pedro pete

I have been watching the ceremony for the new King of Spain. There has been a lot of opposition to this continuation of a priviliged family in a country with so many social problems. Even though King Felipe VI has managed to stay clear of the scandals surrounding his family, his task of modernising the monarchy in a country which has been through so much is not an easy one.

Whatever, I wish him luck.

Relampago

Those who have managed and wasted our money for decades have been politicians, not the Royal Family. These politicians, these same politicians (PP and PSOE) that with the banks they have left to Spain in this crisis. These are the same politicians who sold much of our industry to the EU, those that sold the future of this country

If we are like we are now, it's not by the King or his family, is by the politicians. The King apologized when he was invited to a hunt in Africa by a friend, a Jordanian businessman who lives in Spain. And apologized without anyone demanded apologies, but mainly without having blame of anything. However, I've never seen a spanish politician apologize or resign, except for exceptions like Pimentel, Aznar's minister

One can be monarchical or republican, but you can not fall into the stupidity of blaming the Royal Family of something they have not done. If something known history knows that the King gave up many powers that could have converted it in totalitarian, and gave many of his properties to the State. Even the Duchess of Alba has more titles than the King, and with the money of the Spanish monarchy don't have nor for the silverware of the British monarchy

The problem is not our king, but an entire political caste that has left Spain in the current situation: corruption, cronyism, etc etc. That's the problem, and the problem to solve. The rest are shots in the air

Madridboy

Not the huge turnout, I was expecting more.....looked like there were more police there than public.