This Friday, Infanta Elena attended the dedication of the book Reconciliation (Planet)the biography of King Juan Carlos I written by the author Laurence Debray, to show his support for the writer and to speak with the first participants.
The co-author of the memoirs wanted to emphasize the good relations she maintains with the Infanta: “She is very supportive and we always go to events together. I love her very much, she has always been very supportive of me. She and her sister,” he said after signing the book at the Corte Inglés on Goya Street.
As a result, Debray excused the brevity of the infanta’s stay, who was then arriving on a trip. “She is a very loyal person and a charming woman”he underlined before thanking the “support” of the Infanta during her visits to Madrid, “as a friend and as a daughter of the king”.
Likewise, the author commented on the reception of the book, which sold 40,000 copies in the first five days since it went on sale in Spain: “Compared to the criticisms that have been made in the media, I have the impression that people want to know more, to have their own impression, to read it. I am delighted”, she declared. The book is now in its fifth edition, which the publisher has described as “historical figures.”
A massive signature for all ages
Asked about her impressions, the emeritus’s biographer highlighted the presence of readers of all ages, the youngest being a twelve-year-old boy. “A child came that he also wanted the signature on his copy as well as other young people in their twenties”, he underlined.
This variety of assistance has been described as “positive”, because, according to the author, it is important that young people have the concern to “know the history of the country.” The author thus ended up summarizing the reading as “a book of history and a testimony to history”.
In this sense, a 20-year-old young man highlighted his interest in the figure of the emeritus as the main reason for his attendance: “He’s an interesting character.particularly due to the Spanish transition process and the power it has held over the past 40 years in Spain.
Like many others, he took advantage of the signing of this biography to buy the book and read it for the first time. Thus, he hopes that his reading will serve to “promote knowledge of Spainfrom a more personal point of view of the king’s experience.
The event, which ran half an hour beyond the scheduled time, brought together a large number of participants at its opening, joined by more readers who took advantage of the opportunity to have A few words with the author.
In Reconciliationof 500 pages told in the first person, The Emeritus King looks back on his life from his birth in Rome on January 5, 1938, in exile, until his voluntary departure from the country to settle in Abu Dhabi, where he has resided since August 2020.
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