Overview
- The former Spanish king recounts the incident at the family home in Estoril on Maundy Thursday 1956 when he was 18 and his brother Alfonso was 14.
- He writes that the brothers removed the magazine from a .22 pistol without realizing a round was still in the chamber and that a ricochet struck Alfonso in the forehead, who died in their father's arms.
- He says the death has shadowed his life, describing enduring guilt, loss, and the feeling that his life grew darker after the shooting.
- The account appears in Reconciliación, published in France on November 5 with wider release scheduled for December 3.
- Coverage notes there was no formal investigation or autopsy at the time, and the book also addresses his exile in the United Arab Emirates, financial controversies, and a stated wish to return to Spain.