The trip came to light after the former monarch broke his hip in a fall and he had to be flown back to Madrid for surgery. Their relationship remained a secret until 2012 when it emerged they had been on safari together to Botswana at the height of Spain's economic crisis. Her claim, launched in London's High Court, will be heard at a trial expected to be later this year. UK Court of Appeal judges ruled in December Juan Carlos, who reigned as King of Spain from 1975 to 2014 when he abdicated in favour of his son, had immunity for the period before he abdicated. Spanish royal expert Pilar Eyre made the claim in a 2012 book.ĭiana herself denied anything untoward had happened but admitted that while the libidinous former king was 'charming' he could be a 'little too attentive.'Ī 2017 book by Spanish society writer Amadeo Martinez Ingles dubbed Juan Carlos a sex addict and claimed he bedded almost 5,000 women.Īpart from his extramarital dalliances, said to have resulted in secret love children, the former Spanish king has found himself at the centre of corruption investigations and been accused of harassment by former lover Corinna zu Wittgenstein-Sayn in a case heard by London's Court of Appeal last year.Īpart from his extramarital dalliances, said to have resulted in secret love children, the former Spanish king has found himself at the centre of corruption investigations and been accused of harassment by former lover Corinna zu Wittgenstein-Sayn (pictured in London in 2014) in a case heard by London's Court of Appeal last year The former king, who is still married to his wife Sofia despite his numerous extra-marital affairs, has been accused of making a pass at Princess Diana when she was just 25 during a holiday she and the then-Prince Charles spent in Majorca in 1986. King Charles pictured with Juan Carlos and his wife Sofia at the funeral for the late Romanian King Michael in Bucharest in 2017Įl Mundo says Juan Carlos was initially planning to make a new trip to Spain in mid-May but decided to bring his plans forward to next week because it was an 'inadequate date' so close to local and regional elections on May 28. The ex-King is reported to be flying into the Galician resort of Sanxenxo, one of the places he visited in his first return to his homeland in May last year following his move to Abu Dhabi nearly three years ago, to take part in a regatta. The Spanish government described his trip at the time as 'private', insisting Juan Carlos' son and daughter-in-law were the only royal representatives there in an official capacity.Īfter leaving London, Juan Carlos is also expected to make only his second visit to Spain since his shock departure in August 2020. The royal was reportedly asked not to attend the state funeral by Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchéz as they wanted his son King Felipe to 'represent the nation'. Juan Carlos joined his son, Spain's current King Felipe VI, and other members of its royal family, including Felipe's former TV news journalist's wife Letizia Ortiz, at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral last September. MailOnline has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment. The former monarch, 85, was pictured waving to the cameras from his 4x4 as he left the club last nightĮarlier this month, leading Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that Juan Carlos has flown to London from his home in Abu Dhabi.ĭuring his stopover in the capital, the disgraced royal will allegedly have a 'private' lunch with King Charles.
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