Who mediated between her and Pertegaz?

Everything about the Royal House always hides secrets that remain hidden for a long time… or perhaps forever. Two decades after the marriage of the Kings, we learned a previously unpublished detail of The process of creating Letizia’s dress for this royal wedding which took place on May 22, 2004. Many things are known: the creator, the details of the design, the link that was born from the first moment between Pertegaz and the future princess of Asturias, the price.. .

However, a curious piece of information now appears as 20 years have passed since such a mythical date. It was the late designer’s niece, Dione Caus, who shared a surprising detail about How was the election of this legendary designer made? and whose protagonist is one of the sisters of Juan Carlos I.

We are referring to Pilar de Borbón, who died in 2020, who, according to this testimony, She was the necessary intermediary between Pertegaz and Letizia. All this happened during one of their charity drives aimed at raising funds for the Nuevo Futuro association, a legacy that continues to be maintained and still enjoys the support of many personalities and members of the royal family.

It was in 2003, and there he met Dione and the first contact took place on the initiative of the Infanta. He reported it in program It had to come from herefrom Aragón TV, in which they dedicated a program to this icon of Spanish fashion.

The conversation was started by Felipe VI’s paternal aunt: “She came over and said, ‘Hey, Dione, how’s your uncle?“. He wanted to know if, despite his advanced age (at that time he was already 86 years old), he was still fully capable of continuing to create. It seems that Pilar de Borbón did not dare to tell him the real reason. for these questions, his interlocutor did not hesitate and broached the subject directly. He replied that he was doing very well and that “his head is better than mine.” He then got to the heart of the matter. Doña Pilar, don’t hide.” he. Are you telling me if my uncle would be able to make the costume for the future princess?“.

Without a moment of hesitation, he clarified his doubts: “Well, you can count on him because he is in perfect physical and mental condition. So… I will shut up and so will you.” This is how that first contact took place that would eventually materialize in an impressive wedding dress, classic and with a royal touch.

Pertegaz’s election would not be known until months later. Then we said that It was Letizia’s personal decisionadvised by her future mother-in-law, Queen Sofía and now we also know it with the intervention of Infanta Pilar.

It is from there that the interviews between the bride and the designer begin, the exchange of ideas, the design tests… “I didn’t want the costume to be a crazy model, but rather timeless, alive, because I wanted and It had to remain a document for History“, said the designer of Teruel at the time, also assuring that it had been easy to work with her and that she had not posed any obstacles to her.

The Queen’s wedding dress was made in off-white, with a V-neck and funnel neck, long sleeves and silver and gold thread embroidery and a 15-foot-long train. The price was 6,000 eurossomething symbolic and well below its real value.