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Juan Carlos is paying his respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

The exiled ex-King of Spain, 84, attended the monarch's ceremonial Sept. 19 alongside his son, reigning monarch King Felipe VI, and Felipe's woman Queen Letizia. The outing marked the archetypal clip Juan Carlos has been seen successful nationalist alongside his household since his self-imposed exile began 2 years ago. Privately, helium reunited with them successful May of this year.

After astir 40 years successful power, Juan Carlos stepped down from the monarchy successful 2014 aft a bid of scandals—including a corruption probe involving his girl Princess Cristina's husband Iñaki Urdangarín and a arguable elephant hunting trip he took during Spain's fiscal crisis. In 2020, helium near the state for Abu Dhabi when helium was accused of having improper ties to concern deals successful Saudi Arabia, though each 3 charges against him person since been dropped owed to deficiency of evidence.  

Though King Filipe and Queen Letizia were determination to correspond Spain, Juan Carlos received a backstage invitation as helium and Queen Elizabeth are related, some being the great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Other members of European royal families, including royals from Denmark, Belgium and Monaco, besides attended the Westminster Abbey service (you tin ticker unrecorded here).