Spain's new King Felipe VI (3rd L), his wife Queen Letizia, Princess Sofia, Princess Leonor (2nd L), former King Juan Carlos (L) and Queen Sofia (R) appear on the balcony of the Royal Palace after King Felipe was sworn in, in Madrid, Spain, in this file picture taken June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Andrea Comas/Files
MADRID (Reuters) - Sympathy for the Spanish monarchy is in short supply among the spectators heading into a theatre in Madrid's edgy Lavapies district, where an irreverent look at the former King Juan Carlos' fall from grace is playing to sell-out audiences.
His son and successor, King Felipe VI, who is trying to steer the crown through a period of sweeping change in Spain, also gets faint praise from the crowd.
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