King Don Juan Carlos I, the darling of the Spanish, has been sacked as head of the World Wildlife Fund; a position that he held in an honorary capacity.
The King was caught on camera, holding a hunting rifle in front of a slain elephant, whilst on safari in Botswana.
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| The exceptionally brave King Juan Carlos poses during his Botswana safari having, allegedly, shot this magnificent, beautiful elephant. |
Anyway, the vote to abolish the position of honorary president was carried by a 94% majority, so it was hardly a close run thing. But it was done very diplomatically because rather than removing him from his post, the post was removed from existence, which was a more face-saving arrangement.
The King is beset with family problems, with a son-in-law; the ex-Olympic sportsman, Iñaki Urdangarin, being investigated for corruption and if that weren’t bad enough, his wife; i.e., the King’s daughter is looking increasingly ‘involved’ in the dirty dealings. But it doesn’t end there because the family of the future Queen of Spain, Doña Leticia, is also under investigation for fraud.
The King’s health is also on the blink; him constantly being in and out of hospital for treatment to a hip transplant.
The Spanish Royal Family, through an unspoken accord with the national press, has never had to undergo the sort of harassment that the British press gives to Queen Elizabeth and Co., but that now seems to have become a thing of the past, not because the press have become greater predators, but because the Spanish Royal Family has lost a lot of respect amongst the Spanish royalists.
One thing should be remembered however, the Spanish are more Juan-Carlistas than Royalists.
Most just feel sorry for this aging, affable, out of touch symbol of the Spanish Transition.
