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Juan Carlos I’s Memoir Puts Royal Rift and Past Scandals Back in Focus

The French edition highlights praise for Queen Sofía, reproaches for Queen Letizia, a mea culpa on Saudi money.

Overview

  • In Reconciliación, released in France this week, the Spanish edition is scheduled for December 3.
  • Juan Carlos writes of a “personal disagreement” with Queen Letizia and says she “did not help family cohesion.”
  • He strikes a tender note toward Queen Sofía, writing that “nothing will ever erase my deep feelings for my Sofi, my queen.”
  • He terms acceptance of a $100 million gift from Saudi King Abdullah “a grave error” and pledges support for King Felipe and Princess Leonor’s eventual succession.
  • He voices a desire to mend relations with his son and return to Spain, while Letizia keeps to her public routine with an appearance at Madrid’s Biocultura fair.