- Jaime Del Burgo claims he has multiple texts from his relationship with Queen
The Spanish Royal Family have been rocked by outlandish claims from Queen Letizia's ex-brother-in-law that he had a relationship with the royal before he married her sister Telma - as he shared a never-before-seen image as 'proof' of their romance.
Jaime Del Burgo, 53, who is currently based in the UK, has recently contributed to a tell-all book about the Spanish royal, where he makes the far-fetched claim they were still romantically involved after Letizia's 2004 wedding to King Felipe.
The entrepreneur - who claims he was dating Letizia when she met King Felipe - shared an undated selfie the Queen, 51, took in a bathroom mirror during one of her pregnancies as 'evidence' of their relationship on X, formerly known as Twitter, last night.
In the selfie, the royal can be seen wearing a black pashmina - which Jaime claims belonged to him - and he also typed out a message, supposedly sent to him by the Spanish Queen.
It read: 'Love. I wear your pashmina. It's like feeling you by my side. It takes care of me.
Last night, businessman Jaime Del Burgo shared this unseen selfie of Queen Letizia with his X followers. He claimed that the royal was wearing his pashmina and said it 'took care of her'
'It protects me. I count the hours until we see each other again. Love you. Get out of here. Yours,'
After sharing the image, other X users questioned the validity of Jaime's claims - given there is no evidence that Letizia sent him the photo or accompanying message. The businessman has since deleted his X account.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Royal Family told FEMAIL: 'We have no comment to make about this.'
It comes just weeks after Jaime - who was married to Letizia's sister Telma from 2012-2014 - made a series of shocking allegations about his relationship with the Queen in the new book 'Letizia & I' by journalist Jaime Peñafiel.
Speaking to El Cierre Digitial, the author, 91, said Letizia was Jaime del Burgo's 'great love' and the pair's relationship turned into a 'great friendship' after she became romantically involved with King Felipe.
The businessman told the author that he met Letizia before 2000 and their relationship began on a romantic trip to Venice, years before she met King Felipe.
Jaime - who is the son of the former politician Jaime Ignacio del Burgo - claims he was planning to propose to Letizia when she announced that she was dating a mysterious 'diplomat' over dinner at the Ritz hotel in Madrid in 2002.
Describing how 'serious and significant' their relationship was, the author made the unlikely claim that Jaime was 'carrying an engagement ring his his pocket' that evening.
Pictured: Jaime Del Burgo and his ex-wife Telma Oritz seen in 2012 before their wedding. The couple divorced in 2014
King Felipe and Queen Letizia put on a united front today as they attended the Annual Meeting of the Cervantes Institute held at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez
The couple (pictured in Madrid today) married in 2004. Jaime Del Burgo claims he was going to propose to Letizia when she first told him about meeting King Felipe
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia in Madrid last month. The Queen's ex-brother-in-law alleges in a new book that the royal suggested they have a baby together via a US surrogate
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.
After the pair reportedly decided to just be friends, Jaime is said to have advised Letizia: 'Don't announce the romance, just the wedding.'
Following their engagement announcement in 2003, Letizia - who had divorced her first husband in 1999 - asked Jaime to be a witness at their wedding.
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.
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.''
Queen Letizia (far right) pictured in Rome in July 2012 ahead of her sister Telma's (centre) wedding to Jaime del Burgo (left)
In the new book 'Letizia and I', her former brother-in-law makes the outlandish claim that he contributed towards the Queen's family's wedding outfits
In the book, Letizia's alleged ex-lover describes Felipe as a 'kind-hearted man' and even goes on to say that he had a 'great friendship' with the royal. He told the author: 'I told him my problems and he told [me] his.'
The businessman even claims that Felipe 'uses [him] as a good man because he felt incapable of calming [Letizia] down' on occasions.
Following the wedding, Jaime described how Letizia was like a 'fox in a chicken coop' as she was 'cleverer than any of them'.
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.
The businessman claimed that 'love was always there' in their relationship since they travelled to Venice together. The photograph Jaime shared on Twitter last night was taken during one of Letizia's pregnancies between 2005-2007.
