"Now, guided by the conviction of providing the best service to the Spaniards, their institutions and you as King, I communicate to you my thoughtful decision to move, at this time, outside of Spain.

King Juan Carlos ... the woman who spent most of the time consoling him during his convalescence was a 25-year-old German interpreter called Corinne. But can it really be true that our very own ...

“Guided by the conviction to best serve the people of Spain, its institutions, and you as king, I inform you of my decision at this time to go into exile outside Spain,” Juan Carlos wrote.

Spain's former King Juan Carlos, who left his homeland under a cloud of scandal in August, has settled a back tax bill worth over 678,000 Euros including interest and fines, his lawyers said on ...