Queen Letizia of Spain Turns 50

Letizia Ortz, a divorcee, and veteran national television journalist,

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became a princess in 2004 when she married then-Prince Felipe,

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now King Felipe VI. She became the first woman to rule Spain,

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when King Juan Carlos abdicated ten years later.

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After being first questioned by many, he is now the subject

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of many articles and books, most of which have supported him.

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She has been the center of attraction ever since she became queen.

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No other woman in Spain gets as much attention as Penelope Cruz,

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whether in the way she looks and dresses, her dedication to social

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concerns, or any obvious break with tradition.

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