The House of the King considers the video published by Juan Carlos I calling for youth support for the work of King Felipe VI “It doesn’t seem appropriate or necessary”. According to Zarzuela’s sources cited by Ep, the foundation was not previously informed of this recording.
In general, the King’s House does not comment on anything related to the King Emeritus, and in fact, they have not commented either on the publication of his memoirs in France or on the interview conducted last week with French television. After weeks of news and comments on these posts, Juan Carlos de Borbón has now recorded this message, The first for the Spaniard since his abdication in 2014 She then settled in the United Arab Emirates in the summer of 2020.
In the recording published on Monday, which lasts barely a minute and a half, the person who has been king for nearly four decades seeks to deliver a message to the youngest, “especially to all of you who do not know the history of Spain.” “I want you to know that your parents, your grandparents and many Spaniards are united We were able to make a perfect transformation“To bring about change in this country in very complex circumstances in which we all had to make efforts and take risks, but with the generosity and effort of everyone we were able to make this country what it is today,” said Juan Carlos.
Al-Fakhri once again justified the publication of his memoirs on the eve of this The fiftieth anniversary of his proclamation as king. He did this by appealing to young people, “with the idea that your parents can remember historical moments and that they are able to learn about the modern history of their country, without the distortions of self-interest.”
He stressed that “the monarchy played an essential role in this entire transitional phase, and it is an institutional position and relations through which we were able to connect Spain to the rest of the world.” At this point, before finishing, he asked them to do so Support King Felipe in this hard work that unites all Spaniards “Spain still plays this important role in the world.”