https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed By settling a back tax bill, Spain's former king, Juan Carlos I, is trying to avoid an embarrassing lawsuit, but he has further dented the image of the monarchy and deepened tensions within the country's leftist coalition government. https://www.thelocal.es/20201212/analysis-will-spains-former-kings-tax-deal-help-or-harm-the-monarchy Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:50:53 +0100 analysis-will-spains-former-kings-tax-deal-help-or-harm-the-monarchy Spain's scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos I has submitted a declaration to the Spanish tax office seeking to put his financial situation in order, El Pais newspaper reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20201206/spain-ex-king-submits-papers-to-sort-out-tax-affairs-report Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:33:08 +0100 spain-ex-king-submits-papers-to-sort-out-tax-affairs-report Prosecutors have opened a third investigation into the finances of scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos I in connection with another probe into possible money-laundering offences, Spain's top legal chief said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20201108/spains-former-king-faces-new-corruption-probe Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:06:49 +0100 spains-former-king-faces-new-corruption-probe Former Spanish king Juan Carlos at 79 has been named world sailing champion along with his crew during the classic six competition in Vancouver that also included American Dennis Conner. https://www.thelocal.es/20170923/ex-spanish-king-at-79-becomes-world-sailing-champion Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:45:29 +0200 ex-spanish-king-at-79-becomes-world-sailing-champion The abdication tweet from Spain’s Royal Palace announcing that King Juan Carlos would renounce the throne was one of the most re-tweeted posts by world leaders, according to a report released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150428/embargo Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:22:06 +0200 embargo A new tell-all book that details what led to Spanish king Juan Carlos giving up the throne would never have been published just a few years ago in a Spain still deferential to the royal family, experts said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150426/spain-royals-no-longer-untouchable Sun, 26 Apr 2015 14:38:04 +0200 spain-royals-no-longer-untouchable Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos had an affair with a German aristocrat for the last 10 years of his reign, according to a new book about the monarch's "double life" that is flying off Spanish bookshelves. https://www.thelocal.es/20150423/king-juan-carlos-led-double-life-with-lover Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:44:49 +0200 king-juan-carlos-led-double-life-with-lover The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a Belgian woman claiming to be his daughter, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150311/court-quashes-paternity-suit-against-king-juan-carlos Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:53:55 +0100 court-quashes-paternity-suit-against-king-juan-carlos Spain's former king Juan Carlos has lodged an appeal against a paternity suit brought by a woman claiming to be his daughter, a judicial source said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150215/spain-ex-king-appeals-paternity-suit Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:49:28 +0100 spain-ex-king-appeals-paternity-suit Public prosecutors in Spain’s Supreme Court want paternity suits against Spain's king Juan Carlos dropped, saying there is not enough proof to push ahead with the cases. https://www.thelocal.es/20141120/paternity-suits-against-former-spanish-king-juan-carlos-lack-evidence-royalty Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0100 paternity-suits-against-former-spanish-king-juan-carlos-lack-evidence-royalty Spain's troubled King Juan Carlos made a rare outdoor state appearance on Saturday, standing to attention at a low-key military ceremony marked by crisis spending cuts. https://www.thelocal.es/20130602/spain-king-on-crutches-at-low-budget-military-ceremony Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:34:00 +0200 spain-king-on-crutches-at-low-budget-military-ceremony Public confidence in Spain's royal family has plunged to a new low in the past year and a half since a corruption scandal engulfed King Juan Carlos' son-in-law, a survey showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130504/trust-in-spain-royals-hits-new-low-after-corruption-scandal Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200 trust-in-spain-royals-hits-new-low-after-corruption-scandal