Thursday 15 September 2022 02:32 AM Left-wing Republican fury in Spain as ex-King Juan Carlos decides to attend ... trends now
Ex-King Juan Carlos's decision to attend the Queen's funeral has sparked left-wing Republican fury in Spain.
Unidas Podemos spokesman Pablo Echenique said: 'Inviting an on-the-run criminal to a state funeral shows you just what the monarchy is in the UK and in Spain.'
The other party in the coalition, the Socialist Party, said it would not comment on the King's personal decisions but queried if the royal household would be happy.
The invite came from the Foreign Office and Spanish Embassy in London. The 84-year-old is a distant cousin of Elizabeth II.
El Mundo reported that Juan Carlos chose to leak news of his invitation and decision to go to the funeral to the media before the royal household found out.
The decision prompted speculation as to if Juan Carlos and Felipe would both attend.
But it was confirmed on Monday that Letizia, Juan Carlos, Felipe and Sofia would be going.
The invite came from the Foreign Office and Spanish Embassy in London. The 84-year-old is a distant cousin of Elizabeth II. El Mundo reported that Juan Carlos chose to leak news of his invitation and decision to go to the funeral to the media before the royal household found out
Juan Carlos is a scandalous figure in Spain and has chosen to live in exile in Abu Dhabi since August 2020 following several scandals over his finances.
The former King abdicated in 2014 due to a separate public outcry involving marital infidelities.
The 84-year-old has been the subject of investigations in Spain due to reported financial irregularities.
But all charges against him were dropped in the last year because of a lack of evidence, immunity he experienced as head of state and the statute of limitations expiring.
Elsewhere, harassment accusations by his former lover Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn mean that he faces a trial in
