Queen Letizia's disgraced biographer Jaime Penafiel sensationally claims Princess Leonor 'sleeps in class' at Zaragoza military academy
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Queen Letizia's disgraced biographer has sensationally claimed Princess Leonor 'sleeps in class' at Zaragoza military academy.
Jaime Penafiel, 92, was sacked by the Spanish publication El Mundo after 20 years in January after making a series of highly damaging claims about the Spanish Queen in his book 'Letizia & I'.
The journalist alleged that Queen Letizia had an affair with her ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo and has gone to write a sequel called 'Letizia's Silences', where he claims King Felipe was 'crushed and destroyed' by his wife's reported infidelity.
Following the fallout from his books, the veteran royal reporter now has a column for the Spanish publication Okdiario.
In a column published last week, Jaime reportedly claimed that Princess Leonor - who has followed in her father's footsteps by attending Zaragoza military academy - struggles to stay awake during lessons, El Nacional reports.
Pictured: Princess Leonor arrives for a ceremony to receive the Medal of the Cortes in May 2024
The author claims one of Leonor's peers told him: 'She often falls asleep in class.'
Jaime alleges that King Felipe struggled with this when he was a similar age and sensationally claims that the royal father and daughter both suffer from narcolepsy. Neither have either publicly commented on this.
José Antonio Alcina, who worked for the Royal Family when Felipe was a teenager, told Jaime that the King would 'fall asleep even while standing'.
Jaime writes: 'To wake him up, the tutor would, according to his account, pull on his feet, open the bedroom window wide or call him from the Zarzuela switchboard.'
What's more, the former tutor also says he told the school that Felipe should attend lessons standing up because he would 'fall deeply asleep' even if he placed an elbow on his desk.
Femail has contacted the Spanish Royal Household for comment.
Elsewhere in the column, Jaime claims the family's hereditary dentistry problems are corrected by 'fake teeth and whitening' - but says they have to resort to 'pretending' that Felipe and Leonor do not suffer with narcolepsy.
Princess Leonor will complete three years of training at the military academy before then moving on to the General Air Academy.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia with their daughters Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia
Pictured: Veteran journalist Jaime Penafiel, 91, attends event in Madrid in December 2018. The author has confirmed he is no longer employed by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo
When she first arrived at the academy, Leonor completed a module to help her adapt to military life - with the Palace releasing images of the royal taking part in lessons in the classroom.
According to heraldo.es, she is staying in a cabin with as many as twelve other students and was given basic military equipment before the first training session.
During her three years at the academy, Leonor will be entitled to a salary of €417-a-month. However, the palace has said she will not claim the salary.
Rather like a boarding school, the military academy follows a strict timetable during the week. but Leonor will be free to return home at the weekends if she's not on manoeuvres.
In his latest book, Jaime Penafiel claims that King Felipe was 'aware that Letizia was cheating on him in real time' as her bodyguards have an obligation to report on her whereabouts.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain's official portrait marking their 20th wedding anniversary
The author alleges that bodyguards joined Queen Letizia on a trip she took to New York in 2011 with her 'lover' Jaime del Burgo, whom she had dated before meeting Felipe.
The author wrote: 'That day [in New York], she was accompanied by her faithful escorts, who, without a doubt, any, they would pass a report to the Ministry of the Interior or [the Palace of] Zarzuela.'
Following this, Jaime claims that Felipe has been left 'crushed and destroyed' by his wife's alleged cheating.
The royal reporter - who worked for Hola! magazine for 20 years - claims that Felipe has been 'plunged into hell' by his wife's supposed 'betrayal' and 'wants to get out'.
Elsewhere in the book, Jaime labels Queen Letizia 'cold, emotionally immature and passive aggressive' and claims she is 'hated' by King Felipe's family.
In the opening chapter, the author sensationally claims that 'everything in Letizia's world has been broken' as a result of alleged 'deceit, adultery and betrayals'.
The author goes on to say Queen Letizia has a 'cold, indestructible and determined' aura about her and that the royal's silence on the recent allegations signify her 'emotional immaturity'.
Pictured: Queen Letizia of Spain when she was a Television Espanola newsreader. Jaime Peñafiel alleges in his new book that Felipe fell in love with his future wife while watching her present the news
Jaime claims the royal 'resorts to silence as a way of controlling and punishing other people'.
He then goes on to claim that Letizia's 'passive aggressive' behaviour towards King Felipe is the reason her 'mother-in-law [Queen Sofia] and sisters-in-laws [Infanta Cristina and the Duchess of Lugo] hate her so much'.
In the following chapter, Jaime alleges that King Felipe fell in love with his future wife while watching her present the news.
Reports on how the royal couple got together have varied over the years - with some claiming they were introduced at dinner party while others allege they first met when Felipe visited an oil spillage site in Northern Spain.
