The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, has left

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Initially nothing was known about the destination of the flight, but it was assumed that he would return to his exile in Abu Dhabi after his six-day home visit, state television channel RTVE reports. The online flight tracker Flightaware showed that the machine flew first northeast over southern France and then east over northern Italy.

The 85-year-old arrived in Vitoria on Sunday evening and went to a dental clinic. Previously he had been unable to participate in a regatta off the coast of Sanxenxo in the northwestern region of Galicia aboard his boat “Bribón” due to bad weather over the weekend.

The father of King Felipe VI, who was Spain’s head of state for nearly four decades until his abdication in June 2014, arrived in Galicia on Wednesday for the first home visit since May last year. In Sanxenxo he stayed with a good friend. Unlike last year, he did not make any statement this time. As far as is known, no meeting with Felipe (55), wife Sofía (84) or other royals was planned.

In the spring of 2022, all criminal investigations into financial irregularities against Juan Carlos were stopped in Spain. Therefore, it was assumed that he would visit his homeland more often and eventually return for good.

But on the first home visit, a lot went wrong. At the time, it was not only the media hype that caused unrest among the royal family and the government. Juan Carlos’ behavior was criticized as “immodest”. The government said at the time that it had “missed the opportunity” to ask citizens for forgiveness and provide an explanation.

(SDA)

Source: Blick