Leaked phone chat embarrasses scandal-hit Spanish royals

epa05089742 Spanish King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia (R) attend the military celebration of Epiphany Day at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, 06 January 2016. EPA/ZIPI POOL

MADRID: A leaked phone conversation between Spain’s Queen Letizia and a businessman embroiled in a bank scandal set Twitter ablaze, just as King Felipe VI attempts to revive the scandal-hit monarchy. 

In the text conversation, the queen pledges her support for Javier Lopez Madrid – a close friend of the king – and calls him her “yoga mate”.