A playboy past that was once brushed under the carpet, a popular son whose telegenic family threatens to eclipse his own star, and endless leaks about his private life: Spain's Juan Carlos I can empathize with the lot of King Charles III.
The former Spanish head of state abdicated in disgrace in 2014. His story serves as a warning for any European royal who wants their achievements on the throne, rather than torrid gossip, to be their lasting legacy."What he lives is sex, money and power, the three dimensions of all the problems of humankind," said Alvaro de Cozar, an investigative journalist who wrote and directed "Ex-Rey" a popular podcast that delved into the 85-year-old Juan Carlos' troubled life.
Charles' own family drama also threatens to overshadow the event, with his younger son's tell-all autobiography crowning decades of tabloid divulgences about his siblings and the difficulties of his own two marriages. "He is an icon of power," sculptor Nicolas Miranda told The Associated Press, saying it was a comment on the impact of where an artwork is displayed. "In another setting, it could be an homage," he added.
Larsen accompanied the monarch on his fateful 2012 hunting trip, and alleges she received a good chunk of the Saudi payments. The court ruled Juan Carlos was protected by sovereign immunity for events that occurred during his reign. In the years following the Botswana scandal, the Spanish king's reputation fell so low that the state polling body stopped asking citizens about their perception of the monarchy. Private polls suggest these numbers have recovered somewhat under Felipe VI's time on the throne.
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