Everyone expected King Felipe VI to speak out on the latest controversies about his father and the position he had taken in addressing the legal issues he has above. Although he did not mention his name, he spoke of the delicate situation of the emeritus and somehow made his point of view clear.
“The moral and ethical principles oblige us all without exception; and they are beyond any consideration of any kind, even of people or relatives” with these statements King Felipe VI referred to the complicated situation in which he lives in his home, especially the media refuse that King Juan Carlos I has been suffering since the beginning of the year.
And we must not forget that, although for the vast majority of spectators and citizens, King Felipe VI is the king of the country and head of state, he is also ‘son of’. It is not easy to speak badly or give such a clear opinion on the matter of the emeritus and especially to be outside of Spain after his abandonment in August last year.
Referring to these moral and ethical principles to which he committed in his proclamation to the Cortes Generales in 2014, King Felipe VI has been very blunt: “They oblige us ALL without exception” to drop what everyone else expected to hear: ” above relatives. “
A Christmas that could be called the saddest for the Royal Household which has had to distance itself completely from the King Emeritus in light of the ongoing controversies it has caused in the goings on in recent months. Don Juan Carlos I did not return to Spain for Christmas and many assure that it was a decision his son made, best for everyone.