Madrid - The Spanish royal court distanced itself Friday from comments expressed by Queen Sofia in a new biography in which she opposes gay marriage, among other political comments.
The queen was making the comments "in a private framework," a statement from the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid said. The queen's comments had also been misquoted, the palace said.
The new biography, The Queen Up Close, is the first time Sofia has made public comments on political issues.
Author Pilar Urbano said Sofia spoke out against gay marriage, abortion and quotas for women in politics.
Urbano rejected the palace's claim that the queen had been misquoted.