“When Felipe is calm, Letizia is more nervous. She is systematic, he likes to improvise from time to time. Felipe is rather slow. Letizia, fast and intuitive,” says the couple. A point in which they harmonize less is the fact that Letizia is an early riser, the king himself is more of a morning grouch. “Letizia gets up at dawn and immediately starts scurrying and Felipe always has a hard time getting up,” a palace insider was quoted as saying.
Although Letizia must always be second to the king at institutional level, “internally they form a team where things of all kinds are discussed and considered together. There is harmony, camaraderie and complicity”.
King calls wife ‘mama’ behind palace walls
Felipe is also a committed dad who cares for his daughters Leonor and Sofia would drop everything and only call his wife “mama” in private.