Queen Letizia's ex brother-in-law who alleges that they had an 'affair' has deleted all his X posts and removed his profile photo... after elusively issuing Casa Real with a 48 hour deadline to deny any of his 'statements'

• Brother-in-law of Queen Letizia of Spain has deleted all his posts on website X 
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Queen Letizia’s  ex brother-in-law, who has continuously alleged that he and the King’s wife had an affair, has mysteriously deleted all his posts on X – after issuing the Casa Real and Spanish president Pedro Sánchez with a 48 deadline to say if any of his statements were ‘untrue’.

Jaime Del Burgo, 53, has sensationally insisted that he was romantically involved with the former journalist after her 2004 wedding to Felipe VI – and has more than once doubled down on the claims on social media, despite the royals staying silent  on the issue.

But the businessman’s profile is now entirely empty, his photo replaced with a simple black background. The cover picture is also an elusive blurred image, and he follows no accounts.

The move comes after earlier this week, Del Burgo theatrically announced that he will ‘respond to all the questions, comments, reproaches’ that the Spanish royal family or the nation’s political leader ‘want to ask in this medium’.

‘I leave the possibility open for 48 hours,’ he added – in a screenshot of the post which can be seen in a forum thread on Cotilleando.com. ‘If even one of the statements I have made are not true, I give you the opportunity.’

Jaime Del Burgo, 53, has sensationally insisted that he was romantically involved with the former journalist after her 2004 wedding to Felipe VI. Pictured with Letizia’s sister in 2012

A link to his Instagram profile also shows up with an error message saying: ‘Sorry, this page isn’t available’.

MailOnline has reached out to Casa Real and Pedro Sánchez for comment.

The ‘affair’ rumours rocked the Spanish family in November after Del Burgo, who is currently based in the UK, recently contributed to a tell-all book about the 51-year-old Spanish royal, titled Letizia y Yo (Letizia and I) by by Jaime Peñafiel.

In it, Del Burgo claims he and Letizia were dating when she met Felipe and were still romantically involved after her wedding to the Spanish King 20 years ago.

Following the bombshell allegations, the entrepreneur shared a selfie the Queen took in a mirror during one of her pregnancies as ‘evidence’ of their relationship.

In it, the royal can be seen wearing a black pashmina – which Del Burgo claims belonged to him – and he also typed out a message in his social media post, supposedly sent to him by Letizia.

It read: ‘Love. I wear your pashmina. It’s like feeling you by my side. It takes care of me. It protects me. I count the hours until we see each other again. Love you. Get out of here. Yours,’

Father-of-two Del Burgo divorced Telma Ortiz by mutual consent in 2016 – four years after they married and two years after they split up.

Queen Letizia ‘s ex brother-in-law, who has continuously alleged that he and the King’s wife had an affair, has mysteriously deleted all his posts on X. Letizia pictured last month

The businessman’s profile is now entirely empty, his photo replaced with a simple black background

The move comes after earlier this week, Del Burgo theatrically announced that he will ‘respond to all the questions, comments, reproaches’ that the Spanish royal family or the nation’s political leader ‘want to ask in this medium’

A link to his Instagram profile also shows up with an error message saying: ‘Sorry, this page isn’t available’

He claimed in Peñafiel’s book that he was carrying an engagement ring in his pocket during a meeting at Madrid’s Ritz Hotel with his ‘then-girlfriend’ Letizia in 2002 when she told him she had fallen in love with the future King of Spain.

He alleged he became friends with Felipe after they met and was asked by Letizia to be a witness at their May 22, 2004 wedding.

TIMELINE OF DEL BURGO’S CLAIMS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SPAIN’S ROYAL FAMILY

• Pre-2000 – Letizia Ortiz, who was a newsreader at the time, meets Jaime del Burgo – the son of a politician – and the pair start dating
• 2001 – Letizia and King Felipe meet on the site of a oil spillage. Jaime claims he was planning to propose when she told him about her new royal romance
• 2003 – Letizia and Felipe announce engagement. 
• 2004 – the couple marry at Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. Jaime claims he was asked to be a witness during the ceremony
• 2005 – the couple welcome Princess Leonor
• February 2007 – Letizia’s sister Erika suddenly passes away 
• April 2007 – Princess Sofia is born. During one of her pregnancies, Jaime claims Letizia sends him a selfie confessing her love.
• 2010 – the couple reportedly profess their love for one another and allegedly meet with lawyers. Jaime claims they looked at properties in the US to move to. He also claims Letizia suggested they use a surrogate in LA to have a baby
• 2011 – Jaime claims Letizia ends their relationship over the phone
• 2012 – Jaime marries Letizia’s sister Telma. The couple relocate to New York
• 2014 – Telma and Jaime announce their separation  

