Following a years-long corruption investigation surrounding her husband Inaki Urdangarin, it will also be time to see Princess Cristina of Spain in court, as the younger sister of King Felipe has now been officially charged with tax fraud charges, the first Spanish royal who will be facing prosecution in history.
Experts and the press had been long whether the world would end up seeing Princess Cristina of Spain in court after the fraud scandal surrounding her husband for the last four years; now, things have grown more serious with the Spanish courts and the daughter of Juan Carlos I will be facing charges.
According to BBC, the official announcement of Princess Cristina of Spain in court was made this Monday, following years of investigations around her husband, retired Olympic handball player for the Mediterranean country. Her lawyer stated that the royal had been surprised to find out she had been charged herself.
Spanish courts state that, between 2007 and 2008, $7.5 million's worth of public money disappeared from Nóos, a charitable foundation in charge of Mr. Urdangarin at the time, which is the reason behind Princess Cristina of Spain's court indictment, although both the royal and her husband have denied that the allegations are true.
As remembered by Reuters, the Spanish royal family has been surrounded by scandals in the past few years, from diplomatic mishaps to even problems with environmentalists following the previous King's love of elephant hunting in Africa, a fact that caused an uproar a few years back.
Over the past summer, King Juan Carlos I abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe, who is attempting to modernize the Mediterranean monarchy. Recently, in what has been considered an attempt to keep his sister's issues with the law away from the crown, he took away duties and rights from Cristina and their sister Helena, a fact that means that they're now officially not a part of the royal family.
In any case, as EuroNews reported earlier, Princess Cristina of Spain's court venture could have serious effects on the political climate of the country as it enters a general election year.
