C ristina of Bourbon , sister of the King of Spain, Philip VI , it is no longer more Duchess of Palma de Mallorca. The Spanish monarch withdrew yesterday dignity princess, who gave him his father in 1997 and then King Juan Carlos of Bourbon , in the latest move by the royal family to mark distance when she expects a judgment tax fraud
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And it Cristina, 49, was charged in the middle of an investigation of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin , who faces charges including money laundering and fraud.
It will be the first member of the Spanish royal family to go to trial since the restoration of the monarchy in 1975 and, if convicted, could be sentenced to up to four years in prison.
Although the lawyer Infanta, Miquel Roca , reacted saying that Cristina had asked by letter to King withdrawal title, Zarzuela Palace said the monarch had decided before receiving the letter and communicated the decision his sister with a phone call Thursday.
The King’s decision to terminate the noble title to his sister’s, for Ana Romero, Spanish writer and author of the book Final Item (a chronicle of the events that led to the abdication of King Juan Carlos I), “fist on the table, a decision that can be read as very positive for the future of his kingdom.”
Speaking to El Colombiano, Romero said that “to revoke the title to the Infanta Cristina, Philip VI had to force the legality of the general system of peerages slightly. The announcement of the king Philip VI marks the beginning of his reign, was a political decision of a lot of depth. “
But what are the real implications for the princess? What does it mean, in practice, while remaining Duchess?
“The Infanta lose nothing material. A title not involve money or possessions. With what happened yesterday, he publicly snatched from his royal dignity, because personal dignity and has quite affected. The Infanta Cristina has four years sinking more and more in their own misery. Socially and from the point of view of the Spaniards, is fully depressed, “Romero said.
Facing the same questions, the Spanish writer Victor Herrero Corcoba said that the announcement of the king “has no implication that the expectation that it can create the news. I think, above all, it will feed version, if anything, she knew the trouble that her husband had, taking advantage of the membership of the Royal Family to promote these allegedly illegal activities of her husband. “
“They are different things: one is the Duchy of Palma de Mallorca which gave the king Juan Carlos I when she married in 1997. This is what took Philip VI. Then there are inheritance rights, which she can resign or be quitársele only if they marry against the will of the king and the Court, which has not been the case, “said Romero.
The Infanta logical step is, according to the writer, the waiver of their inheritance. “However, it takes contradicting the logic of things since November 7 since 2011, when the Judicial Police stormed the headquarters of the institute Nóos in Barcelona. She had to be given inheritance rights at that time. After that day I have been asked in many ways Juan Carlos I and Philip VI , but she refuses to deliver because her husband, alleging a conspiracy, an attack front of society and a lack of protection of the Casa del Rey “.
In any case, says Romero,” we can not interpret logical rational decisions a person who has acted irrationally ” .
The truth is, adds his colleague Corcoba, that coming to office, Philip VI said that he intended to regain people’s trust in the institution, which It was confirmed by what happened yesterday.
“The message gives the king Philip VI , is always a conciliator and clear message, how could it be otherwise. Recall that Philip VI promised exemplary in the royal family and do not want to have a glimpse of stain on the matter, although the protagonist, her sister, remains convinced that he has done nothing wrong and that all answers a campaign against her and her spouse “.
Among other things, the Olympic handball exmedallista and employer could pay a penalty of up to 19 years in prison for allegedly using his title for embezzling 6 million euros of public contracts through a nonprofit foundation he founded with a partner.
The trial of the couple would take place later this year after four years of investigation. 15 others are accused in the process, one of several scandals that tarnished the royal family in recent years of Juan Carlos I on the throne and that caused his abdication in June last year.
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