The King of Spain, Philip VI, withdrew Friday the noble title of Duchess of Palma her sister Cristina, to be judged of course tax fraud in its most firmly to distance himself from a case of corruption that has plagued the popularity of the monarchy.
“I have resolved to revoke the attribution to Her Royal Highness Princess Cristina of the right to use the title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca” showed a royal decree signed by Philip VI and published Friday in the Official Gazette.
Cristina de Borbon is waiting to know the date for the holding of a trial where it will sit in the dock to answer for two alleged offenses cooperation on tax fraud, after becoming the first member of the alleged royal family in a judicial corruption scandal with her husband Inaki Urdangarin.
The withdrawal of knighthood is one of the most drastic decisions taken by the monarch against his sister in his first year of reign. Philip VI can not remove the rights of succession to the throne of Cristina, but the decision puts the infant under pressure to abandon their inheritance rights before the trial begins.
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