired handball player Iñaki Urdangarin, 54, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2018 for embezzlement and money laundering in excess of £4.5 million through his non-profit organisation, the Noos Institute.

King Felipe VI’s sister Infanta Cristina of Spain, 58, left, pictured with her husband of 25 years Iñaki Urdangarin, 55, before their separation in 2022 (pictured together in 2019 in Vitoria). The couple share four children but their marriage crumbled after he was sentenced to five years in prison for financial crimes in 2018 and faced allegations of cheating

The couple had a fairytale wedding at Barcelona’s Cathedral of Saint Eulalia in October 1997, but announced last year that their love story is over

The couple shared a joint statement in January 2022 to Spain’s State News Agency saying they were to separate.

In 2016, Cristina was questioned by a prosecutor as part of a landmark corruption trial in Palma where her husband was found guilty of corruption

In a bid to distance themselves from these corruption claims, the Spanish royal family removed the section dedicated to Iñaki Urdangarin on their website.

A LIFE CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY SCANDAL: CLAIMS SPAIN’S FORMER KING JUAN CARLOS I ‘BEDDED 2,000 WOMEN’ AND HAD A SECRET LOVE CHILD

King Felipe’s father Juan Carlos I, who has three children – two daughters and a son – with wife Queen Sofia, ruled Spain until June 2104. Once a hero to the Spanish people, his legacy has been marred by claims of infidelity and financial impropriety (Pictured in 2018 with Queen Sofia during Holy Week in Mallorca)

Although now best known for his misdeeds, he was once one of the most glamorous men on the world stage. Juan Carlos, who has three children – two daughters and a son – with wife Queen Sofia enjoyed a close relationship with Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family; a friendship with King Charles continues.

A onetime hero to Spaniards thanks to his rejection of the legacy of dictator Francisco Franco and the ushering in of a new democratic, liberal era after decades of authoritarianism, his people eventually grew tired of the rumours about his less than salubrious behaviour.

For younger readers, it is hard to imagine that a man who is now best known for his countless misdeeds was once one of the most glamorous – and sought after – men on the world stage

King Juan Carlos I pictured with Queen Elizabeth during an official tour in Spain in 1988

The Spanish public finally turned on their king in 2012 when he took an elephant-shooting trip with his former lover, the aristocrat Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

DIVORCE OF JUAN CARLOS AND QUEEN SOFIA’S ELDEST DAUGHTER, INFANTA ELENA

Infanta Elena, now 59, with her ex husband Jaime de Marichalar; the couple we in 1995 but separated in 2007

Elena, now 59, and her husband Jaime de Marichalar, who married in Seville Cathedral in 1995, separated after 12 years of marriage.

The Spanish princess announced that she was leaving her husband and taking her two children with her. Elena’s eldest child Felipe Juan Froilan, now 25, was the first grandchild for Juan Carlos and Sofia. The couple also had a daughter Victoria Federica, now 23.