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.
Jaime - who joked that Letizia's alleged ex-lover should have been his co-author - is quoted as saying in the book: 'Lying in the same hammock, under the pool porch, facing each other, Letizia told me 'I love you' and I responded 'I love you'.'
Jaime Penafiel goes on to write that Jaime del Burgo subsequently wrote a play called 'La Hamaca, which in English is 'The Hammock', and edited it but never distributed it.
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.
Queen Letizia's sister Telma Oritz with her second husband Robert Gavin at the Princess of Asturias Awards in 2019
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their wedding day in Madrid in May 2004. Jaime Del Burgo claims he was going to propose to the newsreader until she announced she had met King Felipe
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.'
Jaime Penafiel goes on to write that when Sofia was born, Jaime del Burgo became uncle to both of the girls.
It then quotes him as saying: 'It was a beautiful period. I didn't have children, and those girls made me so happy. I was working in Brazil and suffered a pulmonary embolism.
'I was in intensive care for a fortnight. I managed to get the Albert Einstein Hospital to give me a telephone Letizia and I spoke to each other every day on [the phone].
'During my visits to Madrid I would often go to the cinema with Felipe, Letizia and some friends. Letizia and I would always sit together, holding hands. They were moments of happiness.'
However in August 2011, Jaime alleges Letizia abruptly ended their relationship when she called him and said: 'We can't continue seeing each other.'
Following this, Jaime alleges that a female friend told him to get in touch with Telma - who he had met when he first started dating Letizia.
Pictured: Telma Oritz and Jaime del Burgo seen in December 2014, before their split was announced
The couple (pictured with Telma's daughter Amanda) relocated to New York after their wedding in 2012 before returning to Spain
The following year, the pair got engaged after just two months of dating. The Queen's sister already had her daughter Amanda from her relationship with ex-partner Enrique Martin Llop.
At this time, Jaime claims he was still close to Letizia and Felipe and he claimed he bonded with his future wife after the four of them went to the cinema in Madrid one day.
He told the author: 'When we left it was pouring down and instead of returning in the car with Letizia and Felipe, I got a lift with Telma. When we arrived at the Pabellon del Principe where Felipe lived, it was raining so hard we couldn’t leave the car.
'And we spent nearly an hour talking. Telma asked me to go to visit her one day in Barcelona where she was living at the time. And that’s what I did. I rang her and went.'
In the book, Jaime outlandishly claims that Letizia had previously 'banned' Jaime and her sister from speaking to one another.
Author Jaime Peñafiel wrote: 'When [Jaime del Burgo] is going to marry Telma, it is Felipe who advises him on the marriage agreements and, over the years, they have maintained a great friendship.'
After tying the knot in an intimate ceremony, the couple celebrated their marriage with a larger reception in Italy - which was attended by their family.
Jaime del Burgo is quoted in the book as saying: 'When the guests congratulated us, Letizia’s turn came and kissing me on the cheek, she whispered into my ear, "We’ll be together again."'
In 2012, the pair relocated to New York to start their married life - but Telma returned to Barcelona the same year before announcing their permanent separation in 2014.
Pictured: King Felipe and Queen Letizia with their eldest daughter Princess Leonor of Spain last month
He then goes on to outrageously claim that Letizia 'didn't stop until she managed to make [Jaime's marriage fail' - citing it as the 'only battle he'd lost in his life'.
The couple's first attempts at divorce had been squashed by the groom's father Jaime Ignacio del Burgo, who told a court that his son and Telma repented and wanted to give their marriage another go.
Telma is now with Irish lawyer Gavin Bonnar and the couple welcomed their first child together in October 2021. Gavin shares two children with his first wife musician Sharon Corr.
In her recent album The Fool & The Scorpion, Sharon wrote lyrics included 'the queen's twisted sister' - which fans speculated were inspired by her children's new step-mother.
Meanwhile, Jaime remarried Swedish lawyer Lucía Díaz Liljestrom and the couple share their daughter Ulla.
