Shrouded in controversy, Felipe VI mourns the unexpected death of his cousin at the age of 49 – World

The Spanish royal house is in mourning. He died, at the age of 49, Fernando Gómez-Acebo at 49 years old, the youngest son of Infanta Pilar, aunt of Felipe VI. The cousin of the King of Spain was unable to win the fight against chronic respiratory failure, which has worsened significantly in recent months.

This battle with this serious health problem it worsened during the pandemic, where he contracted Covid-19and which worsened his health condition. In the last few months he had been showing some improvements until he was diagnosed with influenza A.which forced him to be hospitalized and culminated in this sad outcome.

Fernando was the youngest son of the Dukes of Badajoz and known as Queen Sofia’s “favorite nephew”. In his love life, he never knew a happy ending. He was married to Mónica Martin Luque, with whom he maintained a great relationship even after their separation in 2013. In 2016 he married again, this time with the Greek multimillionaire and journalist, Nadia Halamandari.

On June 5, 2016, Fernando sees the birth of his first and only son, Nicolás, now 8 years old. However, the relationship with Nadia did not survive the distance, as she continued to live in Greece for professional reasons.