Madrid (EFE).- King Juan Carlos plans to travel to Sanxenxo (Pontevedra) next week to reunite with his regatta friends after making a brief visit to London, where Carlos III has invited him to a private lunch prior to his coronation in May, sources close to the emeritus have informed EFE.
Don Juan Carlos plans to arrive in Sanxenxo on the 19th and return to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the 23rd, at the end of the Spanish Cup regatta in the 6m class organized by the yacht club from the town of Pontevedra and in which his ship, the “Rascal”.
This is the second visit to Spain since he went to live in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) in August 2020 due to the scandal of his irregular business abroad, the investigation of which was closed by the Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office in May 2020. last year.
On his first trip in May 2022, which was surrounded by great media expectation, which annoyed the Government, he already stayed in Sanxenxo, at the home of his friend Pedro Campos, patron of the “Bribón”, and before leaving Spain He went to the Palacio de la Zarzuela to meet Felipe VI.
A visit to prepare a sailing championship
Don Juan Carlos, 85, had considered traveling to Sanxenxo in the third week of May, on the occasion of another regatta scheduled on those dates, but in order “not to interfere” in the campaign for the municipal and regional elections, scheduled for the 28th. of that month, he redirected his plans, the sources add.
Felipe VI’s father has in mind to participate in the 6m class world championship that will take place in the United Kingdom from August 31 to September 8 of this year, so he intends to do some prior training with his teammates of ship.
The news of his return to Spain, anticipated this Monday by the newspaper El Mundo, takes place after yesterday the digital newspaper 65ymas.com published a photo of him in Abu Dhabi together with the Infanta Elena and her grandson, Juan Felipe Froilán, who He moved to the emirate last February to work for an energy company.
The Casa del Rey has not wanted to comment on the new travel plans for Don Juan Carlos to Spain, alleging that it is a private trip, sources from La Zarzuela have told EFE.
It was considered that the emeritus would coincide again with the kings Felipe and Letizia and queen Sofia in the acts of the coronation of Carlos III on May 5 and 6 in London, although the list of guests has not been confirmed by the Palace of Buckingham.
The four participated in the funeral of Isabel II last September and coincided again on the occasion of the death of the former King Constantine of Greece, brother of Doña Sofía, in mid-January of this year.