And finally… royalties

Spain’s exiled former king Juan Carlos has paid the country’s tax authority more than €4 million.

And finally… royalties

The former king paid the bill in an attempt to bring him closer to returning home from exile.

The payment is the second of its kind in the past three months, according to El País, and is widely seen as an attempt by the former king to reconcile himself with his homeland after he left for Abu Dhabi last August amid corruption allegations.



Lawyers for Juan Carlos, submitted a voluntary declaration earlier this week regarding flights worth €8 million from a private jet company that were paid until 2018 by a distant cousin, and which were seen as taxable benefits in kind in Spain.

He also paid €680,000 in tax in December in an attempt to avoid prosecution.

Juan Carlos has expressed a desire to return to Spain but the government and royal household say that would be premature and would pose a risk to the monarchy, The Times reports.

Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son, King Felipe, and announced his decision to withdraw from public life in 2019.

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