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Juan Carlos I Releases French Memoir ‘Reconciliation,’ Returns to Spain

The timing underscores his estrangement from the palace.

Overview

  • The 512‑page book, co‑written with Laurence Debray and published by Stock, debuts in France with a Spanish edition due on 3 December.
  • He admits to extramarital “deslices,” rejects many rumored affairs as fictitious, and calls his relationship with Corinna Larsen a harmful error.
  • He labels the $100 million from Saudi King Abdullah “a grave error” as he recounts Swiss and Spanish inquiries into related transfers.
  • He says he left Spain in 2020 to shield the Crown from media and government pressure after disclosures about a Swiss account.
  • The former king returned to Spanish soil for sailing in Sanxenxo on release day, while Zarzuela keeps him off 50th‑anniversary events and he details a rupture with Felipe VI over inheritance and his allowance.