Following the exile of Spain’s former
monarch King Juan Carlos, some royal commentators are questioning
whether the honours awarded to him by Queen Elizabeth II may be
rescinded. As reported in the Daily Mail, Juan Carlos has been
honoured both with the Royal Victorian Chain and is also a
Stranger Knight of the Order of
the Garter. However, if Juan Carlos one day returns to Spain…
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…
”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 Juan Carlos handed over the throne to his
only son, King Felipe VI. It’s aim was to make the Spanish monarchy
more…
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…
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…
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 appears to have been laid to rest.
The statement of Felipe VI on his father’s move appears to
underline that the former…
