Spanish Princess Cristina to face trial for embezzlement
Spain’s Princess Cristina is due to go on trial over an alleged embezzlement scam that also involves her husband in a criminal case widely expected to tarnish the image of the monarchy.
The trial of the royal couple along with 16 alleged co-conspirators will likely run until the month of June at a court in Palma, on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, the location of a seaside holiday home for the Spanish royal family.
The sister of Spanish King Felipe VI, 50-year-old Cristina, will be the first direct member of the royal family facing a criminal trial since the Spanish monarchy was restored in 1975 after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco.
The case is focused on the shady business dealings conducted by a Palma-based charitable organization, the Noos Institute, chaired by Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin, from 2004 to 2006.
Felipe VI stripped Cristina and her husband of their titles as the duke and the duchess of Palma de Mallorca following their indictment last year.
The royal couple had been granted the title by Juan Carlos after their high profile marriage in 1997 at the peak of the popularity of Spain’s royal family.
The case was launched in 2010 by a judge investigating corruption allegations among Balearic Islands authorities. It has emerged highly symbolic of perceived corruption among Spain’s elites, including the royal family.
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