Every Christmas, Spain’s royal couple follows a cherished tradition. Felipe and Letizia, along with their daughters—the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía—visit the home of Jesús Ortiz in Pozuelo de Alarcón. There, surrounded by family, they share the classic roscón cake and exchange gifts. This ritual always includes Ana Togores, the second wife of the Queen’s father. The couple leads a very private life, with photos of them together surfacing only during the most important family events. They were present at their granddaughters’ communions and, of course, at Princess Leonor’s 18th birthday celebration at El Pardo Palace.
However, their relationship has not always been so smooth. In the past, there was an unspoken rule that meant Ana, for example, wasn’t invited to the christenings of Letizia’s daughters. Over time, those barriers dissolved. The couple were seen alongside the King and Queen at the wedding of Telma Ortiz—Letizia’s sister—to Jaime del Burgo, held in an Italian castle. Jesús and Ana have been a steady support to Telma, both during her breakup with her first husband in 2006 and after her recent separation from lawyer Robert Gavin Bonnar. Yet, they have always managed to stay out of the spotlight. In the past twenty years, Jesús himself has given just one interview—and it focused entirely on his professional career, leaving society reporters no chance for gossip or headlines.
Ana Togores’ professional journey, like her husband’s, is closely tied to the world of communications. Much like her well-known stepdaughter, she graduated from the Faculty of Information Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid, where she studied from 1983 to 1988. She began her career as an intern at RNE, where she worked until 1990 and took part in creating several programs. This was followed by nearly a decade at the consulting firm Estudio de Comunicación. Today, Togores serves as the Director of Communications for the General Council of Notaries of Spain and heads the magazine Escritura Pública. Notably, even after officially retiring, Jesús Ortiz continues to write for this publication, maintaining his own column—proof that a journalist’s instinct never fades with age.
Born in Madrid, Ana is the youngest of three children in a family with a strong military tradition. Her father, Patricio Togores, was a colonel in the logistics corps. Both of her brothers followed in his footsteps, dedicating their lives to security service. The eldest, Patricio, is already retired, while José Antonio’s career stands out in its own right. He has received six Crosses of Police Merit and seven medals from Interpol and Colombia’s operational units, as well as the Order of Isabella the Catholic. This track record led Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska to appoint him as the head of the Catalonia police in 2018. After navigating the tensest moments of the Catalan crisis, Togores was transferred to Melilla, where he faced the challenge of migration pressure. Last August, he retired, expressing satisfaction with the results he achieved over his four years of service.