Letizia and Telma tragically lost their younger sister Erika in February 2007 when she passed away following a deliberate drug overdose.
Queen Letizia's younger sister was only 31 years old and left behind her six-year-old daughter Carla.
At the time, the Spanish royal was six months pregnant with her second daughter - Princess Sofia.
This afternoon, King Felipe and Queen Letizia put on a united front as they were pictured for the first time since Jaime's bombshell claims at the Annual Meeting of the Cervantes Institute held at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez.
Letizia studied her Masters in broadcast journalism and after a stint at Asturian daily paper, La Nueva España, she went on to work for ABC, a popular national newspaper that enjoys the third largest circulation in Spain.
King Felie and Queen Letizia present the annual event'a award to erman professor Dieter Ingenschayv (pictured, centre)
Despite the annual event coming at a time of great stress for the Spanish royals, they appeared composed during the meeting
Next came a stint at Spanish news agency EFE before a move to Guadalajara in Mexico saw her take on a role on local paper, Siglo 21.
Back in Spain a year later, she worked for the Spanish version of Bloomberg, a news channel and agency specialising in economics, before moving to CNN+.
Before she met Felipe of Spain, Letizia was married to high school literature teacher Alonso Guerrero Perez, who was nine years her senior.
The couple wed in 1998 following a ten-year romance, with the pair meeting when the future Spanish queen was just 16.
They tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the town of Almendralejo, Badajoz, but divorced the following year.
By the time she met her husband-to-be, Felipe, in 2002, Letizia was working for popular TV channel 24 Horas, where along with anchoring the popular Telediario 2 evening news bulletin she reported on a wide range of breaking news event.
As a news anchor, she reported live from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
She met Prince Felipe the following year – at the site of an oil spillage in Northern Spain. The year after first meeting Felipe, Letizia quit her job and a few days later their engagement was announced.
Letizia and Felipe's marriage in Madrid in 2004 prompted an upswing in support for the royal family, and her habit of championing High Street brands like Zara proved popular. She and Felipe had two daughters, Leonor in 2005 and Sofia in 2007.
Queen Letizia's relationship with her sister Telma Ortiz
Queen Letizia's sister Telma Ortiz prefers to stay out of the limelight - but it's thought she still has a close relationship with her family.
For instance, Telma has previously been seen stepping out at special family occasions, including the Princess of Asturias Awards in 2019.
Letizia and Telma grew up in a middle-class family and attended a public school. Their mother Maria Rodriguez, was a nurse. Their father Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez, and stepmother Ana Togores, are both journalists.
Telma, who used to work in Barcelona's City Council, became engaged to Jaime Del Burgo in 2012, after just two months of dating.
The Queen's sister already had her daughter Amanda from her relationship with ex-partner Enrique Martin Llop.
Telma Ortiz is seen leaving the EDP Gran Via Theater after attending the 'We Choose Earth Tour' on June 22, 2023 in Madrid
Pictured: Queen Letizia during her time as a newsreader for Television Espanola before her wedding to King Felipe
In 2012, the pair relocated to New York to start their married life - but Telma returned to Barcelona the same year before announcing their permanent separation in 2014.
The couple's first attempts at divorce had been squashed by the groom's father Jaime Ignacio del Burgo, who told a court that his son and Telma repented and wanted to give their marriage another go.
Telma has since married Irish lawyer Gavin Bonnar and the couple welcomed their first child together in October 2021. Gavin shares two children with his first wife musician Sharon Corr.
In her recent album The Fool & The Scorpion, Sharon wrote lyrics included 'the queen's twisted sister' - which fans speculated were inspired by her children's new step-mother.
Meanwhile, Jaime remarried Swedish lawyer Lucía Díaz Liljestrom.
Letizia and Telma tragically lost their younger sister Erika in February 2007 when she passed away following a deliberate drug overdose.
Queen Letizia's younger sister was only 31 years old and left behind her six-year-old daughter Carla.
At the time, the Spanish royal was six months pregnant with her second daughter - Princess Sofia.
