The inhabitants of Paiporta poured out their emotion in the form of anger during the King’s visit, together with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez and the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Region of Valencia (Generalitat) Carlos Mazón.
Starting from the 30th of this month Motril Port will see eleven Spanish Warships dock to coincide with the Día de las Fuerzas on the 2nd of June.
Lieutenant Luis Gonzalo Segura published a book in which he claimed that the Army was riddled with incompetence and corruption. His superiors were not impressed.
His popularity seemed untouchable, and was further enhanced by the fact he never courted such adulation. Always calm and measured, intelligent and informed, he was everything the new power hungry politicians were not. The feeling of stability he managed to instill was felt throughout the world, and for the majority of his reign he was regarded by other nations as the most popular current monarch.
The Spanish Air Force planes destined for the use of high-ranking, figures of state have been grounded five times in as many months.
Times are hard and King Juan Carlos believes that keeping off the skyline is a good idea, what with all the flak over his son-in-law’s and daughter’s alleged dodgy dealings, and not to mention his unfortunate photo standing next to a dead elephant, hunting trophy.
Rey 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 honoury capacity
Three interesting articles from our May edition, including the King and the elephants, census and population counts and ultra high Spanish earners.