This week, news has shaken the pages of the social chronicle: Irene Urdangarin, the youngest daughter of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin, has begun a romantic relationship with Juan Urquijo, who is the brother of Teresa Urquijo, the wife of the Madrid mayor. José Luis Martínez-Almeida.
The courtship has surprised many, not only because they are young members of two distinguished royal families – who are also family – but because of the emotional impact it has had on Infanta Cristina.
Hola magazine was the first to give details about this relationship, pointing out that both young people have found great support in each other. However, attention is also focused on the reaction of the daughter of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I.
According to journalist Alejandro Entrambasaguas in Fiesta, Infanta Cristina is afraid that Irene will stray and abandon the low profile that she has maintained all this time: “She is worried because she fears that Irene will take the path of her cousin Victoria Federica, she fears that “Irene put aside her studies and approached the world of influencers.”
This fear comes from the possibility that Irene, perhaps happy to have more relevance on a social level, abandons her studies and personal responsibilities, opting for a public life without the intimacy that her mother considers vital for a healthy and balanced development.
Precisely, it was Victoria Federica who brought them together. Since they were very young, Irene and Juan have shared family moments, as they are both descendants of families that maintain a close relationship due to old family ties.
The feelings between both young people have grown closer over time, culminating in a reunion last summer during a party organized by Victoria Federica. This event marked the beginning of their current rapprochement.
The relationship, described by some as a “crush”, began as a special friendship and quickly turned into a courtship. The first images of the couple, captured at various events and widely disseminated, show a radiant and obviously happy Irene next to Juan.
