The infantas Elena and Cristina, as well as their children, have visited King Emeritus Juan Carlos at his residence in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
It is the first visit that the monarch has received since, on March 5, he announced that he would continue to reside permanently in the city, even after the State Attorney General's Office filed the three open investigations against him.
In an undated photo, the king emeritus appears with his daughters Cristina and Elena and with his grandchildren Juan, Miguel and Pablo Urdangarin, as well as his granddaughters Irene Urdangarin and Victoria Federica Marichalar.
Juan Carlos de Borbón, 84, left Spain in August 2020 “due to the public repercussion that certain past events in my private life are generating”, that is, the existence of accounts in the name of the monarch in tax havens.
After 15 days, the Royal House announced that the monarch had settled in the capital of Abu Dhabi.
After the closure of the investigations in Spain, Juan Carlos de Borbón announced his intention to travel to Spain "frequently" although he has not yet done so.
The emeritus king still has a lawsuit pending before the British Justice for harassment, defamation and illegal surveillance by Corinna Larsen.
On March 29, British judge Matthew Nicklin upheld his decision to deny the former monarch immunity and opened the door to an oral trial, which could be held as early as July.
