Queen Letizia of Spain and Bill Subritzky: Difference between pages

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'''Bill Subritzky''', from [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], was a lawyer and property developer from the mid 1950s until the mid 1980s. In 1971 he became involved in the [[Charismatic movement]], and became a well-known independent evangelist and healer in many parts of New Zealand and beyond. His company, [[Universal Homes]], mass-produced homes in standard designs and sold them relatively cheaply. It sold 14,000 homes over the 30-year period of Subritzky's involvement.

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Subritzky's [[faith healing]] ministry, Dove Ministries, distributes pamphlets, books, videos etc. of his teaching and his evangelistic healing meetings. He is a [[Charismatic movement|charismatic]] [[Anglican]] but the style of his ministry is more similar to [[Pentecostal]]s such as the late [[Derek Prince]].

'''Princess Letizia of Spain''', born ''Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano'', on [[September 15]], [[1972]] in [[Oviedo]], [[Spain]], is the wife of Prince [[Felipe, Prince of Asturias]], the [[heir apparent]] to the Spanish throne. She is styled '''HRH The Princess of Asturias'''.

Subritzky was a proponent of the [[Toronto Blessing]] and its introduction into New Zealand. He frequently attributes problems, whether physical, spiritual, emotional or psychological, to the influence of [[demon]]s, which he claims to "cast out". He also claims to have insight through the "[[word of knowledge]]" into people's sins, etc., which have made them vulnerable to demonic influence. Concerns have been raised about the possible harm this can do, but his popularity appears undiminished. Skeptics have questioned his claim that he has ability to cure ailments such as asthma, arthritis and cancer. <ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Sceptics question faith healing | work = | pages = | publisher = [[Television New Zealand]] | date = 2006-10-24 | url = http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/868561 | accessdate = }}</ref>

==Family==

Letizia is the eldest daughter of Jesús Ortiz Álvarez, a journalist, and Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez, a registered nurse and also a hospital union representative<ref>[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/familias/pagina6.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - Paloma Rocasolano, enlace sindical]</ref>. Her parents divorced in 1987 and her father later remarried to fellow journalist Ana Togores <ref>[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/familias/pagina5.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - Jesús Ortiz, el discreto consuegro del Rey]</ref>. Letizia's paternal grandmother, Menchu Álvarez del Valle, was a well known radio broadcaster in Asturias for over 40 years.

Princess Letizia has two sisters:

* [[Telma Ortiz|Telma Ortiz Rocasolano]], an economist who works for [[Médecins Sans Frontières|Médicos sin Fronteras]].<ref>[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/familias/pagina7.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - Telma Ortiz Rocasolano]</ref>

* Erika Ortiz Rocasolano, who graduated in Fine arts and works as a deluxe books representative. She is married with a daughter. <ref>[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/familias/pagina8.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - Erika Ortiz Rocasolano]</ref>

==Education and career==

Princess Letizia attended school at the La Gesta school in Oviedo, before her family moved to [[Madrid]], where she attended high school at the Ramiro de Maeztu high school.<ref name="navarra">[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/novios/pagina7.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - El traslado de su familia a Madrid marcó la dirección de su vida]</ref>. She completed a Bachelor’s Degree in [[Journalism]] at the [[Complutense University of Madrid]], as well as a Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Journalism at the Institute for Studies in Audiovisual Journalism. <ref name="official">[http://www.casareal.es/ingles/sar_letizia/index.html The Royal Household of His Majesty the King - Her Royal Highness the Princess of Asturias]</ref>.

While studying, Letizia worked for Asturian daily newspaper ''La Nueva España'' and later for the newspaper ''[[Diario ABC|ABC]]'' and the news agency [[EFE]]<ref name="navarra" /> <ref name="official" />. After completing her studies, she spent some time in [[Mexico]], working at the newspaper ''Siglo XXI''. After returning, he worked for the Spanish version of economic channel [[Bloomberg]] before moving to news network [[CNN Plus]].<ref name="official" />

In 2000, she moved to and [[Televisión Española|TVE]], where she started on the news channel ''24 Horas''. In 2002, she anchored weekly news report program ''Informe Semanal'' and later daily morning news program ''[[Telediario]] Matinal'' on the TVE <ref name="navarra" /> <ref name="official" />. In August 2003, a few months before her engagement to Felipe, Letizia was promoted to become an anchor person of the TVE daily evening news program ''[[Telediario]]'', the most viewed newscast in Spain.

