Two ships, two seas, two kings at the helm and a whole peninsula in the middle. That will happen this week that begins when Juan Carlos I landed on Thursday in Sanxenxo to participate in the 6-meter boat regatta, which is held in the Galician town after, as we anticipated, having been delayed for several weeks, with the permission of the Sailing Federation, so that the presence of the previous Head of State did not have any repercussions in the electoral campaign.
The Emeritus takes the helm of the Bribón, the ship of his friend Pedro Campos, on Friday. But that same day Felipe VI boarded the Aifos in Palma de Mallorca, the Navy ship where the Head of State competes in the Copa del Rey de Vela.
Father and son are separated this week by something more than the Iberian Peninsula and a thousand kilometers. The presence of Don Juan Carlos, who is abandoning his voluntary expatriation in Abu Dhabi for a few days, makes the Royal House uncomfortable. The former monarch draws the attention of the media and is always topical due to the multiple judicial vicissitudes that do not stop. This week her hearing was held in London for Corinna Larsen’s lawsuit against her Emeritus, whom he accuses of harassing her with the entire state apparatus, for which he demands that she compensate her with 146 million euros. On the other hand, the previous London law firm that defended the king’s interests (he is already on the third), denounces that Don Juan Carlos owes him the payment of the fee for his work. One more reason for the media presence of Felipe VI’s father to affect the image of the monarchy. An interesting week to follow this parallel activity of two kings separated by land, sea, air and other reasons that are much more difficult to overcome.