The saying goes that there are no two without three, and the children of the Infanta Cristina are proof of this. The youngest of the saga,
Miguel Urdangarinis currently the third and last of the brothers to have found love. After learning regarding the romance between Pablo (the athlete) and Irene (the it-girl), now it is the turn of the youngest (the biologist). Now only Juan Valentín (the firstborn) remains.
The magazine ‘¡Hola!’ was the first to echo this romance with the publication of some photographs in which we can see the nephew of Felipe VI and Letizia with a young Venezuelan woman called Olympia. The news comes three months following learning of his sister’s relationship with Juan Urquijo (brother of Teresa Urquijo, the wife of the mayor of Madrid José Luis Martínez Almeida) and shortly following the youngest of the Urdangarins moved into the Zarzuela with his grandmother, Queen Sofia. Madrid has changed his life a lot in a very short time.
Although it is still too early to talk regarding a relationship (a summer romance then?) as some sources close to their entourage point out, the truth is that a very special relationship seems to have emerged between them. Of course, when you are 22 years old, it is summer and you wear espadrilles (in the photos you appear in that guise)
hugging Olympia) life weighs less and the doors of love are wide open. So that the breeze and the kisses can blow. «Next to the door of love I found you and I managed to kiss you. My dreams are now reality, love», sang Nino Bravo. That’s it.
But who is Olympia?
As is often the case in these cases, and even more so in a character like Miguel Urdangarin who has been until now one of the
more discreet children Regarding Infanta Cristina, information regarding who she is, how they met and what stage their relationship is at is somewhat uncertain. While ‘Hola!’ reports that the paths of both crossed in Madrid, the portal ‘Vanitatis’ states that the grandson of Don Juan Carlos and Olympia are old acquaintances from Geneva.
Miguel Urdangarin with his grandmother, Queen Sofia. / gtres
According to this source, the couple would have forged a strong friendship during their time as students in the Swiss city, which has subsequently become something more when they both met once more in the Spanish capital. Olympia, like Miguel, studied in the Central European country where her parents also live, and is now reportedly expanding her academic training in Madrid.
Let us remember that the youngest of the Urdangarin Borbón brothers spent the first part of his years as a student in Switzerland and then moved to the United Kingdom where he studied Marine Biology. This distance has provided him with opportunities for years
an anonymity that he himself has taken care ofstaying out of controversies such as talking regarding her parents’ divorce (something her brother Pablo did) or joining the Marichalar branch that is more given to partying, red carpets and social networks (as her sister Irene has flirted with by allying herself with her cousin Victoria Federica on occasion).
Miguel Urdangarin, from anonymity to the front pages
For years, Miguel has been the intellectual of the family: born in Barcelona on April 20, 2002, his godfather was King Felipe and his godmother was his aunt Lucía, the youngest of Iñaki Urdangarin’s siblings. He studied piano from a young age and discovered his passion for the sea in Mallorca: sailing, surfing, water skiing… Like a fish in water. And as the pitcher went to the well so often, he finally decided to study Marine Sciences.
Miguel has been the most discreet of the Urdangarins for years. His romance with Olympia might change that. / getty
After finishing his studies in London, Miguel returned to Switzerland at the end of 2023 to train as a ski instructor. With such bad luck (bad joke warning) that
had an accident which left him with a sore knee (we already said that the joke was not good). His mother, the Infanta Cristina, was taking care of him during his recovery. In Geneva, he met up with his grandfather when Juan Carlos made a technical stop in the Swiss city to continue his medical treatment with stem cells in an important clinic in the city to treat his mobility problems.
Love, like bicycles, is for summer: Miguel and Olympia know it. These kisses come from that complicity.
From Swiss friendship to Spanish romanceFrom childhood games to youthful courtship. Now we just have to wait, give time to time and see if what Nino Bravo sang comes true: “Looking for the door of love / I no longer suffered when I saw that door open. / Today I feel love inside me.”
