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 A Spanish court on Friday acquitted King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, of charges that she helped her husband evade taxes, in a case that shamed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20170217/princess-cristina-absolved-in-royal-fraud-trial-but-husband-jailed Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:25:49 +0100 princess-cristina-absolved-in-royal-fraud-trial-but-husband-jailed Princess Cristina of Spain could face jail when she learns the verdict Friday in her trial over claims she helped her husband evade taxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20170217/verdict-due-in-spanish-royals-fraud-trial Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:06:45 +0100 verdict-due-in-spanish-royals-fraud-trial Spain's Princess Cristina on Thursday took the stand in a landmark corruption case centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:52:41 +0100 spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Princess Cristina's husband told a Spanish court on Thursday that palace officials were aware of his business dealings at the Noos Institute, an organisation he once headed which is at the centre of major fraud trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 17:57:28 +0100 princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial A Spanish court refused on Friday to drop a case against Princess Cristina, who is on trial charged for tax evasion in a corruption scandal centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160129/spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:54:03 +0100 spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband went on trial Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:48:59 +0100 all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud A tall and dapper former handball player with two Olympic medals to his name, Iñaki Urdangarin turned from "ideal son-in-law" to the black sheep of Spain's royal family when he landed in court in a corruption case. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:13:36 +0100 spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband go on trial on Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:06:32 +0100 spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case The King’s sister will sit in the dock accused of tax evasion in a trial set to start on January 11th, 2016, the court announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151006/january-court-date-set-for-infanta-cristina-and-her-husband-in-fraud-case Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:48:12 +0200 january-court-date-set-for-infanta-cristina-and-her-husband-in-fraud-case A Spanish court on Thursday authorised Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, and her husband to sell their seven-bedroom Barcelona mansion for just under €7 million ($8 million) to pay a court bond. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:16:00 +0100 spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond A Spanish court will decide on Friday whether to put the sister of the country's King Felipe VI on trial for tax fraud — unprecedented in the history of the monarchy — or accept her not guilty plea. https://www.thelocal.es/20141103/spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:25:00 +0100 spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess Reports indicate that the Infanta Cristina, sister of Spain's King Felipe, will be summonsed to court this week to face charges of money laundering and cooperation in the fiscal crimes allegedly committed by her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, for which she could face up to 11 years in prison. https://www.thelocal.es/20140623/spanish-court-summon-kings-sister-cristina Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:13:00 +0200 spanish-court-summon-kings-sister-cristina A Spanish judge has ordered an investigation into the tax affairs of King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter, Princess Cristina, adding to the woes of the scandal-hit royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20130524/spanish-princess-faces-probe-into-assets Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:00 +0200 spanish-princess-faces-probe-into-assets The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos, Iñaki Urdangarin, will face the music in court on Saturday as he answers questions about his role in a damaging corruption case. https://www.thelocal.es/20130219/urdangarin-faces-right-royal-grilling Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:14:00 +0100 urdangarin-faces-right-royal-grilling