Irene Urdangarin, the youngest of the Spanish royal family, has spoken publicly for the first time during her recent graduation in Geneva, Switzerland. In a chance meeting with a television reporter, the 18-year-old seemed happy and smiling, surrounded by her family.
The Fiesta reporter, Sonia Fernández, asked Irene several questions, who responded in a reserved manner, highlighting her family’s support on this special day. “My family, very well,” said Irene, in one of her few statements to the press.
The daughter of the Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin also confirmed that her plan for the near future is to study hospitality at the prestigious École Hôtelière de Lausanne university, in autumn. This announcement marks a new chapter in the life of Irene, who until now had kept a low profile and had not spoken about her future.
Despite the insistence, the young woman was reluctant to share her graduation diploma with the reporter, maintaining that it was a private matter. This response, although reserved, was received with good humor by Emma García, the presenter of the program, who celebrated the “educated, natural” attitude of the granddaughter of Juan Carlos I and Doña Sofía.
La Fernández expressed her surprise at Irene’s kindness and how she felt accompanied on her way out of graduation. “She was very kind and she let me accompany her … she was tucked in by her brothers and maybe that’s why she felt more relaxed,” she speculated. Along the same lines, she was the presenter of the afternoon magazine: “It was quite a surprise because, when we met her, we thought that she would be a bit more self-conscious.”
