Heir to the Spanish Throne
Spain is a constitutional monarchy very similar to Great Britain. There is a parliament, a president, and regional representation, while the King’s role is one as an ambassador and the personification of the nation. Of course the King has been single-handedly responsible on at least three occasions for saving democracy in Spain (he orchestrated the late 1970s transition to democracy after the assination of Franco’s selected successor; he held the nation together after an attempted military coup in 1981; and he blocked the right wing government’s attempt to suspend elections and retain power after the March 11, 2004 bombings in Madrid).
King Juan Carlos’ son, Felipe VI, was recently married to a very talented woman, Letizia¬?Ortiz¬?Rocasolano, who has worked for years as a television journalist. Do?±a Letizia and Don Felipe have also recently announced that Do?±a Letizia is pregnant. Traditionally, in most monarchies, only male heirs inherit the throne. England has been somewhat unusual in that respect, but Spain is now in the process of changing the constitution to allow either male or female heirs to inherit the throne.
Thus, whether a girl or boy, the child of Do?±a Letizia and Don Felipe will inherit the throne from Felipe.