Do not sleep in official headquarters

King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for the funeral of his nephew, Juan Gómez-Acebo. It will be held this Sunday, September 8, at the Military Cathedral of Madrid and will bring together the emeritus with King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Doña Sofía and the rest of his family. The former Head of State will stay in a hotel in Madrid. Despite his previous visits to the capital, this will be the first time he has spent the night in the city since his departure to Abu Dhabi in 2020.

It should be remembered that in May 2022, the Royal Family had already communicated “the wish of His Majesty King Juan Carlos to travel frequently to Spain to visit family and friends, and to organise his personal life and his place of residence in private settings, as expressed in the letter he addressed to His Majesty the King on 5 March”. This statement came after the Prosecutor’s Office closed three investigations into his fortune.

The arrival of Don Juan at the Four Seasons Hotel, in the heart of the capital, is scheduled for this Friday afternoon. Regarding the accommodation chosen by Don Juan Carlos in the capital, journalist María Manjavacas explained in And now Sonsoles: “That was a statement that arrived via Zarzuela from the emeritus. This was the requirement, the condition that was imposed on him. That he not be in any organization, in any accommodation owned by the State.”.

In this regard, the journalist recalled: “The palaces here are the property of the State, not like in the United Kingdom where they are the property of the Royal Family. If the king were to stay at the National Heritage Site, he would have to answer questions in Congress, even“.

The King’s trip is private. Don Juan Carlos “has no agenda” and “He is strictly complying with the conditions set by Felipe VI”“This is what there is,” says the journalist.

Sonsoles Ónega, presenter and friend of Queen Letizia, has declared for her part: “It is in the conditions that he wanted”. And he added, while knocking twice on the table: “It’s very easy. You pay taxes in Spain, you live in Spain”.