US EditionQueen Letizia’s Private Secretary Resigns
- María Dolores Ocaña Madrid resigned as head of Queen Letizia's secretariat, effective August 3, 2024, in Spain.
- Ocaña, appointed by Luis Planas through Royal Decree 433/2024 on April 29, 2024, cited personal reasons for stepping down.
- She was the first woman leading the secretariat, worked closely with the Queen, and supported all public engagements discreetly.
- Ocaña has a law degree from Complutense University of Madrid, served previously in government posts, and succeeded José Manuel Zuleta y Alejandro.
- Following Ocaña's resignation, which takes effect on August 3, 2024, Queen Letizia is responsible for selecting a successor to lead this important Royal Household office, after Camilo Villarino succeeded Jaime Alfonsín as head earlier in the year.
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María Ocaña announces her position as private secretary of Queen Letizia after 14 months. The reasons are private – the palace is sad.
Queen Letizia’s private secretary resigns
María Dolores Ocaña Madrid, the head of Queen Letizia’s secretariat, has stepped down from her post for “personal reasons”, the Spanish Royal Household confirmed. A State lawyer with a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid, Ocaña had held the position for just over a year, having succeeded José Manuel Zuleta y Alejandro, who served for a decade. Queen Letizia must now appoint a new… Source
The Queen is left without a right hand, for now. María Ocaña Madrid, secretary of Felipe VI’s wife since April 2024, has decided to leave her post by her own decision. The reasons, according to nearby sources, are due only to “surpassed reasons of family and personal life.” The same sources also assure the sadness of the team of the Palacio de La Zarzuela and of Queen Letizia herself, with whom she maintained a great tune. The Casa del Rey is st…
One year and three months after her landing at the Palacio de la Zarzuela, María Ocaña will leave the headquarters of the Secretariat of S.M. la Reina. ABC has learned that this is a “personal decision”, that the State lawyer takes “for reasons that have occurred” and derived from her “family and personal area”. The news has saddened the staff working in the institution of the Crown. It has been “a distaste for all”, also for her and especially …
The Queen’s secretary, María Ocaña, will leave her position as the right hand of Doña Letizia at the end of July. Ocaña leaves La Zarzuela for reasons that have come to pass due to a...
On Monday a change was confirmed for the life of Queen Letizia. María Dolores Ocaña leaves her post as head of the Queen’s Secretariat only a year after her appointment. During the time they have [...] La entrada La Reina Letizia, sad for the loss of her great support, María Dolores Ocaña was first published in Cadena Dial.
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