Menchu Álvarez del Valle, grandmother of Queen Letizia dies

  • By:karen-millen

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08/2022

JOAQUINA DUEÑAS

Week magazine advanced this afternoon the death of María del Carmen Álvarez del Valle, the grandmother of Queen Letizia, affectionately known as Menchu, at 93 at her home in Sardeu, in Asturias.Profession journalist, was one of the most popular voices of Asturian radio although after more than 40 years in the waves, the maximum popularity came to him when his granddaughter, Letizia Ortiz announced his commitment to the then Prince Felipe, in November of2003.

His discreet character that affable caused that from the beginning he received the love of the people and his professionalism led him to receive with his sister Mari Sol the National Radio Award in 2013 for his career.The monarch and her grandmother have always maintained a very special union and there have been many occasions in which they have seen together.In fact, the trips of the current royal family to Asturias to visit the veteran announcer were common.

For Menchu, the queen was also her weakness and did not doubt talking about her with immense affection whenever she had a chance although respecting the delicate limits of privacy.A love that was reciprocal.The admiration for his grandmother was the reasons that determined the journalistic vocation of Doña Letizia.

During the link of the current Kings, she had a leading role intervening with one of the readings of the religious ceremony and was one of the essentials in the delivery of the Princess of Asturias Awards at the Capoamor Theater, where she made her institutional debutPrincess Leonor, her great -grandchildren.There was precisely his last public appearance in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic was triggered.

Fallece Menchu Álvarez del Valle, abuela de la reina Letizia

The news of his death came at the same time that King Felipe VI landed in Lima to attend the inauguration of the president -elect Pedro Castillo, while his wife had just taken a few days off closing his institutional agenda before his expected reappearanceIn Palma de Mallorca for August 1 in the delivery of the ATLàntida Film Festival Awards.

Menchu was born in Santander in 1928 but lived most of his life in Oviedo where he began working at Radio Oviedo in 1947 and two years later, in 1949, he married José Luis Ortiz, representative of Olivetti who died in 2005.Together had three children: Jesus, Queen's Father, Henar and Cristina, also deceased in 2001.After Radio Oviedo, he also worked in the voice of the Principality, Spanish RadioCadena and National Radio of Spain.In total, 42 years before the microphones during what was the announcer and creator of different radio content.Among the different programs, 'sew and sing' and 'Rumbo to La Gloria' stood out.

After retirement in 1990 he did not hesitate to remain active participating in dubbing and teaching projects, going where he claimed it to publicize all his professional baggage.

Her life was plagued by great experiences and she told so in an interview to 'travel, live and savor'.The veteran journalist reported some of her great moments, such as the trip she made by bus to Moscow with her husband with the newly shot Berlin wall during which Europe was going through.More than 4.000 kilometers that were an unforgettable adventure for the couple.In addition, he did not hesitate to talk about how he would like him to remember: «Menchu was a lover faithful to his work.In love with radio ».

His loss is a hard blow to the Queen's family, including her great -grandchildren, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia, Carla Vigo, who is trying to make a place in the world of interpretation and fashion and Amanda, daughter of TelmaOrtiz.Precisely Telma is pregnant with her second child as a result of her relationship with Robert Gavin and whose birth is scheduled for the end of the year.A little one who, unfortunately, has not come to know.

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