The car with the 84-year-old, who lives in exile in Abu Dhabi, drove to the residence of the head of state shortly after 10 a.m. As the cameras of the state television broadcaster RTVE showed, he was greeted loudly by a group of supporters.
Juan Carlos had spent the first four days since his arrival on Thursday in the port town of Sanxenxo in Galicia in the north-west of the country.
He flew to Madrid in a private jet on Monday. He is very much looking forward to the meeting in the royal palace northwest of Madrid, the Bourbone told journalists in Sanxenxo on Sunday after winning a regatta with colleagues on the racing yacht “Bribón”. He expects “many hugs”.
The reunion with wife Sofía (83), Felipe (54) and Queen Letizia (49) and other unnamed family members takes place at the end of the five-day short visit. Juan Carlos then flies back to Abu Dhabi. The meeting was not on the official agenda of the royal family. Media reported that there will be a meal that will probably take place behind closed doors.
Juan Carlos initially left his homeland on August 4, 2020 for an unknown destination. He later showed up in Abu Dhabi. At the beginning of March, after the end of all criminal investigations into financial irregularities, he announced that he wanted to remain in exile for the time being, but would sporadically visit his homeland.
Source: Nachrichten
