Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias, (Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano), born September 15, 1972), is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Before her marriage, she was an award-winning journalist and television presenter for CNN Plus and TVE.
She was born in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias province, and is the eldest of three daughters. Her parents divorced when she was young. Her father, Jesתs Ortiz ֱlvarez, is the founder of the television channel Antena 3. Her mother, Paloma Rocasolano, is a nurse and union official. Her paternal grandmother was a well-known radio broadcaster
Education and career
The princess took classes in communications at the Complutense University of Madrid, and later received a master's degree in audiovisual journalism. Letizia spent some time in Mexico, working at the newspaper Siglo XXI. She later worked as a journalist in the daily newspaper La nueva Espaסa, ABC, the news agency EFE, and the television channels Bloomberg, CNN Plus and TVE.
