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How King Felipe and Queen Letizia are ushering in a new era for the scandal-ridden Spanish royal family

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Glamorous Queen Letizia and her husband, King Felipe, are presenting a squeaky-clean image of the monarchy to the world. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)
Glamorous Queen Letizia and her husband, King Felipe, are presenting a squeaky-clean image of the monarchy to the world. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

A royal family blighted by sleaze, corruption and divorce. A principled ruler at the helm, putting out fires and slimming down the monarchy. And at the centre a picture-perfect nuclear unit flying the flag high.

Sounds a bit like the Windsors – except this time the family in question is from Spain and their antics and exploits put them in a league of their own.

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