Several Spanish newspapers are reporting
that King Juan Carlos I has arrived in the Caribbean nation of the
Dominican Republic. The former monarch left Spain on Sunday,
shortly before an official announcement that he was to go into
exile. Several media sources have reported that Juan Carlos left
Spain via Portugal. The Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia is now
reporting that, during the weekend…
”I’m a Juancarlist, not a monarchist” was
a well worn phrase in Spain once upon a time. In fact, it was heard
most loudly when Spain’s monarchy was a fairytale come true in the
20th century. People liked their king but they didn’t
necessarily…
Casa Real's Twitter account reaches a million followers hours after King Juan Carlos announcement
4th August 2020
Spain’s Casa Real (or Royal House in
English) now has over a million Twitter followers. They reached the
milestone just hours after the announcement that King Juan Carlos
would go into self-imposed exile. The account was created in 2014
just a month before King…
Prince Joachim of Denmark is back with
his family after being discharged from hospital in France where he
underwent emergency brain surgery. The younger son of Queen
Margrethe was given the go ahead to return to his holiday
residence, the Chateau of Cayx, on August 3rd 2020, ten days after
he was rushed in for treatment after falling ill. Joachim, who is
51, underwent surgery on a blood…
As King Felipe and Queen Letizia made
their tour of Spain to show support for the country as it emerged
from lockdown, one colour dominated. Letizia made a favourite of
going green as she visited different parts of Spain. And there
might well be a very good reason for that.
The whereabouts of King Juan Carlos I of
Spain as his self imposed exile begins are still uncertain. Several
media outlets are reporting that the former monarch arrived in the
Dominican Republic after leaving via Portugal, the day before the
announcement that’s shocked…
King Juan Carlos loved Spain and it loved
him back. At the height of his popularity, urban myths sprang up of
a person stranded in one of Spain’s most arid spots, desperate for
help until a motorcyclist appeared out of nowhere to rescue them.
The man on the motorbike was Juan Carlos. Now, he is citing that
love of Spain for his decision to quit its shores and live abroad
as allegations of…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia and her foundation launched a brand new and
free online education project with support from LINKgroup which
provides ITAcademy courses to children without parental care.
Thanks to Her Royal Highness young people aged…
As the former Spanish king has gone into
self-imposed exile, Royal Central takes a look back at his time on
the Spanish throne (1975-2014). His enthronement on 22 November
1975: [getty src=”114004103″ width=”594″…
Yesterday, Casa Real released a letter
King Juan Carlos sent to his son, King Felipe, in which he revealed
that he would leave Spain to live abroad after a corruption
scandal, involving claims he hid money that came to him via a rail
contract in bank accounts in Switzerland, enveloped him in his
country. Spanish politicians and citizens have been reacting to the
news that the former King…
