Genoveva Casanova enjoyed a luxurious holiday with de Marichalar y Borbón, the niece of Spanish King Felipe - nearly a year after photographs of her controversial night out with King Frederik of Denmark caused a stir. Casanova saw her life thrown into the spotlight when photographs emerged of her with King Frederik of Denmark. In November last year, Frederik and the Mexican model were on a night in a , sending the rumour mill into overdrive.
At the time, they were explained by HOLA! In the following terms: Frederik and a mutual friend of his and Genoveva’s had plans to attend an exhibition together. After the friend pulled out, Genoveva was asked to go in his place. The pair then walked through the park and had a dinner together at ‘El Corral de la Morería’.
Amid the furore surrounding the pictures, she deleted her social media and is said to have sought refuge in the palace home of her ex-husband Cayetano Martinez de Irujo before travelling to to be with her parents. Now the socialite has enjoyed a break in the Maldives with Victoria, 23, who is the daughter of Felipe's sister Infanta Elena. The friends travelled to an Indian Ocean resort in a larger group, enjoying scuba diving and relaxing at the beach together.
Casanova is a model, philanthropist and former reality star – a role which she looks set to reprise. She was formerly married to the Duchess of Alba’s son, Cayetano Martinez de Irujo, but they divorced in 2007. It is said that she met Frederik on a luxury hunting trip in Spain.
After the photographs caused a frenzy of tabloid speculation, Genoveva Casanova then reinstated her social media accounts. It has since emerged that the 47-year-old has signed up to a hit Spanish TV gameshow, according to . Spanish media have suggested that Casanova has accepted an offer from a production company on the condition that she did not have to discuss her private life on the show.
Meanwhile, Frederik has been making a relatively smooth start to his kingship. His coronation came after the bombshell abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II on new year’s eve. Frederik and his wife, Mary, Queen Consort, remain broadly very popular in Denmark – though recent polls have suggested that the Tasmanian-born Queen Mary is perhaps even more The photographs prompted speculation about the state of Frederik and Mary's marriage, which continued into much of this year.
In March, it emerged that King Frederik had returned to Spain for a private trip earlier this year. Mary then appeared in a number of times on her own, while the couple appeared tense in photographs of a ski trip to Verbier. Now, it seems they have put any troubles behind them for good.
The two travelled to to watch the Olympics this week, a sporting event particularly poignant for the couple who met at the Sydney Games in 2000..
