King Juan Carlos landed this afternoon at the Vigo airport from Abu Dhabi, to continue his journey to Sanxenxo where, starting on Thursday, he plans to participate in the regatta that bears his name and celebrate the victory achieved at the local Yacht Club. by Loon at the recent 6m world championships held on the Isle of Wight.
It is his fourth trip to Spain (the third this year), since in the summer of 2020 he decided to go into self-exile in Abu Dhabi. On all occasions it has had the same destination and the same purpose: Sanxenxo is the chosen place and the regattas organized by the yacht club are the reason that brings them there.
On this trip, as on previous ones, King Juan Carlos, 85 years old, will stay at the house of Pedro Campos, the owner of Bribón, who this afternoon, once again, welcomed him with his car at the foot of the steps. Juan Carlos flew, as usual, on a private plane provided by his broadcast hosts.
During his stay in Sanxenxo, which will last until next Monday, October 2, King Juan Carlos will participate in the regatta that bears his name, which will be held from Friday to Sunday and will close with the presentation of trophies at the club facilities. nautical. It is also planned that, together with his sailor friends and crewmates, he will celebrate the world title that the Bribón won at the beginning of September on the Isle of Wight (United Kingdom), as the harsh sea conditions prevented Juan Carlos from participating in the evidence.
King Juan Carlos’s first visit to Spain took place in May 2022; After his time in Sanxenxo, not without controversy due to his excessive media exposure, he concluded his stay in Zarzuela with a family meeting and a conversation with the King in which he was asked for prudence and privacy in his next trips. The next trip, in April 2023, which was already more discreet, included, in addition to Sanxenxo, a trip to Vitoria for a medical check-up at a private clinic before returning to Abu Dhabi. The last visit was at the end of July and took place entirely in Sanxenxo to participate in the regattas.
The new visit of the King’s father to Spain coincides with the announcement made by the Zarzuela last Friday in which his presence was confirmed at the celebration, of a private and family nature, which will take place at the El Pardo palace once the by institutional acts on the occasion of Princess Leonor’s swearing-in of the Constitution. King Juan Carlos is not scheduled to meet his son, Felipe VI, who next Thursday will preside in La Toja, 15 kilometers from Sanxenxo, over the inauguration of Foto Atlántico, given that it is an official activity as head of state and the Contacts between father and son are limited to a minimum and in the exclusively private sphere.
The BNG spokesperson in Congress, Néstor Rego, in a parliamentary initiative, has requested that the Government give an official position regarding the “already habitual trips” of Juan Carlos I to Sanxenxo. The deputy wants to know what type of security device is going to be carried out during this week of the king emeritus’ stay and what the cost will be for the public coffers. “We are collaborating with these trips with public money,” according to a statement from the Galician nationalist group, which also censures that the trips of the emeritus king to Sanxenxo “are being sold as exclusive to his private sphere.”