When they began dating, Jaime claims Letizia would 'test' Felipe's feelings for her by travelling frequently.
In 2002, the future Queen flew to Santo Domingo to report on the annual Ibero-American Summit - which Jaime describes as Letizia putting Felipe's intentions 'to the test'.
Weeks later, the author claims Letizia flew to Costa Rica as a 'strategy' to secure the future King of Spain.
Following his dismissal from Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the veteran journalist has now written another book - called 'Letizia's Silences' - which begins by delving into her early romance with King Felipe
He explained: 'It was a strategy, because that absence was a real torment for the very much in love Felipe, who conceived distance as the worst of evils, coming to understand [Spanish poet] Lope de Vega when he said that "the beginning of absence is like the end of life."'
Following this, Jaime says Letizia was certain of the strength of Felipe's 'total love' for her and returned to Spain 'bossy and manipulative'.
What's more, the author claims that Felipe assured Letizia that he could 'cut short' any news outlet reporting on their romance.
During one of Felipe's visits to Letizia's Valdebernardo apartment, Jaime alleges that the journalist confided in royal about how she used to work as a cigarette stewardess while living in Mexico.
He also predicted the couple, who have maintained what the mainstream Spanish press have described as a dignified silence in the face of ongoing infidelity claims by Jaime del Burgo, would follow in the footsteps of Felipe’s parents Juan Carlos and Sofia.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm in 2010
Spain’s former king is now living in exile in Abu Dhabi after corruption investigations he was caught up in left his reputation in tatters although he returns to his homeland from time to time.
Later in the book, Jaime alleges that Felipe and Letizia are living separate lives and 'just keeping up appearances in public'.
Following its publication today, Spanish publication El Nacional Cat published a review claiming that Jaime Peñafiel is 'determined to end the Queen's career' and described him as 'one of Letizia's biggest enemies.
In 'Letizia & I', the Queen's former brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo makes the unlikely claim that he was planning to propose to Letizia - who was a newsreader at the time - on the night that she told him that she was dating a high-profile man in Spain.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia and their parents on the couple's wedding day in May 2004
King Felipe's sister Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (left) and Infanta Cristina pictured attending the Thanksgiving Service for King Constantine of the Hellenes at St George's Chapel
Letizia reportedly told him that she had 'met someone who would oblige her to quit her profession', which Jaime said led him to deduce her mystery partner was Felipe.
What's more, the royal's ex-brother-in-law also made the far-fetched claim that he 'dealt' with Letizia's pre-nuptial agreement and helped to front the cost of the Queen's family's wedding outfits.
He is quoted as saying: 'When the wedding with Felipe came round, I dealt with the pre-nuptial agreement as you know, amongst other things.
'I also had to pay Letizia's family's expenses because [former King] Juan Carlos refused to pay or even go halves with me. So with the help of my friend Felipe Varela, I dressed her mum, grandmother and her sisters. And with the help of Jaime Jason, her father, grandparents and a cousin.'
Jaime also makes the incredible claim that the Queen asked to see him the night before the wedding at the exclusive El Latigazo restaurant in Madrid - where she asked him to 'never leave' her.
Pictured: Queen Letizia's ex-brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo with his ex-wife Telma when they were still married
He sensationally claimed: 'When we met, she took hold of my hand and asked me why I had never asked her to marry me. Obviously I didn't reply. I encouraged her as best I could. The last thing she said to me before we said goodbye to each other in that restaurant was a request: 'Never leave me.''
Jaime - who says the Queen nicknamed him her 'yogi pal' - claims he still had a romantic relationship with Letizia even after the wedding in 2004. He also claims he has kept 'photographs, videos, mobile phones' and text messages as evidence.
In the book, Jaime sensationally claims that Letizia whispered that she loved him when they were lying in a hammock by a pool at her home following Princess Leonor's birth.
Following this, Jaime alleges they 'took steps forward with the goal of being free' - which involved seeking legal advice and looking at properties in the US.
One of the most damaging claims Jaime reportedly makes is that Queen Letizia suggested they have a child together using a surrogate in Los Angeles.
Around this time, Jaime claims that he confronted Letizia after photos of her kissing Felipe appeared on the covers of Spanish magazines.
He claims the Queen told him: 'I had to do it to protect us.'
He says in the book Jaime del Burgo told him Felipe and Letizia had a 'difficult relationship' and told him: 'Felipe uses me as a good man because he felt incapable of calming her down.'
After Letizia allegedly ended the 'relationship' in August 2011, Jaime claims that a female friend told him to get in touch with the Queen's sister Telma.
The following year, the pair got engaged after just two months of dating. However, the couple divorced 2014 following two years of marriage.