The Royals
From Commoner to Royalty: The Women Who Did It
From Queen Rania of Jordan to Sarah Ferguson, meet the royals who weren't born into privilege
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Updated: Tuesday Nov 16, 2010 | 06:00 AM EST By: Julia Wang
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LETIZIA ORTIZ ROCASOLANO
Country: Spain
Before her May 22, 2004, marriage to Prince Felipe of Spain, Princess Letizia (whose first non-religious marriage ended in divorce in 1999) was a journalist with a résumé boasting stints at Spanish-edition Bloomberg , CNN+ and TVE (Televisión Española), where she was named anchor. Eventually, she could be the first Spanish queen to have been born a commoner.
