Spain: Press, Juan Carlos is in the Dominican Republic

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 04 - The emeritus of Spain, Juan Carlos, already overwhelmed by various investigations for alleged tax evasion, corruption and money laundering, would have already reached Santo Domingo, who yesterday officially announced his intention to leave the country to safeguard the image of the monarchy and in particular of his son Felipe, today head of state. This was affirmed by the Spanish newspaper ABC, taken from other sources of national information.
    The king would have flown to the Dominican Republic from Porto, Portugal, after spending the night in Sanxenxo, Galicia. In Santo Domingo Juan Carlos I would be a guest of Pepe Fanjul, a sugar tycoon with whom he maintains a close friendship, owner of a luxury hotel complex on the Caribbean island.
    The Palazzo della Zarzuela neither confirms nor denies this information - specifies El Pais - and sources close to Felipe VI's father stress that the country in which he will spend the next few weeks will not be his permanent residence.
    A source close to the royal house confided to Afp ​​that his wife Sofia is still in Spain. According to rumors, she has long been estranged from her husband. (HANDLE).