2024-01-04 22:13:48
This Friday, Don Juan Carlos I will celebrate his 86th birthday with a big party in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 80 guests, including his daughters, Infantas Elena and Cristina, several grandchildren and friends from both Spain and other countries, will be present at the event.
The celebration will bring together family and friends of the emeritus in the field of sailing, businessmen and other close friends of the former monarch, who has decided to commemorate his 86th birthday in a special way as he is in a positive moment both physically and emotionally, according to close sources. him.
The guests at the emeritus party
This meeting occurs three weeks after the visit of Juan Carlos I to Madrid for the celebration of the 60th birthday of Infanta Elena, which was attended by practically the entire Borbón and Grecia family. At tomorrow’s party, the two daughters of the former king of Spain and some of his grandchildren will be present, including Felipe Juan Froilán, the eldest, who has been working in Abu Dhabi for several months.
Kings Felipe and Letizia, as well as Princess Leonor, will not attend the birthday because they will preside over the Military Easter ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid this Saturday. Queen Sofia will not attend either, as it is unknown if she has traveled to the UAE since Juan Carlos I moved to the Arab country in August 2020.
Leaving the emeritus’ family aside, among those invited to the party is Pedro Campos, the owner of the ‘Bribón’, whose home has served as accommodation for the former monarch when he travels to Spain to watch the regattas in Sanxenxo. Likewise, the presence of Dr. Eduardo Anitua, a specialist in regenerative medicine, whose clinic in Vitoria has been visited by Don Juan Carlos for medical check-ups, is expected.
Likewise, the guest list will include businessmen, some of them foreigners, and friends from various sectors. Around 80 people are expected to attend the party, of which around half will travel from our country.
Despite not being a round age, Juan Carlos I has considered that his 86th birthday is an excellent occasion to reunite with his friends and family, especially after the investigation by the Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office into his tax irregularities was archived in March 2023. “He is in a good moment. In health, he feels very well and also in spirit. He is happy,” say the same sources.
After the Prosecutor’s Office closed the case, Juan Carlos I announced that he would stay in Abu Dhabi permanently and stable, but with the intention of traveling to Spain often. Since he left for the UAE, the former head of state has made seven trips to Spain, visiting Sanxenxo, Madrid and stopping in Vitoria on two occasions.
Juan Carlos I was also present at the celebration of Princess Leonor’s 18th anniversary on October 31, although he was not invited to the institutional events due to the swearing in of the Constitution by the Borbón cadet lady. During his visits to Madrid, he has preferred not to spend the night in the capital.
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