So much Irene Urdangarin and Borbón like the other nephews of the king Philip VI Over the years they have become desired characters by the press. As Silvia Taulés points out in her book ‘The King’s Nephews’, none of the six already have the protection of her grandfather, the King Juan Carlos Iwho “was the guarantor of their safety and well-being during their childhood and adolescence. Their mothers, the infantas Elena and Christinawho also protected them, have seen how their marriages, for one reason or another, sooner rather than later, broke up, which has left them even more exposed […]. The six have the treatment of ‘most excellent sir’ and the dignity of ‘great one of Spain’. And in these special circumstances, the king’s nephews have an obsession: being normal. Something that no matter how much they try, they cannot achieve it. They won’t even get it.”
The journalist points out that, if the Marichalars had to deal with their parents’ complicated divorce, the Urdangarins “had the worst part: the judicial process for the Nóos case in which Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin They had to turn their lives around like a sock. With the children in the middle, always with the children in the middle. When the process ended and it seemed that everything could return to normal, the parents suffered an immense crisis that ended in a notorious divorce that filled dozens of front pages. And it still continues to do so. In fact, rivers of ink have flowed since the Last January it was known that Cristina and Iñaki had officially divorced – apparently Both reached an economic agreement to cover the expenses of their children.and it was decided that the former Duke of Palma would not receive compensation or pension.
All about Irene Urdangarin
Born in 2005 and baptized in the Zarzuela palace, Irene was a studious, good and obedient child. Or that’s what those who know her say at least. Some add that She has always been the protected girl at home, the spoiled one.. When he was four years old, his parents decided to move to Washington DC, where Iñaki worked for Telefónica, and then he lived happily and unaware of the troubles of his clan in Barcelona, where he grew up with his cousins, the children of Ana Urdangarin, his older sister. of his father, with whom he maintains a very close relationship. When the Nòos case broke out, Irene’s academic performance suffered a decline, and His parents decided to change Pedralbes for Geneva. They did it for several reasons, among others, the fact that his son Juan suffered harassment at school by his classmates—and their parents.
Change of vocation
Until finishing high school, Irene’s daily life has been simple. “She went to class at Ecolint, she has a very close and close group of friends who support her and with whom she continually makes plans,” wrote Taulés. “Also She usually goes shopping, something she used to do with her mother but now she does with her friends and her cousin, sometimes, since Doña Cristina prefers not to be seen too much.. She usually escapes for a few days to the Alps to ski, something she did while she was under eighteen accompanied by two escorts, a vigilance that she has lost with the coming of age.”
In ‘The King’s Nephews’ it is also explained that, despite everything that happened, The four Urdangarin brothers are very attached to their parents, with whom “they have always formed a pineapple.” Although that does not prevent Irene from being harsh with Papi, which is what she calls her father, because when the Basque was convicted – for embezzlement, prevarication, fraud against the Administration, two tax crimes and influence peddling – “the girl was a teenager who wanted to have fun and be with her friends. For that and because He experienced the fact that he was unfaithful to his mother as a betrayal. with his current girlfriend, Ainhoa Armentia. And despite everything, on the walls of Irene’s room, in the Swiss house that her mother and she chose to move in together when the patriarch went to prison, several photographs of Iñaki still hang.
Likewise, the girl especially likes fashion, although she does not plan to dedicate herself to this sector. He wanted to obtain a university degree in hospitality, but she discarded the idea after passing the entrance exams to a prestigious center in Lausanne, a city located seventy kilometers from Geneva where Infanta Cristina decided to stay to be with her daughter and live away from the spotlight. Much to the chagrin of her parents, Irene decided that she would take a sabbatical and think carefully about her future. In the last times has done some charity work and now he has just spent four months working as an aid worker in Cambodia.
Your immediate future
According to some media, the granddaughter of the emeritus kings He is thinking of pursuing university studies in the United Kingdom, where his brothers Juan and Miguel already studied. But that will be in September. Until then she will enjoy Madrid for a few weeks, where she takes advantage of the time with her boyfriend. Juan Urquijo and he usually sees himself with his grandmother Queen Sofia. It is said that both have a very good relationship, and that the emerita worked for years to ensure that all her grandchildren shared time together in the summer. Even though she Princess Eleanor and the Infanta Sofia Today they maintain a distant relationship with their cousins, Irene has had more friction with them because her grandmother invited her in secret when she couldn’t go to the Palacio de la Zarzuela so that the three of them could be together.