Del Burgo also made the incredible claim that the Queen asked to see him the night before the wedding at the exclusive El Latigazo restaurant in Madrid – where she asked him to ‘never leave’ her.

The businessman – who is the son of the former politician Jaime Ignacio del Burgo – said their ‘romantic’ relationship was forged in Venice and pre-dated the year 2000.

He also recalled a moment he says occurred following Princess Leonor’s birth when they were lying together in a hammock by a pool, saying in the book which was released last month: ‘Letizia told me “I love you” and I responded “I love you”.’

Telma is now with Irish lawyer Gavin Bonnar and the couple welcomed their first child together in October 2021. Gavin shares two children with his first wife – musician Sharon Corr.

In her recent album, The Fool & The Scorpion, Sharon wrote lyrics which included the phrase ‘the queen’s twisted sister’ – which fans speculated were inspired by her children’s new step-mother.

Meanwhile, Del Burgo married Swedish lawyer Lucía Díaz Liljestrom.

His X bio also once said he is father to ‘Ulla and Liv’ – but is now blank.

Speaking to El Cierre Digitial, Peñafiel said Letizia was Del Burgo’s ‘great love’ and the pair’s relationship turned into a ‘great friendship’ after she became romantically involved with Felipe.

What’s more, the royal’s ex-brother-in-law also made the far-fetched claim that he ‘dealt’ with Letizia’s pre-nuptial agreement and helped to front the cost of the Queen’s family’s wedding outfits.

He is quoted as saying: ‘When the wedding with Felipe came round, I dealt with the pre-nuptial agreement as you know, amongst other things.

‘I also had to pay Letizia’s family’s expenses because [former King] Juan Carlos refused to pay or even go halves with me. So with the help of my friend Felipe Varela, I dressed her mum, grandmother and her sisters. And with the help of Jaime Jason, her father, grandparents and a cousin.’

In the book, Letizia’s alleged ex-lover describes Felipe as a ‘kind-hearted man’ and even goes on to say that he had a ‘great friendship’ with the royal.  He told the author: ‘I told him my problems and he told [me] his.’

Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain, pictured attending a charity meeting on December 13

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their wedding day in Madrid in May 2004. Del Burgo claims he was going to propose to the newsreader until she announced she had met King Felipe

Spanish Crown Prince Felipe de Bourbon and his bride Letizia look at each other as the Royal couple appears on the balcony of Royal Palace May 22, 2004

The businessman even said that Felipe ‘uses [him] as a good man because he felt incapable of calming [Letizia] down’ on occasions.

Following the wedding, Del Burgo described how Letizia was like a ‘fox in a chicken coop’ as she was ‘cleverer than any of them’.

Del Burgo- who says the Queen nicknamed him her ‘yogi pal’ – claims he still had a romantic relationship with Letizia even after the wedding in 2004. He also claims he has kept ‘photographs, videos, mobile phones’ and text messages as evidence.

The businessman insists that ‘love was always there’ in their relationship since they travelled to Venice together. The selfie Del Burgo shared on X was taken during one of Letizia’s pregnancies between 2005-2007.

Following this, they allegedly ‘took steps forward with the goal of being free’ – which involved seeking legal advice and looking at properties in the US.

One of the most damaging claims Del Burgo reportedly makes is that Queen Letizia suggested they have a child together using a surrogate in Los Angeles.

Around this time, Del Burgo claims that he confronted Letizia after photos of her kissing Felipe appeared on the covers of Spanish magazines. He claims the Queen told him: ‘I had to do it to protect us.’

Peñafiel also wrote that when Sofia was born, Del Burgo became uncle to both of the girls.

