Former king to visit Spain after 2020 departure amid scandal


FILE PHOTO: Spain's King Juan Carlos and his son Crown Prince Felipe (R) hug each other as they attend the signature ceremony of the act of abdication at the Royal Palace in Madrid, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former King Juan Carlos will travel to his country this weekend for the first time since leaving for the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020 under a cloud of scandal, the mayor of the town he is visiting for a boating event said on Tuesday.

Juan Carlos, 84, said in March he was maintaining his residence in the UAE although he would visit Spain frequently after Spanish and Swiss prosecutors dropped a series of investigations into alleged fraud.

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