He king Juan Carlos He celebrated his 86th birthday last Friday, January 5, with a party in Abu Dhabi, attended by his two eldest daughters and some of his grandchildren (Froilan, Victoria Federica, Pablo e Irene Urdangarin). The emeritus, after the controversies of recent years, has exposed his party by leaking photographs of the celebration to the leading magazine of the Royal Family.
On the cover of Hola Doña Sofía's husband appears cutting the cake with his favorite grandson, Froilán, who has a job in Abu Dhabi thanks to his grandfather's influential contacts. From behind they appear smiling Infanta Elena and the Infanta Cristina. Also Victoria Federica, immortalizing the moment with her phone. Infanta Elena's daughter, who shortly before congratulated her grandfather through Instagram, can't leave her cell phone behind. Also among those attending was Johanna ZottPablo Urdangarin's girlfriend.
In the other main photograph, King Juan Carlos offers us a pose with his daughters and grandchildren. From Abu Dhabi, they posed in front of a Spanish flag. Very patriotic. Felipe VI and Mrs. Letizia were missing, who presided over the Military Easter on Saturday, January 6 and for more than logical reasons did not travel to the Persian Gulf; also the Queen Sofia, there is no need to explain the reason; and the Princess Eleanor (who has returned to the General Military Academy of Zaragoza after the Christmas break) and the Infanta Sofia (who is already back in Wales continuing his International Baccalaureate studies).
About a hundred people were invited to the party organized by Pedro Campos, president of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo, and other friends (Miguel Arias, lawyer Jerónimo Páez and doctor Eduardo Anitua) to honor the emeritus on his birthday. Magazine Hola He insists that the costs of tickets and accommodation were borne by the guests, not by the king emeritus. The celebration began with lunch at the Four Seasons hotel in Abu Dhabi, one of the most luxurious. Lunch was followed by a flamenco party, where Los del Río gave it their all with La Macarena. Elena and Cristina were the first to start dancing. They all traveled to Zaya Nurai, the island where Felipe VI's father lives since he left Spain in the summer of 2020 due to the news about his tax situation (which he regularized through several payments to the Treasury to avoid a possible court case). This was his first big birthday party in six years. In the magazine Hola They highlight how alone Doña Sofía's husband feels in Abu Dhabi. As a family, he only has her beloved grandson Froilán close, perhaps the most similar to him.