We all know who it is. He, the “count Lequio”. Alessandro Lequio, who despite having denied on several occasions that he is a count – a title that belongs to his older brother, Francisco, as an inheritance from his father, Clemente Lecquio Di Assaba, who was previously married to the Peruvian María Ferrer -, but Despite his television fame, few know of his true connection to Casa Real. It is known that he is a distant cousin of King Felipe VI, but not the reason why the controversial Mediaset collaborator does not appear in official acts, despite holding a position relatively “close” to the Spanish throne.
Alessandro himself has made reference to this relationship through images of his childhood and youth on his social networks, but few are aware of the close relationship between the Lequio and the Bourbons.
Alessandro Vittorio Eugenio Enrico Lequio was born in 1960 in Switzerland, where his family moved from Italy in times of fascism. Lequio is the son of Alessandra (Sandra) Torlonia, eldest daughter of the Infanta Beatriz de Borbón and, therefore, great-grandson of the kings Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg. Alessandra Torlonia was, therefore, a first cousin of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I, which makes Alessandro Lequio a second cousin of the current King Felipe VI.
With such a close family relationship and a position that places him no less than 27th in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, one cannot help but wonder why he does not work as a member of the Royal House or at least acts as such. . The reason is simple: he was “vetoed”.
On October 12, 1987, Alessandro Lequio married Antonia Dell’Atte in Milan, bringing his eldest son, Clemente Lequio, into the world a year later. A relationship that would break into a thousand pieces with the appearance of Ana García Obregón in his life, with whom he was unfaithful to his first wife and who became the talk of the heart press in Spain.
That, together with his love affairs (Silvia Tinao, Mar Flores, etc.) and controversial television appearances, led him to become one of the most popular characters on television, but at the same time one of the least desired to be around. by Royal House.
“I have not been invited to any public act of the Royal House for more than 20 years. It has been more than two decades since I fell off the list, when I went to live with Ana Obregón,” Alessandro revealed in 2013 on Ana’s program Rosa, explaining that “in Zarzuela they decided that my aesthetics did not fit in with the aesthetics of the family. At the time it made me feel bad, but I’m more than used to it now. And I think I’m the only one.”
The Italian then decided to continue with his television career, which decades later keeps him at the top, although always with controversy.
Alessandro Lequio’s privileged position as a member of royalty also leaves his family forever linked to Casa Real. While Sandra Torlonia’s son holds the 27th position in the line of succession to the throne, her descendants are also part of it. This line, however, underwent some changes the day her son, Aless, passed away.
Thus, the eldest son of Alessandro Lequio, Clemente, would be ranked 28th, as the firstborn. At 30 there would be little Ginevra Ena, the result of her marriage to María Palacios. In 29 there would be Aless, but after his death, it would be a position that his biological daughter, Ana Sandra, would occupy.
However, this would only happen if there was a requirement: Aless Lequio must officially appear as the father of the little girl in every legal document, not reducing everything to a genetic link between them. If this is confirmed, Ana Sandra would enter this long list in which she has reserved her position and opt to be queen of Spain, although it is practically impossible for her to have to play that role in the future.
