Hunting scandal puts Spanish crown in peril



Hunting scandal puts Spanish crown in peril (via AFP)

A scandal over elephant-hunting that forced Spanish King Juan Carlos to make his first ever public apology has turned the popular monarchy itself into an endangered breed, experts say. Spain’s Juan Carlos, 74, who has long been widely respected for leading his people to democracy after decades of dictatorship…

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Spanish king mending after hip surgery



Spanish king mending after hip surgery (via AFP)

Spanish King Juan Carlos was recovering from urgent surgery to replace his hip on Saturday after he fractured it in a fall during a visit to Botswana. The 74-year-old king was moving his leg again after a surgeon replaced the arthritic right hip that he had broke in the fall, the hospital that treated…

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Hunting trip adds to Spain royals’ annus horribilis



Hunting accident adds to Spain royals’ annus horribilis (via AFP)

With a series of accidents plaguing an ageing king, a corruption scandal and now an outcry against a Botswana hunting trip, 2012 is building up to be an annus horribilis for Spain’s monarchy. King Juan Carlos, 74, was repatriated for an emergency operation after breaking his right hip bone Friday during…

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