King Felipe VI
unasked, told the Spaniards exactly how much he had in his account, down to the cent: It's 2,573,392.80 euros if you add antiques, art and jewelry.
A commentator for the conservative newspaper El Mundo praised the "economic striptease" as honoring the king and propping up the crown.
Since his accession to the throne, he has published every year what he, his wife Letizia and his parents "earn" from tax money.
The contrast to his father Juan Carlos I could hardly be greater.
Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia, as his baptismal name is, wants to be the first official of his state, and he wants to be useful to him.
Hans Christian Roessler
Political correspondent for the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb based in Madrid.
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Because of his father's financial and amorous affairs, he has been trying to save since 2014, which hardly seems salvageable.
Juan Carlos I, who played an important role in the transition to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, left his son a poisoned political legacy: more and more Spaniards are turning away from the monarchy.
The more the memory of the services of the Emeritus King fades, the greater the desire for a system change.