The concert at the Royal Theater called EmociónArte, which was attended by Queen Letizia and more than twenty emerging artists committed to changing the world through music, has left unforgettable moments.
During this event, the Queen wore sneakers because she had an accident on her right foot, causing a fracture in the middle phalanx of her middle toe, making her wear this type of more comfortable and wider footwear than usual.
Additionally, this event marked the public debut of María Ocaña, the new head of Queen Letizia’s Secretariat.
María Ocaña’s debut
She is the first woman to hold this position in the Royal Household and has just taken office.
María Ocaña was seen in a discreet second place but very close to the Queen.
She sat in the stalls just behind her, next to the aide-de-camp, and although she tried to remain unnoticed, the focus of the day inevitably shifted to her.
It was announced in early April that the Royal Household appointed a woman for the first time as the head of the Queen’s Secretariat, replacing José Manuel Zuleta and Alejandro, who had been one of Queen Letizia’s right-hand persons for ten years.
Who is María Ocaña?
Ocaña was born on April 29, 1973, making her 51 years old, one year younger than the Queen.
She is from Madrid and assumed her position at the end of April when she was appointed to her new role.
She holds a degree in Law and is a State lawyer. From June 2018 to January 2020, she served as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.
From 2020 until this April, she has been the head of the State Advocacy at the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
She has provided legal advice to various public entities, alongside significant experience in the boards of public companies.
She has also served as a speaker for the Central Administrative Court of Contractual Resources. She is married and has three children.
This change in the leadership of the State Secretariat adds to others planned in various departments under its general Secretariat, including the Chief of the Queen’s Secretariat, the Chief of Coordination and Planning Cabinet, and the Chief of Administration, Infrastructure, and Services.
These positions have been serving the Spanish Monarchs for over three decades, “playing a very prominent role in the processes of renewal and modernization of His Majesty the King’s Household.”