Today for a teenager it is natural, almost obvious, to tell their life on social media, compulsively share fragments of their life via Instagram. A trend that even the new generation of European royalty does not escape. As much as the position and media attention advises caution, royals in their twenties often can’t resist the call of social media, with some rare exceptions.
Just look in Spain, where she is very active on Instagram Victoria Federica, daughter of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar.
The Twenty-year-old Bourbon has a personal profile but tends to publish the most “inappropriate” content through the social profiles of friends. A way to get around the communication limits imposed by the status of reality. Victoria Federica’s dance with Omar Montes at the Starliteda Marbella festival is an example. Video published on Tik Tok it was not uploaded by her, but by the Latin singer. And it went viral instantly, like every image of the Infanta Elena’s daughter. More discreet than Juan Carlos’ niece is her boyfriend Jorge Bárcenas, who has an open profile on Instagram but uses it mainly to promote his business deejay in high society parties.
If today Victoria Federica can be considered the queen of social media in the Spanish royal family, until a few years ago the real protagonist was his brother Felipe Juan Froilán, 23 years. His only confirmed relationship, with Mar Torres, had been revealed thanks to Instagram: Felipe had a heart with M in his private account bio. Now, however, the Spanish scion keeps a much lower profile, tries to keep his privacy as much as possible and doesn’t let anyone know about his private life and loves.
The four children of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarin are also discreet and reserved. The most active on social media is also the youngest, Irene, born in 2005, who according to some experts could follow in the footsteps of her cousin Victoria Federica. There sixteen Irene has a (private) Instagram profile, she can still count on a few followers (less than a thousand) but she still has a whole future (social) ahead.
Very different speech regarding the princess Leonor, 16 in October, and the Infanta Sofia, 14, daughters of the king Felipe VI of Spain and of Letizia ortiz. Neither has private social accounts. Being daughters of the sovereign (Leonor is also the heir to the throne), requires them to pay particular attention, limiting their normal freedoms in expressing themselves and communicating. A point on which Felipe and Letizia have always been very rigid, just think that so far it has been to the two daughters the use of WhatsApp is also prohibited is that in 2019 Leonor’s request for an iPhone X for her birthday was rejected by her parents.
Looking at the rest of Europe, there are young royals who use tricks to escape family controls and be able to use social media with greater freedom. This is the case, for example, of the princess Amalia, heir to the throne of the Netherlands. The seventeen-year-old eldest daughter of King William Alexander and Queen Máxima use an account with the name of Azalea Pierce to post photos and thoughts on social networks and promote his passion for the natural world. “Nature is fantastic … We must preserve what little remains of it,” reads the account’s biography.
In 2018 it was discovered that Alexia of the Netherlands, sixteen years old, Amalia’s younger sister, a great fashion lover, used a secret account on Instagram to ask classmates for advice on her outfits. In addition, with other profiles she defended herself from those who criticized her and has denied the gossip and fake news about him.
Those who are not at all afraid of hiding on social media are Leah Isadora of Norway. The sixteen, daughter of Marta Luisa of Norway and Ari Behn e nephew of the current king Harald V, is a real beauty influencer and with the name © Leahhhbeauty has more than 50,000 followers. Leah Isadora also has another fashion account, © Isadorable05, with more than 20,000 followers. When his father Ari committed suicide, on Christmas day 2019, the Norwegian princess expressed her pain via social media. Her sisters, Maud ed Emma, have appeared with her on more than one social network, but currently have no public accounts. Maybe they are “studying” with their sister, a true Instagram star.
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