Madrid - For months, rumors abound. Now it's official: The Spanish Infanta Elena, the eldest Tochtervon King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, separates up to weiteresvon her husband Jaime de Marichalar.
This was reported on Tuesday fromthe Madrid royal family. The 43-year-old Duchess of Lugo and the 44Jahre old banker wanted to use the separation to reflect on dieZukunft their marriage.
The couple has two children, the nine-year old Felipe JuanFroilán and seven years old Victoria Federica. Elena rangiertin the Spanish Succession in fourth place, behind their jüngerenBruder Felipe and his two daughters.
The Königshaushatte speculation about a divorce always denied. It would now take nichtdazu position, whether it was now agreed "temporary separation" may be a first step to a subsequent divorce.
Elena and the scion of a noble family in Seville Marichalar hatten1995 married. At the "wedding of the year" hattendamals 1,300 guests and members Königshäusernteilgenommen of 33rd
The Infanta and her husband were at least Wegegegangen often separated. Marichalar was in December 2001 Schlaganfallerlitten and occasionally hovered in mortal danger. Sichdanach he underwent a lengthy rehabilitation. According to the staatlichenRundfunks RNE he will continue to belong to the first officially königlichenFamilie, since the separation of any legal Konsequenzenhabe.
