Declassified documents in Spain lift shadow over former king Juan Carlos in 1981 coup
For more than four decades, Spain’s failed military coup of 1981 has cast a lingering cloud over the reputation of the former king, Juan Carlos...
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Spain to release classified files on failed 1981 coup attempt
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Monday that it will declassify long-sealed documents linked to the failed 1981 coup attempt, a move Prime Minister Pedro...
Julio Iglesias faces sexual assault allegations from former live-in staff at Caribbean homes
LATEST: Julio Iglesias says abuse allegations are ‘absolutely false’ and ‘deeply sadden’ him. The singer Julio Iglesias is facing allegations of sexual assault made by...
Disgraced former king defends his legacy in video ahead of memoir release
Spain’s disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I resurfaced on Monday in an unexpected video targeting younger audiences, released just days before his memoirs are due to...
Spanish PM on former king’s memoir: ‘Not one of the books I recommend this Christmas’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Sunday that he was ‘surprised’ by certain claims made in the newly published memoirs of the exiled and...
Spain’s disgraced ex-king’s memoir spills secrets on Franco, extramarital affairs & accidentally killing his brother
Spain’s disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has revealed the moment dictator Francisco Franco personally summoned him to name him as his heir – a decision...
Spanish supreme court dismisses tax complaint against former king Juan Carlos
The Spanish Supreme Court said on Monday that it has dismissed a complaint filed against the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, by a...
Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos to sue ex-lover for defamation
The disgraced former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, aged 87 and now living in exile, is initiating legal proceedings for defamation against his former...
Retired Spanish judges claim ex-king Juan Carlos should ‘face trial for alleged tax crimes’
Retired Supreme Court judges in Spain, along with several former prosecutors and left-wing cultural figures, have filed a criminal complaint in the country’s Supreme Court,...
Three ministers and five political groups snub Princess Leonor’s allegiance ceremony
Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the Spanish Constitution on her 18th birthday on...
