All’s well that ends well. King John Charles’ second trip to Spain got off to a bad start. La Zarzuela, who was aware of his intention to return to Sanxenxo but not when, ended up learning from the press the exact date thanks to the indiscretion of a businessman who did not have time to filter the news. What was presented as a new reason for controversy has ended up being, nevertheless, the demonstration that if he wants, King Juan Carlos can normalize his visits to Spain until they stop being news.
The last point where King Juan Carlos was before getting on a plane and leaving Spain was Sanxenxo (Pontevedra) where he spent Sunday, August 2, 2020. The following day the letter was made public in which, who was king of Spain between November 22, 1975 and June 18, 2014, communicated to his son and successor, Felipe VI, his intention to move to live outside of Spain. The appearance of information about his financial irregularities put such pressure on the Crown that there was no other way out than the self-exile of King Juan Carlos, but it was not for a few months as planned, but for a time that it’s not over yet.
The Galician town was, on May 19, 2022, after several failed attempts, the scene of his first trip and eleven months later it was the scene of his second visit to Spain. Sanxenxo has become the private promised land of Joan Carles de Borbó, but he had to wait for a second attempt after the first one did not go well.
When he returns to Abu Dhabi, where by his own will he has established his permanent residence and, also fiscal, King Juan Carlos will be able to argue that he has complied with the commitment of discretion that he did not have on the first trip and will have guaranteed more visits to spanish territory
King Juan Carlos had conveyed to Zarzuela, it is assumed that directly to his son, his intention to be present in the test series of the Spanish Cup of class 6M, which would serve him as training with the intention to participate at the end of August in the World Championship that will be played on the island of Wigth (England). The fact that the answer was to avoid making a trip during the electoral period, did nothing more than hinder the complicated communication between Abu Dhabi and Madrid. Neither the Zarzuela understood that a regatta was reason enough for a trip, nor did King Juan Carlos accept that his decision was questioned. Result: a new disagreement.
La Zarzuela feared that the image of last year would be repeated, with a Juan Carlos taken from his own character and giving arguments to those who take the opportunity to question the Crown. His presence in Spain generates anticipation, puts the spotlight on the Zarzuela and questions the relationship between king father and king son.
This trip, if it doesn’t go wrong, you’ll cancel it at the last moment, with this last stage outside Sanxenxo and close to who knows where, if it’s been useful for anything, it’s to set a new course. It is in the hands of King Joan Carlos not to go down other paths.
