My mother made me film her affair with King Juan Carlos, says the Spanish photographer

It marks the latest development in the catastrophic fall from grace of the former king, who was hailed as the savior of Spanish democracy during his reign. Between 1975 and 2014, Juan Carlos was considered a hero by millions of his subjects who gained unprecedented freedoms after the fall of the Francisco Franco dictatorship.

But while his people prospered, King Juan Carlos’ personal life was in turmoil, it became known after his abdication. The tapes of his phone conversations with Ray, recently released OK Diaryshow that Juan Carlos felt his marriage to Queen Sofia had lost love after the birth of their son, now King Felipe. “We don’t have a family life,” ex-King can be heard telling his lover in a conversation from the mid-1990s, where he explained that he and his wife were essentially estranged, life in separate apartments within Madridthe grand palace of Zarzuela.

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“Between us, I’ll be selfish,” says Juan Carlos, “it’s very convenient for me, because queen does its job perfectly. In addition, she puts up with the situation and does not run away with another man.” The royal couple has three children: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo; Infanta Christina and King Felipe VI.

Rae has always refused to talk about her relationship with the former king, although she has reportedly hinted at an emotional connection with a “senior government official”. Telegraph. The publication heard other phone calls in which Ray tells a friend that she and Juan Carlos will meet at her wedding and talk on the phone.