Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I settles tax debt of £600,000 from self-imposed Emirati exile

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 former King Juan Carlos, 82, says his self-imposed exile is ‘only temporary’

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