US EditionSpain's Exiled Former King Feels Abandoned by Son, According to Memoir
- On Wednesday, Juan Carlos I released his memoir in French, detailing his achievements, estrangement, and hopes for reconciliation, with a Spanish edition due next month.
- After reports of payments and a Saudi donation, Juan Carlos left Spain for the United Arab Emirates, and a 2020 probe was dropped after he paid over 5 million euros in back taxes.
- Crowned in 1975, Juan Carlos I implemented reforms that led to 1977 democratic elections and backed the government during the February 23, 1981, attempted military coup, preventing dictatorship.
- He abdicated in 2014, handing the throne to Prince Felipe and retaining the King Emeritus title after ending duties in 2019; King Felipe VI distanced himself and Juan Carlos made May 2022 short visits to Spain.
- The memoir also recounts personal pain, revisiting the accidental death of Alfonso, his younger brother, and detailing a lavish 2012 Botswana elephant-hunting trip plus the 2023 London High Court harassment suit dismissal.
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Spain’s exiled king recounts history, scandals in wistful memoir
Mixing historic anecdotes and regret over his own scandals, Spain’s exiled king Juan Carlos I seeks to reconcile himself with his family and nation in newly-published memoirs that offer dramatic reminiscences from one of the last surviving players of 20th-century history.
Spain's Exiled Former King Feels Abandoned by Son, According to Memoir
Spain's disgraced former king, Juan Carlos, feels abandoned and misunderstood, including by his son and heir, King Felipe VI, and by other close family members, according to his memoir that went on sale in France on Wednesday.
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Spain's exiled king recounts history, scandals in wistful memoir
Al-Monitor
Spain's exiled former king feels abandoned by son, according to memoir
By Lewis Macdonald and Aislinn LaingPARIS/MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's disgraced former king, Juan Carlos, feels abandoned and misunderstood, including by his son and heir, King Felipe VI, and by other close family members, according to his memoir that went on sale in France on Wednesday.In "Reconciliation", Juan Carlos, 87, said he understood why Felipe needed to be "firm as king" in public, keeping his father at a distance, but said it was painfu…
CHRONIQUE. At 87, the fallen Spanish sovereign published from the capital of the United Arab Emirates embarrassing Memoirs, where he showed, among other things, his great respect for the Caudillo. His name appeared in the daily newspaper in August 1948.
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