The millions that tie Letizia to the throne. The fortune of the Queen of Spain is revealed – World

Queen Letizia has two special dates to celebrate this year, the 20th anniversary of her marriage to King Felipe VI and a decade on the throne. But the former journalist faces one of the biggest crises since she became a member of the royal house, with theaccusations that she was unfaithful to her husband with her ex-brother-in-lawwith his daughters increasingly independent and away from the palace, as well as with Felipe’s distance, who this winter took several trips with friends alone on his days off.

Since Jaime del Burgo declared to have been the queen’s loverrumors have grown that crisis in Letizia and Felipe VI’s marriage, but what does she have to lose by separating? Letizia’s life took a leap forward when she went from being a pivot to becoming princess and then queen consort of Spain.

According to ‘El Nacional’, Letizia had a normal television journalist’s salary before joining Zarzuela, and struggled with several loans. Her family also had financial difficulties.

The mother, Paloma Rocasolano, lived in a 37 square meter apartment on the outskirts of Madrid with a nurse’s salary, the sisters, Telma and Erika Ortiz, they also struggled to pay several loans.

As queen consort, Letizia now has a million-dollar estate and doesn’t even need to declare her fortune like King Felipe VI, for not being a regent. According to ‘Express’, Letizia is believed to have assets worth 8.5 million euros.

Felipe VI, in turn, began his reign by announcing in 2015 that he was going to freeze his salary. However, last year, the monarch decided to set aside this rule to benefit from an increase, which ended up also being reflected in the accounts of Letizia and Queen Emeritus Sofia. According to the magazine ‘Lecturas’, the three main figures of the Spanish royal house, Felipe VI, Letizia and Queen Emeritus Sofia, had salary increases in 2023.

The King of Spain received a raise of 10,360 euros, earning 269,296 euros gross per year. Letizia started receiving an additional 5,703 euros, which is equivalent to 148,105 euros gross per year. And Juan Carlos’ wife, Sofia, had a raise of 4,661 euros, earning 121,186 euros gross annually.

Felipe VI has already been clear about his net worth, which exceeds 2.5 million euros, distributed across bank accounts, works of art, jewelry and antiques and bank deposits.