HISTORICAL FACTS: Juan carlos i - Caught on Camera

Spain's Ex‑King Juan Carlos Stuck in Abu Dhabi as Middle East Crisis Sparks Hollywood Outcry

Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, finds himself unable to leave Abu Dhabi due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, highlighting the broader impact of the crisis.

International Business Times UK · Mar 3

Spain releases secret 1981 coup documents after 45 years

Spain has published 153 declassified documents on the 1981 23-F coup, revealing orders to shoot to kill and King Juan Carlos I’s role in stopping it.

Euronews · Feb 25

My travels with Pope Francis: European Book Prize winner Javier Cercas talks faith, facts and lies

Javier Cercas won the 2025 European Book Prize with 'God's madman at the end of the world', a novel about one of Pope Francis' last trips before his death. In a wide-ranging interview, the acclaimed writer tells Euronews about life in the Vatican, Spain's military coup and fighting fake news.

Euronews · Feb 10

Ex-lover of Spain's former king loses $153 million harassment lawsuit in London court

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos I has won his London court battle with an ex-lover who sought $153 million in damages for allegedly being harassed and spied after their breakup

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Spain's Juan Carlos I offers cautionary tale for Charles III

A playboy past that was once brushed under the carpet, a popular son whose telegenic family threatens to eclipse his own star, and endless leaks about his private life: Spain’s Juan Carlos I can empathize with the lot of Britain’s Charles III

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Macron dinner for Vargas Llosa and controversial Spanish former king

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday have dinner with Spain's exiled former king Juan Carlos I and Peruvian Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa. The literature laureate joined the élite French Academy on 9 February.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 10, 2023

Spain scraps 33 titles handed out by dictator Franco to family and aides

Spain abolished 33 aristocratic titles handed out by dictator Francisco Franco and his successor to loyal lieutenants and family on Friday as a new "Democratic Memory" law took effect.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Why has Spain sent two kings to the Queen’s funeral?

As a cousin of the Queen, the Royal Family extended the exiled king an invitation

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022

Judges let former Spanish king appeal after he loses court battle with ex-lover

Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, a Danish businesswoman, has taken legal action against Juan Carlos I, saying he caused her ‘great mental pain’.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

Former Spanish king wants appeal judges to consider fight with ex-lover

Juan Carlos says he is ‘entitled to immunity’ – but a High Court judge ruled that Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn’s claim could go ahead in England.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022