01 Nov 2003 19:29
Royal Family announces the marriage of Prince Felipe with Letizia Ortiz
MADRID (Reuters) - Royal Family announced on Saturday the marriage of
Prince Felipe with the journalist Letizia Ortiz and added that the marriage
would be held on the first days next summer in the Almudena's Cathedral
in Madrid.
Felipe de Borbón (35) is the crown prince to the Spanish thorne, while Letizia Ortiz TVE's "Telediario" presenter.
Royal Family informed also about the proposal of marriage, that is going to take place next Thursday 6th of November in the Zarzuela's Palace.
This is how the news went off on Saturday 1st November. From this
website we want to add ourselves to the congratulations' list, and we
hope this bridal will be the beginning of a happy life for both of them.
Así saltaba la notícia el sábado 1 de noviembre.
Desde este web queremos sumarnos a dar la enhorabuena a la pareja y esperamos
que este enlace sea el principio de una vida de felicidad para ambos.
Below this, we'll inform you about the news given in difeent
media. The wedding will be held on 22nd May 2004 in the Almudena's Cathedral
(Madrid).
About the proposal of marriage
Antena 3 Notícias --- www.a3n.tv
Royal Family has announced the marriage of the Prince Felipe with the journalist Letizia Ortiz.
Prince of Asturias will marry Letizia Ortiz at the beginning of next summer. The wedding between them will take place in the Almudena's Cathedral in Madrid and the proposal of marriage will be on next Thrusday in the Zarzuela's Palace.
Mr. Felipe of Borbón, is 35 años and her fiancée is 31. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano has a degree in Information Science and was born on 15th September 1972 in Oviedo. Jounalist and daughter of journalist, she wields her job as TVE's "Telediario 2" presenter.
Letizia Ortiz arrived to Televisión Española in 2000, where she worked with the team of editors of "Telediario 2" amd took charge of the presentation of "Informe Semanal".
Wanadoo --- www.wanadoo.es
They'll marry next summer
Royal Family announces the marriage of Prince of Asturias with the journalist Letizia Ortiz
Prince of Asturias will be married with the journalist Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, at the beginning of next summer, as Royal Family sources informed
Staff.
The marriage between Felipe and Letizia Ortiz will take place in the Almudena's
Cathedral and the proposal of marriage will be held next Thursday, as
the same sources said.
The whole text of the press announcement of the Royal Family is the following: "Their Majesties the Kind and Queen have the great satisfaction to announce the engagement of His son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias Mr. Felipe, with Mrs. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano".
In addition, it's added that "the proposal of marriage will be held in the Zarzuela's Palace next Thursday, 6th November. The wedding with take place at the beginning of 2004's summer it the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Real of the Almudena in Madrid. Zarzuela's Palace, 1st November 2003".
She has a civil marriage
The journalist of Televisión Española Letizia Ortiz, that
will get married next summer with the Prince of Asturias, had a first
civil marriage with a literature teacher, getting divorced two years later
after the wedding.
That first wedding with Alonso Guerrero, writer and literature teacher in the "Ramiro de Maeztu" Institute in Madrid, took place in 1997.
It was in Almendralejo (Badajoz) and the town mayor Manuel Jesús Morán married them. The same sources say that marriage had a two years length. The former husband, as the sources informed, has married again.
El Mundo --- www.elmundo.es
THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE WILL
BE NEXT THURSDAY
The Prince will be married in summer with the journalist
Letizia Ortiz
- She's got no aristocracy links
- The proposal of marriage will be next Thursday in Zarzuela
- The marriage will be held in Almudena's Cathedral
- The couple will live at Prince's Felipe
MADRID.- Prince Felipe will marry at the beginning of the next summer the journalist Letizia Ortiz. Mr. Felipe of Borbón, the crown prince, is 35 and her fiancée 31. Letizia Ortiz, with a degree in Information Science, actually wields her job as TVE's "Telediario 2" presenter.
The wedding between Mr. Felipe and Letizia Ortiz will be held in the Almudena's Cathedral and the proposal of marriage will be next Thrusday, as the Royal Family informed. The King and Queen, the Mr. Felipe's sisters and the family of teh bride will assist to this act.
Mr. Felipe's fiancée will have now an special status and will go to some oficial events with the Prince. Foreseeably, she'll abandon the job.
The young girl, daughter of journalists, has no link with the aristocracy, as ABC highlights, and comes from an average class family.
The last 'meeting' of the couple which has been recorded was last las friday in Oviedo. The Prince went there to give the prizs with his name while Letizia Ortiz covered that event for TVE.
On June 26th 2002 Mr. Felipe had his new home, constructed by Patrimonio Nacional in the Zarzuela's Palace area, where the couple will probably live after the marriage.
Before revealing this, the King told the news to the president of the Congress, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, with the president of the Goverment, José María Aznar, and the candidates for the elections of PP and PSOE, Mariano Rajoy and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who congratulated them because of the marriage..
After that, Royal Family revealed the engagement with the following press anouncement:
"Their Majesties the Kind and Queen have the great satisfaction to announce the engagement of His son, His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias Mr. Felipe, with Mrs. Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.
The proposal of marriage will be held in the Zarzuela's Palace next Thursday, 6th November.
The wedding with take place at the beginning of 2004's summer it the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Real of the Almudena in Madrid.
Zarzuela's Palace, 1st November 2003".
