King Juan Carlos of Spain |
Despite the harrowing scandals that had inflicted Spain’s
royal family since last year, King Juan Carlos will never abdicate, “reaffirming
his legacy of resurrecting the monarchy,” reports Christian Science Monitor.
“In an effort to turn a page, King Juan Carlos ruled out
abdicating in January, despite flagging health, other scandals biting at his
popularity, including an injury during a Botswana elephant hunting extravaganza
paid by a Saudi businessman, something he later apologized for in a rare public
TV broadcast.”
In an interview, the 75-year-old king said in a rare
interview: “I’m in good shape, and above all with the spirit to confront the
challenges we face.”
“I would like to be remembered as the king who united all
Spaniards and with them managed to recover democracy and the monarchy.”
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