The emeritus is back in Sanxenxo to compete in the trophy that bears his name, ‘King Juan Carlos I’, which will be held this weekend in the Galician town. He arrived last Monday and this morning he went to the port to begin his preparation for the regatta. Hours later, the king Juan Carlos He has received a visit from his sister, Mrs. Margarita.
The infanta has arrived by car at the house of Pedro Campos, president of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and close friend of the emeritus. The brothers, who are very close, have reunited after months without seeing each other, since Don Juan Carlos’ departure to Abu Dhabi and Doña Margarita’s delicate health have prevented them from seeing each other as often as they would have liked.
This will not be the only visit that the emeritus receives in the coming days, since the arrival of his daughter is scheduled, Infanta Elena, to the Galician town next Friday, coinciding with the start of the competition. It is known of the passion that father and daughter share for sailing and the first-born, who visits the emeritus in Abu Dhabi whenever she can, already accompanied him in September at the regatta that took place on the Isle of Wight. In fact, he sailed on the Knave’s support boat, which won the cup. A month before they were also together in Sanxenxo.