US EditionSpain's Exiled Former King Feels Abandoned by Son, According to Memoir
Juan Carlos recounts his role in Spain's democratic transition, regrets scandals, and seeks reconciliation with son King Felipe VI after exile in Abu Dhabi without pension.
- Juan Carlos, the former King of Spain, published 'Reconciliation' in France on Wednesday and seeks to mend ties with King Felipe VI before its December 3 release in Spain.
- Facing legal probes and public outrage, allegations over a $100-million donation from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia led King Felipe VI to strip Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, of his palace allowance and prompted his 2020 exile.
- On February 23, 1981, Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, said his televised intervention helped protect democracy and recounted the trauma of his brother Alfonso's death, saying, `I respected him enormously, appreciated his intelligence and political sense.`
- Juan Carlos, former King of Spain, abdicated in 2014 and paid over 5 million euros in back taxes, leading Spain's prosecutors to drop investigations, though King Felipe VI has kept his distance during short visits.
- The memoir co-written with Laurence Debray aims to reclaim Juan Carlos, former King of Spain's legacy and expresses his wish to return to Spain for quiet retirement and state burial honours.
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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 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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