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Queen Letizia ‘the common journalist’

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As a commoner and a journalist, Queen Letizia was seen as a threat to the future of the Spanish monarchy by Juan Carlos, her future father-in-law. Juan Carlos, 77, who abdicated last year in favour of his son King Felipe, 47, was hostile towards his future daughter-in-law, according to a new book about the family. The Court of Felipe VI, published this week, claims that Juan Carlos was uneasy with a journalist inside the royal Continue reading Queen Letizia ‘the common journalist’→

Things we didn’t know: King of Spain is also King of Jerusalem

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A useful bit of trivia for your next pub quiz: King Juan Carlos also happens to be the King of Jerusalem, although I don’t know if anyone has told the Israelis. His Majesty Juan Carlos the First, By the Grace of God, the King of Spain, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Granada, of Seville, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Sardinia, of Córdoba, Continue reading Things we didn’t know: King of Spain is also King of Jerusalem→

King of Spain fired as head of WWF España

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WWF España have voted, by 226 votes to 13, to remove King Juan Carlos as honourary head of the organisation, after he was spotted a few months ago shooting elephants in Botswana. Juancar was appointed head of WWF España in 1968 only because the previous president, Félix Rodrgiuez de la Fuente, the Spanish “David Attenborough” died suddenly whilst on safari and they needed a high profile head to keep navigating the rocky waters of Spanish Continue reading King of Spain fired as head of WWF España→

King of Spain ‘is serial womaniser who made a pass at Princess Diana’

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The King of Spain is a serial womaniser who once made a pass at Princess Diana while she was on holiday with Prince Charles, a book has claimed. It also alleges that Juan Carlos is a ‘professional seducer’ who has had numerous affairs and has not shared a bed with his wife for the past 35 years. And it reveals that age has not stopped the 74-year-old, with the monarch regularly receiving vitamin injections and Continue reading King of Spain ‘is serial womaniser who made a pass at Princess Diana’→