He romance between Irene Urdangarin (18 years old) and Juan Urquijo (25 years old) caught us all by surprise. The daughter of Infanta Cristina was photographed in a loving attitude with Teresa Urquijo’s little brother and the information about how their relationship arose did not take long to come to light.
The young couple have known each other since they were children, but it was not until a few months ago when they met again in Madrid and a crush arose between them. Although at first it was thought that Victoria Federica had acted as a matchmaker, nothing could be further from the truth. As she has published Hello! It was Juan and Miguel, Irene’s brothers, who facilitated the meeting. Apparently Infanta Cristina’s eldest son has been a close friend of Juan’s for years and took advantage of his stay in Madrid to meet him, an informal evening to which Irene and Miguel joined.
Despite the distance that has separated them in recent months, the relationship between them is more than strengthened and a few days ago they were photographed again walking through the streets of Madrid. In addition, they have the approval of their respective families, to whom they are linked by blood ties. From Infanta Cristina to Juan Carlos I himself, everyone is delighted with Juan. But what we did not know until now is that Kings Felipe and Letizia, and Leonor and Sofía have also had the opportunity to meet this young man who has gone from being a complete unknown to occupying the covers of magazines.
Irene came of age on June 5 of last year.
All the details of Leonor’s meeting with Juan Urquijo and Irene Urdangarin in Madrid
As revealed by the aforementioned publication, the relationship between their respective families led them to meet again, nothing more and nothing less than, at the private party that Don Felipe and Doña Letizia organized at the El Pardo palace on the occasion of the Princess Leonor’s 18th birthday. A historic date and family in which the heir to the throne had the opportunity to meet her cousin’s boyfriend.
Although they were not officially a couple at that time, the connection between them was more than evident. We don’t know how it was and if they didn’t even have the opportunity to chat, but with this information it confirms that Irene and Juan have skipped that awkward moment of family introductions. According to ¡Hola!, the young people met again the next day and so on date after date until last January they set out on separate paths. Irene headed to Cambodia where she has worked as a volunteer for the NGO Sauce while he continued with his life in Madrid.
Irene’s solidarity experience came to an end last May. The niece of Felipe VI returned to Madrid and settled in the Zarzuela Palace with Queen Sofía. Although from their closest surroundings they assure Hello! that “they are not dating”, they classify theirs more as “a very special relationship.” “They want to take everything calmly because they are very young,” they said. What is evident is that they love spending time together and are thoroughly enjoying these first months together.
Infanta Cristina devotes herself to her daughter Irene
The magazine Lecturas carried on its cover this Wednesday the enormous concern of Infanta Cristina for the immediate future of her daughter Irene. After her graduation in Geneva, the young woman was very clear that she wanted to study hospitality at the prestigious École Hôtelière in Lausanne (Switzerland). A decision that pleased her mother since this way she would remain by her side. However, her dream fell apart because she did not pass the university entrance exams, hence she decided to take a gap year.
Infanta Cristina’s great fear is that Irene will follow in the footsteps of her cousin Victoria Federica and leave her training aside to dedicate herself to the world of social networks. For now, Irene has settled in Madrid where she has resumed her driving school classes and a few days ago it emerged that she could be considering trying her luck in the United Kingdom.
