Did King Felipe VI of Spain attend the Queen’s funeral?

Did King Felipe VI of Spain attend the Queen’s funeral? – King Felipe VI of Spain and the exiled, former king, Juan Carlos I, both attended the Queen’s state funeral which took place on 19 September 2022 and was the first held in Britain since Winston Churchill’s in 1965.

A funeral service was held at Westminster Abbey, followed by a procession to Wellington Arch that featured around 3,000 military personnel and was watched by around a million people in central London., amid a row over the former king’s attendance.

According to reports, Juan Carlos I was asked not to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchéz. However, despite the alleged instruction, Juan Carlos I attended the Queen’s funeral.

It was the first time Juan Carlos I was captured at a royal event since his abdication in 2014, following a number of controversies.

Juan Carlos I was suspected of money laundering and tax evasion over a separate $100 million payment from the Saudi Arabian government. However, despite being cleared, he has still remained a very highly controversial figure in Spain.

He relocated to Abu Dhabi after the allegations broke, and has been living in self-imposed exile.

Officially, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were the official royals who represented Spain at the Queen’s state funeral.

Source: abtc.ng