Leaked phone chat embarrasses scandal-hit Spanish royals


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 10 Mar 2016

epa05089742 Spanish King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia (R) attend the military celebration of Epiphany Day at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, 06 January 2016. EPA/ZIPI POOL

MADRID: A leaked phone conversation between Spain’s Queen Letizia and a businessman embroiled in a bank scandal set Twitter ablaze, just as King Felipe VI attempts to revive the scandal-hit monarchy. 

In the text conversation, the queen pledges her support for Javier Lopez Madrid – a close friend of the king – and calls him her “yoga mate”. 

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