Elena Benavente
Updated Monday, March 25, 2024-21:38
Royal House Sonsoles Ónega's 'gift' to Queen Letizia on her 50th birthday
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Last November,
Queen Letizia
surprised Spain by waiting, patiently, in a 40-minute queue at El Corte Inglés in Callao. The reason? Her Majesty wanted Sonsoles Ónega to sign a copy of
The Maid's Daughters
, her latest novel. According to some witnesses, the presenter of
And now Sonsoles
wrote "My dear Let, the one you've messed up", while both laughed in unison. And there is a unique complicity between the two journalists.
Ónega and Ortiz met at the end of the nineties, on CNN+, where - in addition to being great colleagues -
they became close friends
. Three years later, Letizia fell in love with the then Prince Felipe and, according to the newspaper archive, Sonsoles was one of the few who knew about the romance. What's more, the Antena 3 star played a crucial role in the beginning of her story, because he served as a witness at the royal wedding in 2004.
Despite this, Ónega does not usually talk about his friendship with the Queen. He prefers to keep that special bond in the most private sphere. However, this weekend, Sonsoles made an exception and spoke about the topic on Pilar Vidal's
Drama Queen
podcast . "It is not complicated to be friends with the Queen, because
our relationship has not changed at all
since I met her. And I would tell you that she has not changed either. Another thing is that she has adapted to her circumstances, but the person remains the same" , he stated.
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"You will believe this or not. But it is what I feel: our relationship has not changed. Although, undoubtedly, everything else has changed. On the other hand, professionally,
I speak less about her than I would like
. It's like when They ask me about my father. I praise him less than I would like because I am not going to be credible. With her I am more careful, even in my own positions, because
I run the risk of harming him more than anything else
. And I think that the only thing that What we have, you and I, in this profession is credibility... And you can lose it at any moment," commented Ónega.
Sonsoles Ónega and Queen Letizia on November 11, 2023, at the book signing of the presenter Gtres
Likewise, the presenter opened her heart to talk about the moments in which the Queen has shown her that she is a good friend. Like that afternoon, at her book signing. "It was the bomb. I didn't feel like it, I hadn't even done my hair. The day before I had fainted, I was coming from Canal 24 hours, my first signing was starting and I just thought 'come on, let's finish the day'...
And when we arrived, they told me 'the Queen is there
.' What a mess... Because she was there, effectively, standing in line," he said with a small laugh.