Telma Ortiz is seen leaving the EDP Gran Via Theater after attending the ‘We Choose Earth Tour’ on June 22, 2023 in Madrid

It then quotes him as saying: ‘It was a beautiful period. I didn’t have children, and those girls made me so happy. I was working in Brazil and suffered a pulmonary embolism.

‘I was in intensive care for a fortnight. I managed to get the Albert Einstein Hospital to give me a telephone Letizia and I spoke to each other every day on [the phone].

‘During my visits to Madrid I would often go to the cinema with Felipe, Letizia and some friends. Letizia and I would always sit together, holding hands. They were moments of happiness.’

However in August 2011, Del Burgo says Letizia abruptly ended their relationship when she called him and said: ‘We can’t continue seeing each other.’

Following this, he claims that a female friend told him to get in touch with Telma – who he had met when he first started dating Letizia.

The following year, the pair got engaged after just two months of dating. The Queen’s sister already had her daughter Amanda from her relationship with ex-partner Enrique Martin Llop.

Queen Letizia during her time as a newsreader for Television Espanola before her wedding to King Felipe

In 2012, the pair relocated to New York to start their married life – but Telma returned to Barcelona the same year before announcing their permanent separation.

Letizia studied her Masters in broadcast journalism and after a stint at Asturian daily paper, La Nueva España, she went on to work for ABC, a popular national newspaper that enjoys the third largest circulation in Spain.

Next came a stint at Spanish news agency EFE before a move to Guadalajara in Mexico saw her take on a role on local paper, Siglo 21.

Back in Spain a year later, she worked for the Spanish version of Bloomberg, a news channel and agency specialising in economics, before moving to CNN+.

Before she met Felipe of Spain, Letizia was married to high school literature teacher Alonso Guerrero Perez, who was nine years her senior.

The couple wed in 1998 following a ten-year romance, with the pair meeting when the future Spanish queen was just 16.

They tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the town of Almendralejo, Badajoz, but divorced the following year.

By the time she met her husband-to-be, Felipe, in 2002, Letizia was working for popular TV channel 24 Horas, where along with anchoring the popular Telediario 2 evening news bulletin she reported on a wide range of breaking news event.

As a news anchor, she reported live from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

She met Prince Felipe the following year – at the site of an oil spillage in Northern Spain. The year after first meeting Felipe, Letizia quit her job and a few days later their engagement was announced.

Letizia and Felipe’s marriage in Madrid in 2004 prompted an upswing in support for the royal family, and her habit of championing High Street brands like Zara proved popular. She and Felipe had two daughters, Leonor in 2005 and Sofia in 2007.

Queen Letizia and Kings Felipe requested a famous photographer to take their new official portrait on their twentieth wedding anniversary- despite ‘affair’ allegations made by her former brother-in-law (pictured in 2020 inside the Royal Palace of Madrid)

Referring to the scandal, a spokesperson for the Spanish Royal Family at the time told FEMAIL: ‘We have no comment to make about this.’

It comes as Letizia and Felipe recently requested a famous photographer to take new official portraits to mark their twentieth wedding anniversary – as they continue to put on a united front despite ‘affair’ allegations made by her former brother-in-law.

According to reports in the Spanish media, the couple have chosen Annie Leibovitz, who photographed the late Queen Elizabeth II in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in 2007 and took the last portrait of John Lennon a few hours before he was killed.

Letizia and Felipe will celebrate 20 years of marriage on 22nd May.

The royal couple’s last official portraits were shot by photographer Estela de Castro inside the Royal Palace of Madrid in 2020.

Letizia stunned in a hot pink gown with silver embroidery by Carolina Herrera in October 2019, previously worn to the ascension to the throne of Emperor Naruhito.

She accessorised with dazzling jewellery, including the Tiara de las Flores de Lis, made of platinum and diamonds which sports the Fleurs de Lys emblem of the House of Bourbon, which has been in the Spanish royal family since King Alfonso XIII offered it to Queen Ena as a wedding gift in 1906.

She paired the tiara with diamond encrusted bracelets by Cartier and round drop earrings, also made from diamonds.

The mother-of-two sported the sash and plaque of the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Carlos III.

In the gala portrait, her husband Felipe VI wore a large selections of his own royal orders, including the scallop of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the great necklace of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Carlos III, the plaque of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Carlos III and the plates of the Great Crosses of Military Merit, Naval Merit and Aeronautical Merit.

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