Tag: monarchy

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 06:27 UTC

  Protestors in several cities call for an end to the Spanish monarchy

  

  Protesters on Sunday called for an end to the Spanish monarchy after the sudden departure of the former king Juan Carlos from the country this week amid a corruption scandal. Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe, abruptly announced his decision to leave on Monday but there has been no official confirmation of where he went, setting off an international guessing game.

• Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:09 UTC

  Time is right to reinvent the brand of a far too rich The Firm, following princely excesses?

  

  After a torrid 2019 in which the queen's son Prince Andrew was implicated in an underage sex abuse scandal, many in Britain are again asking if the monarchy has gotten too big - and rich - for its own good.