Queen Letizia ‘noticed a ‘daughter of ab****’ by a Spanish government politician’ on ‘the plane home with Luis Rubiales’ after the Women’s World Cup she watched in Australia

Queen Letizia was branded ‘daughter of ab****’ by a top government politician, it has been sensationally claimed.

Spain’s Secretary of State for Sports, Victor Francos, is said to have used the swear word when the ‘kissgate’ scandal broke out after the Women’s World Cup final.

Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales was banned for three years in October after kissing Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the champions’ medal ceremony in Sydney, Australia, which was also attended by Letizia.

The astonishing claim about Francos – who has since announced his resignation as Spain’s president of the Higher Sports Council – emerged during Rubiales’ second interview since stepping down in September.

Alvise Perez, a former adviser to the centrist political party Citizens and now a political influencer, asked Rubiales about Francos’ alleged comment during their YouTube interview that was streamed live on Tuesday.

Perez warned Rubiales that he was about to ask an “uncomfortable question” and claimed that his information came from well-placed sources within the Spanish national football team: “Reliable team sources say voice messages from the current Spanish Secretary of State for Sports, Victor Francos, exist in which on the plane back from Australia, in messages in a group where you can also hear your voice, Mr Francos himself says, and I quote textually: ‘Queen Letizia ‘was a daughter of ab****.’

Rubiales replied, “I don’t remember the voice messages and I’m not going to talk about voice messages.

“There were TV cameras and there were people and there may or may not be voice messages, but these things annoy the hell out of me.

“If there are voice messages, people should publish them, and if they’re not going to publish them, they should keep quiet.”

Asked by Perez if he remembered Victor Francos using the insult attributed to him, Rubiales insisted: “I’m not going to talk or get involved in any more issues.

“He’ll know what he’s saying when he talks about the Queen, and if anyone wants to report it, let him do it, and if he doesn’t want to report it, don’t.

‘I have no voice message from him, I know exactly what he said and that’s it. He knows, he knows better than anyone, how he is referred to someone and in what way.’

In a statement translated from Spanish to English shared on December 14, Francos said: “Today I would like to announce my resignation as president of the Higher Sports Council, a thoughtful decision that takes into account professional reasons.

Spain’s Secretary of State for Sports, Victor Francos (photo), is said to have used this swear word when the ‘kissgate’ scandal broke out after the Women’s World Cup final.

Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales was banned for three years in October after kissing Spanish midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the champions’ medal ceremony in Sydney, Australia, which was also attended by Letizia

‘We are at the beginning of the XV legislature and with it the formation of a new government, which heralds a period of stability in Spanish sport.

‘Due to my desire, which I have already expressed to Minister Pilar Alegría, to take on new professional challenges, it is time that the Supreme Council of Sport gets a responsible person who will take on the new challenges of this institution over the next four years to take.

‘Personally, I am closing an exciting phase in national politics that began with Minister Salvador Illa, in March 2020 at the Ministry of Health, who faced the pandemic that we were all suffering, in the greatest challenge any public servant would face can get.

‘Later, with Minister Miquel Iceta, first at Territorial Policy and Public Function and then at the Ministry of Culture and Sports, ending this phase as President of the Higher Sports Council, where I tried to contribute to the development of the public sports policy of this government, the most ambitious in the history of Spanish sport.

“I would like to thank the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for his repeated expressions of confidence at this stage of my institutional life.

‘Also to the ministers with whom I have worked, for giving me the opportunity to develop my vocation as a civil servant in a progressive and transformative project for Spain.’

Queen Letizia beamed as she stood with her family and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on October 31

He did not comment on the alleged remark about the Spanish queen.

Rubiales’ actions after Spain were crowned world champions led to a rebellion from players allegations of sexual abuse.

The claims about comments allegedly made by Mr Francos come amid a tumultuous time for Spain’s royal family.

The Royal Family has recently been rocked by shocking claims from businessman Jaime Del Burgo, who sensationally claimed he had a relationship with 51-year-old Letizia before and after her marriage to King Felipe.

Del Burgo subsequently married Letizia’s sister, Telma Ortiz, from whom he is now divorced. The Spanish court has repeatedly refused to comment on the allegations.

In a new twist, a veteran Spanish journalist has accused supporters of the former king, who is all but excluded from the royal family, of mounting a ‘campaign’ against his son Felipe.

Referring to the claims, popular radio host Federico Jiménez Losantos said: “It’s the ‘nth’ campaign against Felipe VI,” before adding: “It’s Juan Carlos’s circles that are stirring things up.”