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Juan Carlos Publishes ‘Réconciliation’ in France, Backs Felipe VI and Admits Costly Mistakes

The memoir seeks to rebuild trust by pairing contrition with a defense of the monarchy’s future.

Overview

  • The French edition of the former Spanish king’s memoir, co-written with Laurence Debray, is now on sale ahead of a planned December release in Spain.
  • Juan Carlos pledges to do everything to ensure King Felipe VI’s success and voices full confidence in Princess Leonor’s preparation to one day succeed him.
  • He acknowledges the crown’s institutional fragility and says democracy is a fragile good that must be safeguarded.
  • He calls his relationship with Corinna Larsen a serious error that harmed his reputation and had catastrophic effects on his reign and family life.
  • He praises Queen Sofia yet laments that she has not visited him in Abu Dhabi, noting they remain in phone contact as he continues life in exile.