Monday, October 31, 2005

A Queen is Born

I love royal stuff! From BBC News (the only one I could find in English):

Spain's future queen gives birth

Princess Letizia, the future Queen of Spain, has given birth to her first child, a girl.


The newborn is second in line to the throne after her father Crown Prince Felipe, 37.
She was born about six hours after Princess Letizia was admitted to Madrid's Ruber International clinic, accompanied by her husband.
Spain's government says it wants to change the law so that females have the same succession rights as males.
The baby's name has yet to be announced by the Royal Palace. [They named her Leonor]
Photographers, television crews and the curious gathered outside the private clinic.
Under the Spanish constitution, the eldest male automatically succeeds, even if he has an older sister.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has pledged to change the law, saying it discriminates against female royals.
Prince Felipe married Letizia Ortiz, 32, in May 2004 - shortly after the Madrid train bombings. [The day before I came to Spain last summer to au pair]
The crown prince's romance with Ms Ortiz, a well-known television presenter and a divorcee, had been kept a secret.

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