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…
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. In a summer where the very future of the Spanish monarchy has been in the spotlight, could Letizia be making use of a long…
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…
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:
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The religious celebration of his…
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…
Royal statements on exile for Juan Carlos of Spain show his title of king appears to be secure
3rd August 2020
The possibility that King Juan Carlos of Spain would go into exile as allegations over his financial affairs continued has been talked about for weeks. But, as he confirms his decision to leave the country he ruled for almost four decades, another subject of hot debate…
In the words of her husband, she is the ”great professional”. Queen Sofia of Spain has been easily the most popular member of her country’s royal family for years. She’s also been one of the most influential royals Europe has known in recent times. As he worked towards dismantling the machinery of dictatorship that had held Spain in its grip since the country’s civil…
