The photograph of reconciliation: Queen Letizia and Marie-Chantal, arm in arm in Athens


The disagreement between the 2 arose in 2018, when Marie-Chantal publicly criticized Letizia after her ‘encounter’ with Queen Sofía in Palma. “No grandmother deserves this kind of remedy. She (Letizia) has proven her true face,” wrote the Pablo de Grecia’s spouse about her political cousin The final time Queen Letizia and Marie-Chantal met in public was at Elizabeth II’s funeral

The funeral for Constantine of Greece, which is held this Monday in Athens, left us final night time the picture of reconciliation: that of Queen Letizia and Marie-Chantal Miller, arm in arm and really smiling. Both appear to have buried the hatchet, permitting themselves to be seen as accomplices on the exit of a restaurant with their husbands, King Felipe and his cousin Pablo of Greece, after a dinner that introduced each households collectively.

A protracted-awaited picture that places an finish to the rumors about their unhealthy relationship. The disagreement between the 2 arose nearly 5 years in the past, when Marie-Chantal publicly criticized Letizia after her conflict with Queen Sofía on the Easter mass in Palma de Mallorca in 2018. “No grandmother deserves this type of remedy. She (Letizia ) has proven its true face”, the Greek royal wrote on Twitter after seeing the photographs wherein Letizia hindered the emeritus queen’s posing together with her daughters, Leonor and Sofía.

No grandmother deserves that sort of remedy! Wow she’s proven her de ella true colours

— Marie-Chantal (@MarieChantalUK) April 3, 2018

Queen Letizia and Marie-Chantal depart the restaurant along with King Felipe and Pablo of Greece. RAUL TERREL / EP

The final time Queen Letizia and Marie-Chantal met in public was at Elizabeth II’s funeral, on September 19, 2021 in London. However, on that event, there was no photograph, since by protocol they sat on completely different benches in Westminster Abbey.

A household dinner filled with reunions and to which they haven’t missed, along with the kings Felipe and Letizia, the emeritus kings, the infanta Elena along with Froilán and Victoria Federica; Infanta Cristina together with her 4 kids; Queen Ana Maria of Greece, widow of Constantine; Pablo and Marie-Chantal with their 5 kids and the remainder of the Greek household.