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There were also mixed reactions on the bride, a news anchor whom came in the Spanish living rooms day after day and now suddenly no longer was "Letizia Ortiz from Telediario" but Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias and future Queen of Spain. Many watched it with disbelief, never expecting that one of the grandest monarchies, deemed to respect tradition, would find this alliance "fitting" and "acceptable". So there was scepticism in parts of society (which is still apparent under the surface).
ricarda said:Out of the 3 weddings I watched in 2004 this certainly was the most boring/disappointing one. Thanks to the rain there was at least a little bit of emotion/sympathy involved.
I liked this wedding the most actually, no cheap emotions like in soap operas, a proper mass instead of rushing people out of church within 30 minutes as they do in Scandinavia, a massive turn-out of reigning and non-reigning royals and the music was devine. It suited the couple IMO. Just a pity of the weather & consequently the lack of people on the street. Another pity was that there was no pre-wedding tiara event, but that was hardly surprising considering the Spanish monarchy is rather understated (and neither was there a tiara event in the UK, Belgium or the Netherlands).
Most people disapproving of the princess do that for other reasons than her carreer or anscestors.
Now your long post (thank you) essentially says: "All is well, Letizia does a terrific job" what is then your idea behind the undeniable lukewarm approval for Letizia in Spanish society and the -in your words- "atrocious press" towards their very own former colleague, why is Letizia always feed for a heated debate and a split opinion from day one until today?
Even in the uncritical and always-and-ever worshipping Hola!-magazine "the other latina", Máxima of the Netherlands, seems to outshine Letizia. Where the reactions on the first one are always "Guapa! Una dama enamorada! Irradia simpatía! Brillando con naturalidad!" under articles regarding their very own Spanish royal, Letizia, the comments' section often is closed as a precaution?
Well, it is nice that apparently many South-American posters (how do you know?) sing the praise of the Dutch Queen. Still I have no answer on the questions I made about the lukewarm approval for Letizia, the "atrocious press", the always heated debate and the split opinion from day one onwards?
[....] The press are ruled by the king and his cronies no doubt [....]
An extensive investigation by El Mundo (one of Spains biggest quality newspapers and not by Hola!, Diez Minutos, Semana or other gossip magazines): El apoyo a la Monarqu?a sigue cayendo pero crece la valoraci?n del Pr?ncipe Felipe | Espa?a | EL MUNDO
In comparison with an earlier investigation, the Princess has dropped a bit in the approval ratings in the 10th year of her marriagee: her approval rate is 50,1%. Monarchy is not about ration. Any rational thinking person would opt for a republic, I think. Monarchy is about emotion. Apparently Letizia does not apply on emotion, after all rationally seen, she has completed a faultless parcours, maybe the most perfect parcours of all "colleagues".
At the same time Don Felipe seems to play the right notes. His approval rates are fantastic and in fact always have been on a constante. Where in other monarchies the spouses are instrumental in the popularity (Netherlands, Belgium), in Spain it looks like Don Felipe enjoys great approval on his very own, his spouse not instrumental in this.
In comparison with an earlier investigation, the Princess has dropped a bit in the approval ratings in the 10th year of her marriagee: her approval rate is 50,1%. Monarchy is not about ration. Any rational thinking person would opt for a republic, I think. Monarchy is about emotion. Apparently Letizia does not apply on emotion, after all rationally seen, she has completed a faultless parcours, maybe the most perfect parcours of all "colleagues".
The way of speakingWell, it is nice that apparently many South-American posters (how do you know?)
Yes. some of the ones that have praised the Danish photoshoot crticised one year ago the spending on Letizia´s 40th birthday photoshootThese days some praise danish anniversary photos, but if Felipe and Letizia had done some pictures like that, they had criticized them for not posing for all the media, being kitschy, use photoshop ...
The attacks came from the first day of the engagement, from the moment she asked the Prince to let her keep talking, they were against her. Probably that is closely related to that in Spain there is still a segment of the very macho society, as is the Royal House itself. From that day and the continuous attacks of the press that made her putting out a wall to protect herself, that probably grew stronger with the death of her sister.
I am sure that will happen to Letizia too, people won't bother with her much anymore, she will become as boring as Queen Sofia for the public. Within the next 10 years the focus of the aggressive gossip magazines will probably change towards Leonor and Sofia, there is plenty of money to be made with the girls once they become adults and working royals.Actually the story of Queen Sofia in Spain was not different ... for years she was a woman in the background, seen as too cold. Only when she began to develop a more active social role, the voyages of cooperation and grandchildren were born, her image changed.
Within the next 10 years the focus of the aggressive gossip magazines will probably change towards Leonor and Sofia, there is plenty of money to be made with the girls once they become adults and working royals.
The image portrayed here of the Spaniards, and of their press [in particular] is a very sorry one. I feel deeply for the princess and her daughters if this is a true reflection of the way they are treated.
And i thought the British press were bad !