The ex-mistress of Spain’s scandal hit former King Juan Carlos I has opened up about their tumultuous relationship and admitted she avoided his children because meeting them made her ‘uncomfortable’. Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, 56, who lives in London, had an affair with the 82-year-old royal between 2004 and 2009. Juan Carlos, who is married to … Read more
Juan Carlos I reigned as king of Spain from November 1975 until his abdication in June 2014 Juan Carlos I reigned as king of Spain from November 1975 until his abdication in June 2014. He was a popular monarch for most of his four-decade reign who played a critical role in the country’s transition to … Read more
Spain’s scandal-plagued former King Juan Carlos has fled to the UAE, the royal palace today confirmed, following reports he was staying in Abu Dhabi with his mistress. The 82-year-old ‘travelled to the United Arab Emirates on August 3 and he remains there,’ a royal spokesman said without giving further details. Juan Carlos is believed to … Read more
Spain’s scandal-plagued former King Juan Carlos has fled to the UAE, the royal palace today confirmed, following reports he was staying in Abu Dhabi with his mistress. The 82-year-old ‘travelled to the United Arab Emirates on August 3 and he remains there,’ a royal spokesman said without giving further details. Juan Carlos is believed to … Read more
Spain’s scandal-hit former king has fled to Abu Dhabi with his long-time lover, a royal expert has claimed. The controversial Juan Carlos, 82, is believed to be with his ‘most faithful friend for the past 40 years’ in a £10,000-a-night presidential suite in Abu Dhabi. Royal expert and author Pilar Eyre says the ex-king and … Read more
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos was banished from the country by his son – the reigning King Felipe VI – amid the latter’s corruption scandal, sources claim. The 82-year-old revealed on Monday that he had decided to leave Spain to help his son, the current King Felipe VI, ‘exercise his responsibilities’. But sources revealed … Read more
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos’s hideaway is a £10,000-a-night presidential suite in one of the world’s most expensive hotels in Abu Dhabi, it was claimed today. Respected right-wing Spanish daily ABC reported the 82-year-old dad-of-three checked into the Emirates Palace Hotel on Monday evening, around the same time his letter to his son Felipe VI announcing … Read more
Former king Juan Carlos’s sudden exit is only temporary, he told friends from aboard a jet carrying him away from Spain, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Wednesday, as confusion mounted over the ex-monarch’s plans. ‘I’m not on holiday and I’m not abandoning Spain. This is just a parenthesis,’ he said in a message to friends, … Read more
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos went to the Dominican Republic after leaving his home country on Sunday, La Vanguardia newspaper reported today, without citing sources. The once-popular, now scandal-ridden former king, has decided to leave the country to allow his son Felipe to rule untroubled, a palace statement said on Monday. The Spanish daily reported … Read more
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos, 82, announces he is LEAVING the country amid corruption scandal Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain It comes after corruption allegations about him had surfaced in recent weeks Spain’s PM recently said he found developments about Juan Carlos ‘disturbing’ By Gerard Couzens for MailOnline … Read more