Madrid, December 30 (EFE) .- King Juan Carlos I asked three years ago her daughter Princess Cristina to renounce his inheritance because investigating a corruption case on her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, and which will take her to the dock, according to a book released today.
The journalist Fernando Ónega reveals in his book “Juan Carlos I, Man Who Would Be King” the intricacies of the abdication of the king his son King Philip VI and the “huge blow” that has meant attributing his daughter said corruption case.
“Leave it to me, his father,” was the advice, according Ónega recently made him King Juan Carlos to his son on the situation of the Infanta Cristina.
The sister of King Philip VI will be judged as cooperator alleged two tax offenses allegedly committed by her husband in the called “Nóos case”, in relation to a nonprofit foundation chaired by Urdangarin and supposedly 6.1 million euros (7.5 million dollars) of public funds between 2004 and 2007.
Thus, according to the journalist recounts three years ago King Juan Carlos, still head of state, sent to the United States, where his daughter lived then, two, one of them Fernando Almansa- emissaries to talk to the princess Cristina and ask him to renounce his succession rights to the Crown for the good of the institution.
The Infanta “took note” of that request, but so far there has been no response.
Ya near this Christmas, King Juan Carlos and his son spoke again on the criminal status of the infant and family assistance acts for the holidays.
During that conversation, King Juan Carlos recommended his son to leave him mediate with the Infanta, according to journalist
After that, Ónega says no evidence that King Juan Carlos has returned to discuss the matter with her daughter , although it has a lot of heavy its view that it is away from the royal family.
In the book, Ónega includes the first witness of the monarch after his abdication last June, a historic moment He lived with a mixture of contradictory feelings.
The first, “the satisfaction of accomplishment” and “proud father” to see his new son king, but also the “pain of parting” after nearly four decades of rule.
The abdication began to take shape almost two years ago, although the decision was precipitated with speech Pascua Militar January 2014, in which the king gave a picture of tired and very poor health man.
Before that, there had been “humiliation” to apologize publicly for the bumpy ride to Bostsuana, and loss of image of the monarchy pointing all surveys, according to the book.
Juan Carlos I delivered his abdication speech on June 2 last and 19th of the same month his son was proclaimed king.
Onega says he sees now King Juan Carlos “relajadísimo” with the feeling that it has taken “a load off” and the satisfaction that the succession process “went well”.
In the interview with the reporter, Juan Carlos I would not discuss how to reign for not condition his son.
The King Juan Carlos I is now a man humming the songs of Maria Dolores Pradera, responding to all calls telephone and does not hesitate to stay up until the wee hours of the morning answering messages, says journalist.
In his residence Zarzuela Palace Ónega- adds “the house is quiet,” the relationship with Queen Letizia is “more friendly” than in the past where there was a “clash of cultures” and his dealings with his wife, Queen Sofia, is summarized in the kisses that were spent on the balcony of the Royal Palace last June 19, the day of the proclamation of Philip VI. EFE
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