The former Spanish King Juan Carlos, 84, was seen in attendance at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today at Westminster Abbey in London. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz had reportedly asked King Juan not to attend.
Due to this Spain had two Kings in attendance at the Queen’s funeral, the former King Juan Carlos and his son King Felipe VI, who was accompanied by his wife Queen Letizia. The ex-monarch, who abdicated in 2014, is enmeshed in ongoing legal proceedings in the UK relating to a harassment case brought by a former partner.
Former King Juan Carlos fled Spain in 2020 under suspicion of fraud and now lives in Abu Dhabi in self-imposed exile, the Spectator reports . He was a distant cousin to the Queen, and was privately invited to attend by the royal family, the Evening Standard reports .
