The UK has invited Spain’s ex-King Juan Carlos to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

Madrid:

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos will pause his self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Juan Carlos and his spouse have communicated their intention to simply accept the British Overseas Workplace invitation to attend the funeral on Sept. 19, the Spanish Royal Home mentioned on Monday.

The previous monarch left Spain for Abu Dhabi in August 2020 after prosecutors began trying into allegations of fraud in Spain and Switzerland. The investigations had been later dropped because of inadequate proof and the statute of limitations. Juan Carlos has declined to touch upon the assorted allegations of wrongdoing.

Juan Carlos might additionally face trial in Britain in a harassment case introduced towards him by his former lover, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. He has strongly denied the allegations.

As soon as revered for his function within the nation’s transition to democracy, the recognition of the previous king fell drastically after a sequence of scandals. He abdicated in 2014 and now retains his everlasting residence within the Gulf state.

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