For the first time in the history of Spain. Queen Letizia appoints a woman as her right hand and breaks with tradition

Queen Letizia of Spain has appointed state lawyer Maria Dolores Ocaña Madrid as her right-hand woman. This is the first time in the country's history that a woman will head Her Majesty's Secretariat.

Currently, 51-year-old Maria is the chief public prosecutor at the Ministry of Education, but very soon she will replace Jose Manuel Zuleta, Duke of Abrantes, who has held this position for the past decade. This was reported by HELLO.

In 2019, Ocaña Madrid was seen with the Queen at the inauguration of the World Center for Healthy Eating in Valencia. Maria's appointment to her new position will officially take place on April 30.

Meanwhile, José, 63, is the son of José Manuel de Suleta de Reales y Carvajal, 13th Duke of Abrantes and Virginia Alejandro y García. He joined the General Military Academy in 1979 and graduated as a lieutenant in 1984.

José first started working for the royal household in the mid-1990s and joined Prince Felipe's office in 2007 to assist the then-princess. Shortly after Felipe became king in 2014, José was appointed head of Queen Letizia's Secretariat.

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