Felipe celebrates ten years of reforms to the Spanish throne

He King Philip VI of Spain yesterday commemorated the tenth anniversary of his accession to the thronea decade in which he has faced the task of recovering the institution after the excesses of his father, Juan Carlos.

During these years in service, commitment and duty have been the pillars of my performance as king,” he said during a ceremony held at the Royal Palace. “Therefore, service, commitment, and duty is the motto I have chosen for this anniversary,” he added.

THANK YOU FOR LETIZIA’S “GREAT SUPPORT”

Besides, The monarch thanked Queen Letizia for her “great support” during his decade on the throne and his sensitivity and contribution to the “visibility and attention to the needs of people, especially the most vulnerable.”

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He June 19, 201417 days after announcement of the abdication of Juan Carlos, Felipethen 46 years old, was proclaimed king of Spain by the Parliament of the European country.

In his speech that day, Felipe VI promised “a renewed monarchy for a new time.”

Juan Carloswho had acceded to the throne after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975played an active role in the consolidation of the young Spanish democracy and his intervention was key to failing the attempted coup d’état of February 23, 1981.

His reign, which enjoyed great popularity for years, however ended in a toxic environment, due to the revelations about corruptionjust when Spain was going through a serious economic crisis.

For Felipe VIwho aspired to be the sovereign of normality, The goal was to save the monarchy. To do this, in 2015, he withdrew from her sister Cristina the title of Duchess of Palma, which Juan Carlos had created for her in 1997, due to the financial scandal in which her husband, the former handball player Iñaki, was involved. Urdangarin.

For this matter, Christina of Bourbon became the first member of the Spanish royal family tried in a process. Finally, she was sentenced to pay a fine while the sentence for her husband in 2018 was five years and ten months in prison.

The another great measure adopted by Felipe VI arrived in 2020, when renounced his father’s inheritance and decided to withdraw his assignment.

With information from AFP.

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