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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nuray Bulbul

Why has Spain sent two kings to the Queen’s funeral?

From left, King Felipe VI of Spain stands with his father former King Juan Carlos I and one of his daughters, Princess Leonor

(Picture: Jaime Reina/AFP via Getty Images)

King Felipe VI of Spain and the exiled, former king, Juan Carlos I, are both attending the Queen’s state funeral today, amid a row over the former king’s attendance.

The former monarch was reportedly asked not to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz.

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