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| Cristina is accused of complicity in the allegedly dodgy business dealings of her husband |
The sister of the newly-crowned King Felipe VI of Spain is to face trial on corruption charges, a judge recommended on Wednesday, in a case that has fuelled anti-monarchist sentiment and led to King Juan Carlos’s decision to abdicate in favour of his son.
Princess Cristina will face charges of tax evasion and money laundering linked to her husband’s business dealings, a Spanish judge ruled, opening the path to an unprecedented criminal trial.
Less than a week after her younger brother Felipe, 46 took over the Spanish crown, the ruling served to refocused attention on a scandal that blighted the final years of the reign of 76 year-old King Juan Carlos.
Iñaki Urdangarin, 49, the former Olympic handball champion who married Princess Cristina to become the Duke of Palma in 1997, is to face nine separate charges of criminal activity. » | Fiona Govan, Madrid | Wednesday, June 25, 2014
