She will celebrate her 19th birthday in a few days. Despite her young age, Princess Leonor must display an exemplary image, so as not to tarnish the image of the monarchy. It must be said that the relationship between the Spanish people and the Crown has been greatly weakened during the reign of Juan Carlos I, Leonor’s grandfather.
Luxury safari in Botswana while the country is in the midst of an economic crisis, tax crimes by his daughter Christina, suspicions of corruption in the context of a contract to build a TGV in Saudi Arabia… The scandals surrounding Juan Carlos I are not lacking.
Leonor of Spain: she will have to continue the work started by her father
Inheriting a lackluster throne, Felipe VI had to work hard to restore the integrity of the monarchy to the people, while distancing himself from his father. In 2020, the Daily Telegraph indicated that he had notably withdrawn from the latter an annual endowment from the Royal Palace valued at more than 194,000 euros per year. At the same time, Felipe VI also announced that he was renouncing his father’s inheritance.in order to preserve the exemplary nature of the Crown“.
A job for regain your letters of nobility that the royal family is keen to maintain, the reason why Princess Leonor is also kept at a good distance from Juan Carlos I (also exiled in the United Arab Emirates since 2020). And this distance also applies to the grandmother, Queen Emeritus Sofía of Spain.
Leonor of Spain kept at a safe distance from her grandparents
Although still residing at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid and no longer having any links with her fallen husband, Juan Carlos’ escapades have sufficiently tarnished the reputation of the royal family to take no risks. Thus, thethe relationship between Sofia and her granddaughter is limited to the family environment.
Complicated, for example, to pose together for the press, as they did in 2018 at the end of Easter mass before Letizia cut the photo session short, recalls Paris Match. A family with tensions like any other, ultimately, which must deal with a troublesome parent.
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