In 2000 Letizia reported from [[Washington, DC]] on the [[U.S. presidential election, 2000|presidential elections]]. In [[September 2001]] she broadcast live from [[Ground Zero]] following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]] in [[New York]] and in 2003 she filed reports from [[Iraq]] following the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war]]. In 2002 she sent several reports from [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] in northern Spain following the ecological disaster when the oil tanker ''[[Prestige (ship)|Prestige]]'' sank.

==First marriage==

[[image:LetiziaOrtiz.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano on TVE]]

Letizia married [[Alonso Guerrero y Pérez]], her high-school literature teacher, on [[7 August]] [[1999]], at [[Almendralejo]], in [[Badajoz]], after a 10-year courtship <ref>[http://www.diariodenavarra.es/especiales/bodareal/novios/pagina6.asp DiariodeNavarra.es - Prefiere los pantalones a la falda]</ref>. The marriage was dissolved by divorce in [[2000]].

==Second marriage==

On 1st November 2003, to the surprise of many, the Royal Household announced Letizia's engagement to the Prince of Asturias<ref name="official" />. Afterwards, she moved to live in a wing of the [[Palacio de la Zarzuela|La Zarzuela Palace]] until the day of her wedding.<ref>[http://www.el-mundo.es/especiales/2004/04/espana/bodareal/escenario_palaciozarzuela.html elmundo.es | Boda Real - Palacio de la Zarzuela]</ref>

The wedding took place on [[May 22]], [[2004]] in the Cathedral [[Santa María la Real de la Almudena]] in Madrid, Spain. It was the first royal wedding in this cathedral, which was consecrated by the [[John Paul II|Pope]] in 1993. It had been nearly a century since the capital celebrated a royal wedding, as the present king and queen married in [[Athens]], and the prince's sisters, [[Infanta Elena of Spain|Infanta Elena]] and [[Infanta Cristina of Spain|Infanta Cristina]], married in [[Seville]] and [[Barcelona]] respectively.

As Letizia's previous marriage was a civil ceremony, the [[Roman Catholic Church]] did not object to her marrying the Prince of Asturias.

After the wedding, she moved with her new husband to his residence, a 3.150 m² palace built within the La Zarzuela Palace grounds.<ref>[http://www.el-mundo.es/especiales/2004/04/espana/bodareal/escenario_casa.html elmundo.es | Boda Real - Su casa] </ref>

==Health concerns==

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Since the royal wedding, photographs have been published that show that Letizia has become alarmingly thin. ''[[Gala]]'' magazine published photographs of the princess in March 2005 showing the elegantly dressed royal exhibiting frail arms, sharp shoulder blades, and sunken cheeks, an indication, observers stated, perhaps of [[anorexia nervosa|anorexia]]. In an unusual move, representatives of the Spanish court denied that the princess was suffering from any illness.

==Child==

It was announced on [[May 8]] [[2005]] that Letizia was pregnant and on [[31 October]] 2005, at 1:46am at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid, she gave birth to a girl, H.R.H. [[Infanta Leonor of Spain|Infanta Leonor]], the first child for the couple, who was baptised on [[14 January]] [[2006]]. The godparents were the King and Queen of Spain.

It may be likely the Spanish law of succession could be changed to introduce the fully [[equal primogeniture]], meaning that the firstborn child of the monarch succeeds, regardless of gender, making Infanta Leonor second in line behind her father even if she has younger brothers, and would become a female [[heir apparent]].

As for the infanta's future as a possible monarch, Letizia was quoted in the ''Spanish Herald,'' when asked by a reporter if "a queen has [been] born," the prince answered, "For now a princess has born. But the logic of the times means that if the reform that the administration is planning takes place, she will be."

==Titles==

[[Image:Coat of Arms Letizia Ortiz.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Coat of arms of the Princess Letizia]]

* Miss Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (September 1972 - May 2004)

* Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias (Since May 2004)

Her official titles are ''Her Royal Highness Letizia, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Gerona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer''.

==References==

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==See also==

* [[Prince of Asturias Awards]]

*[[Line of succession to the Spanish Throne]]

==External links==

* [http://www.protocolo.com/index/noticias/boletin/091204/armas.htm Letizia's Personal Coat of Arms (In Spanish)]

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