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Juan Carlos' Spanish stay makes his former subjects wince

2022-05-19T14:39:16.051Z


The emeritus king of Spain, exiled in Abu Dhabi since 2020 to escape legal proceedings, caused a scandal by returning to his country.


A long weekend, from Thursday to Monday.

A stopover to find friends in Galicia, in the north of the country, a second in Madrid to see his wife and son again.

A stay in Spain, in short, to embrace his family and satiate a little the lack of the country.

What could be more natural, after two years of exile?

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And yet, the trip of Juan Carlos, the King Emeritus of Spain, installed in Abu Dhabi since August 2020, is nothing like a quiet getaway.

The conditions of his trip, confirmed only the evening before by the Palace, were the subject of meticulous round trips between the government, the house of Spain and the former head of state.

And the public nature of some of its activities - Juan Carlos intends to attend, the most optimistic say "to participate", in a series of regattas - makes some of the subjects of the Kingdom of Spain wince and occupies television debates and newspaper editorials .

Because if Juan Carlos left for the Emirates, it was, by his own admission, to protect his…

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Source: lefigaro

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