Do we like them?

Do we like Queen Letizia of Spain?

Our score: 7 out of 10. A decent, steady record on women, health and children's causes, but I found nothing on LGBTQ+ issues either way and couldn't open the full articles.

The loudest goss around her is the old affair talk. Her former brother-in-law made claims in late 2023, and a veteran journalist who pushed similar stories was later dropped by his paper. No evidence for any of it was reported, and the royal household mostly kept quiet. I couldn't open the full pieces, so treat it as unproven chatter, and some of the wilder versions are tabloid territory.

On the harm check, I came up empty-handed in a good way. Her public causes line up with women and health: she has attended events marking the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, and she has spoken at the UN. There's no sign of conspiracy chat, culture-war grievance or dodgy company. The gap is that I found nothing from her on LGBTQ+ rights, so that's a blank, not a tick.

Lately she has been doing the usual rounds, including the World Cup final in July and the rare diseases day event in Castellón in March. Euronews says the royals are heading to Ceuta in the wake of the summer's migration crisis, which is a politically touchy stop. As a constitutional consort she speaks for the Crown's line, not her own, so read her words in that light.

The good stuff is steady rather than flashy. Rare diseases and mental health are her regular beats, and she keeps turning up for them year after year. It's not a risky stand at personal cost, but it is consistent, sustained work for people who rarely get a spotlight.