If there are two aspects that well define the personality of Juan Urdangarin, one is the absolute discretion that he maintains in the public sphere. At the same time, his other characteristic feature is the unwavering love he feels for his family, with whom he spends as much time as he can despite living far away. This is how it has grown since Infanta Cristina’s eldest son came into the world, who turns 25 this Sunday.
© Getty ImagesAs he has almost always done at big events where his loved ones attend, King Philip’s nephew traveled to Athens this weekend to attend the royal wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece and Matthew Kumar, held in the Greek capital. It was 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, in front of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Santa MarÃa, when the young man made an appearance with his mother, Queen Sofia, Doña Elena and his younger brothers Miguel and Irene.
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© Getty ImagesAs soon as they got off the official vehicle and after being cheered by the citizens who had gathered there behind the security fences, the six stood in the Plaza de Metrópolis and posed with a smile before the photojournalists. Next, we saw how Juan ValentÃn was one of those who helped his grandmother climb the steps of the temple, adorned with a blue carpet and white flowers.
© Getty ImagesAfter the ceremony, while they waited to move to the subsequent celebration at the luxurious One&Only hotel, we saw how the eldest of the Urdangarin brothers did not separate from his mother, who held his arm in a most complicit and affectionate scene. There, calm and relaxed, he immortalized himself again for the occasion with other royals who did not want to miss the big event.
The current life of Juan Urdangarin in London
The cousin of the Princess of Asturias has been living in England for some time, where Irene Urdangarin has also moved to study Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism at Oxford. Likewise, Miguel has studied in the British country at the University of Southampton, at the National Oceanography Center (NOCS).
© Getty ImagesJuan is delighted and happy with his life in the City, where he works in the event organization company of Alejandro Agag, son-in-law of the former president of the Government José MarÃa Aznar. Specifically, he develops professionally in Extreme E, the international racing competition for electric racing cars, where he works as a production assistant.
Without a doubt, an occupation that fascinates him since he has always been a great lover of motor sports. His duties within the company also make him travel all over the planet, like this past summer when he was in Sardinia (Italy). Growing little by little in his work environment, he strives every day to improve because he knows, like his brothers, that he has to carve out a present and a future for himself.
© Getty ImagesA man of the world despite his youth
This is not the first time that the second grandson of Don Juan Carlos and Doña SofÃa has established his residence in Great Britain. Born on September 29, 1999, he left Barcelona at the age of ten to live in Washington (USA) with his family. Some time later, everyone packed their bags again heading to Geneva (Switzerland), where he finished high school in 2017.
© Getty ImagesHe then took a year off and worked as a volunteer in Cambodia with Father Figaredo, which his sister would also do when she came of age. It would be later, during his university years, when Juan Urdangarin finally became independent on English soil as he studied International Relations and Economics at the University of Essex (Colchester).
© Getty ImagesPresent at the big family events of recent times
Although he is not particularly comfortable in front of the cameras due to his shyness, the young man has been seen in public on several occasions in recent months on the occasion of different large family events. The wedding of the Greek princess was the last, although weeks before He was also at Victoria López-Quesada’s wedding and Enrique Moreno de la Cova which took place on August 31 in Madrid.
At the same time, he was the only son of Infanta Cristina who went to another ‘yes, I do’the one between Teresa Urquijo and José Luis MartÃnez-Almeida on April 6. Another of his appearances in 2024 took place in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle (United Kingdom), accompanying his family. at the mass in honor of Constantine of Greece. Meanwhile, in December 2023, he also did not miss the 60th birthday of his aunt, Infanta Elena, in Madrid.
© GTRESThe recent denials about his romantic situation
Accustomed to going unnoticed by public opinion, Iñaki Urdagarin’s eldest son was recently the protagonist of different news that caught him by surprise. Information that could not “be further from reality”, They stated to HELLO! then sources from his surroundings, about an alleged sentimental breakup or his intentions to go live with his grandmother in the Zarzuela Palace.
© GTRES“He does not have a girlfriend, therefore, he cannot be going through a difficult time after breaking up a relationship that does not exist. He has spent part of the holidays with his family in Spain, but not crying on the shoulders of his loved ones,” they said. The test was the images published by our magazinein which he appeared smiling and not at all sad, enjoying a day at the beach with his brothers in Bidart, the French Basque Country.
© Getty ImagesAs for the idea that he would have in mind of returning to Spain soon and staying here, “he loves his country very much and is very close to his grandmother (both his maternal and paternal grandmother), but there is no change of plans and there is no It is true that he is going to move,” they stated bluntly. All this when Juan is already 25 years old, the time that has passed since we saw that beautiful boy with blonde hair and whom our current King gave kisses full of tenderness at the Olympic Games. Sydney 2000.
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