Queen Letizia of Spain attends annual meeting with husband King Felipe amid rumors the royal family had an ‘affair’ with her sister’s husband

Queen Letizia of Spain has been photographed at the annual meeting of the Cervantes Institut in Madrid with her husband King Felipe, as the couple are rocked by bizarre rumors.

The Spanish royal family has been rocked by shocking claims from Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law, Jaime Del Burgo, who says he had a relationship with Letizia, 51, before marrying his now ex-wife, her sister Telma.

And as ‘proof’ of the romance, he has shared a never-before-seen photo of Letizia, showing her taking a selfie in the mirror and wearing a black pashmina, which he says was his.

Spain’s royal family has been rocked by bizarre claims from Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law that he had a relationship with the royal family before marrying her sister Telma – as he shared a never-before-seen image as ‘proof’ of their romance.

Jaime Del Burgo, 53, who currently lives in Britain, recently contributed to a tell-all book on the Spanish royal family, making the far-fetched claim that they were still romantically involved after Letizia’s marriage to King Felipe in 2004.

At times, the pair appeared deep in conversation as they attended the meeting amid the rumors

The entrepreneur – who claims he was dating Letizia when she met King Felipe – shared an undated selfie that the queen, 51, took in a bathroom mirror during one of her pregnancies as ‘proof’ of their relationship on X, formerly known as Twitter, last year. night.

The selfie shows the royal in a black pashmina – which Jaime claims was his – and he also typed a message purportedly sent to him by the Spanish Queen.

It read: ‘Love. I’m wearing your pashmina. It’s like I feel you by my side. It takes care of me.

Jaime, 53, who currently lives in Britain, recently contributed to a tell-all book about the Spanish royal family, making the far-fetched claim that they were still romantically involved after Letizia’s marriage to King Felipe in 2004.

The entrepreneur – who claims he was dating Letizia when she met King Felipe – shared an undated selfie that the queen, 51, took in a bathroom mirror during one of her pregnancies as ‘proof’ of their relationship on X, formerly known as Twitter, last year. night.

It protects me. I’m counting the hours until we meet again. Love you. Go away. Yours,’

After sharing the image, other The businessman has now deleted his X account.

A spokesperson for the Spanish royal family told FEMAIL: “We have no comment on this.”

Businessman Jaime Del Burgo shared this photo of Queen Letizia with his X followers, claiming the previously unseen photo proved his affair claims

Jaime Del Burgo (photo, left) wife of his ex-wife Telma Oritz. The couple, who were pictured in 2014, were photographed here in 2012

Despite the bizarre claims, the royal couple attended the meeting in Madrid, where they were at times deep in conversation but also cheerful as they met some of the other attendees.

Among them were Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and German professor Dieter Ingenschayv, the recipient of the meeting’s prize.

Despite the stressful situation, Queen Letizia looked as stylish and polished as ever, in a chic red pantsuit.

The suit consisted of a long double-breasted jacket with large buttons. The jacket was paired with wide-leg trousers.

Despite the annual event taking place at a time of great stress for the Spanish royal family, they appeared calm during the meeting

She accessorized the outfit with pointy shoes in the same shade of red as her suit color, and dangling statement earrings with ruby ​​gemstones.

King Felipe looked dapper as ever, wearing a two-piece button-up shirt and coordinating with his wife by wearing a red tie. He was still wearing the support he has had on his wrist for several weeks.

Letizia wore her dark, straight locks loosely slicked, flowing over her shoulder, and a classic makeup look with a fresh, bright base and brow, smokey eye.

The claim comes just weeks after Jaime – who was married to Letizia’s sister Telma from 2012-2014 – made a series of shocking accusations about his relationship with the Queen in journalist Jaime Peñafiel’s new book ‘Letizia & I’.

King Felie and Queen Letizia present the annual event prize to Professor Dieter Ingenschayv (photo, center)

Speaking to El Cierre Digitial, the 91-year-old author said Letizia was Jaime del Burgo’s “great love” and that the couple’s relationship turned into a “great friendship” after she started dating King Felipe.

Local media report that Jaime – the son of former politician Jaime Ignacio del Burgo – planned to propose to Letizia when she announced her relationship with the future king in the gardens of the Ritz hotel in Madrid.

After their engagement was announced in 2003, Letizia – who divorced her first husband in 1999 – asked Jaime to be best man at their wedding.

In the book, Letizia’s alleged ex-lover describes Felipe as a “kind-hearted man” and even says he had a “great friendship” with the royal family. He told the author, “I told him my problems and he told me [me] are.’

However, Jaime claims that even after the wedding in 2004, he was still romantically involved with Letizia and has kept “photos, videos, cell phones” and text messages as evidence.