Tag: king

• Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  Spain's ex king goes into exile in the midst of “disturbing information” about his regal conduct

  

  Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who is facing investigation at home and abroad for corruption, announced on Monday that he will go into exile. The 82-year-old revealed he would leave the country in a letter to his son, the current King Felipe VI who accepted his decision and thanked him, the royal palace said in a statement.

• Monday, February 25th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  “Rotten Bourbons” shouts the Barcelona crowd to Spanish visiting King

  

  Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017.