Disappointed in Sanxenxo because King Juan Carlos is not going to the regatta

• Casa Real Sanxenxo, the refuge of candles and close friends of King Juan Carlos

• Casa Real Pedro Campos: "Zarzuela has never given me any guidelines"

• Friendships Pedro Campos and his wife, the refuge of King Juan Carlos in his worst moments (and on his return to Spain)

Like a jug of cold water.

This is how the news fell in

and tourist circles in Galicia that Don Juan Carlos would not return to Spain, as he announced during his recent visit in May, to participate in the 6m class sailing world championship, which is being held in Pontevedra waters this next week.

"I am very sorry not to be able to go to the championship" confirmed on Tuesday to his intimate Pedro Campos, who

on Nanín beach, citing "strictly private" reasons.

Sanxenxo had been preparing this event for many months with great enthusiasm

, which will make it the world capital of sailing for ten days.

To warm up engines, this weekend the

is being held , which will give way to the Xacobeo 6mWorlds, in which 41 sailboats from 15 countries will compete from June 13 to 18.

Telmo Martín

, the mayor, encouraged people to go there to, in addition to following the regattas,

He had the permanent presence of Don Juan Carlos, the main claim for this championship to be historic.

The father King, who worked hard to promote Sanxenxo as the venue for this World Cup, had to defend the world title he won in 2017 in Vancouver and revalidated in Hanko (Finland) in 2019.

cane Alberto Viejo

,

, the inseparable crew of Don Juan Carlos, whose unexpected absence has been a blow.

"We are very sorry, surely he will have his reasons and we fully respect them.

," one of them sadly assures LOC.

Reasons related to his recent stay in Sanxenxo -which, as it was the first time he set foot in Spain after almost two years in Abu Dhabi, aroused such

that it brought together almost 300 accredited journalists and masses of people in the streets-, raised blisters among the

partners de Sánchez, who

against the Emeritus and in the Government itself, where they demanded explanations and even the former vice president Carmen Calvo proclaimed that it was "great embarrassment in Sanxenxo".

King Juan Carlos makes the victory sign in Sanxenxo.GTRES

A

that caused great concern in Zarzuela, as Don Felipe expressed to his father in the long meeting they had on his return from Sanxenxo on May 23 in Madrid, where the emeritus made a stopover to see his family without spending the night, since he did not allowed to stay in Zarzuela.

The monarch made Don Juan Carlos see the damage caused to the Crown by his past actions, despite the filing of the Supreme Court's investigations and the new controversy caused by his not-so-discreet stay in Sanxenxo.

Coinciding with his decision not to come to the regatta, this newspaper uncovered the existence of another new investigation by the Supreme Court, the fourth, asking him about the invitations to hunts that he received after his abdication.

According to sources close to him,

, on the contrary, many of his friends wanted to travel there and he told us no so that his stay would be more discreet. He did not even go out to restaurants, but except that the The regatta had been held in the bathtub of the Casa de Campos, it was not possible to prevent a multitude of journalists and people from gathering in the street, because, despite everything, he is still very loved.

, the only place where he can have privacy,

. Since the last thing he wants is to harm his son and the Crown, I suppose that is why he has decided not to come."

longing for friends

His

is only understood by those who know his

, his longing for Spain, for his family and friends and also for his refuge in Sanxenxo.

In Abu Dhabi, apart from reading the Spanish press from cover to cover, doing rehabilitation and attending sporadic visits, the days are endless.

Except when there is a regatta in Sanxenxo, because he follows the evolution of his sailboat in real time through the Stela device on the Internet, and even congratulates his teammates via WhatsApp before they know they have won.

These months ago, with his sights set on the Sanxenxo World Cup, he has not stopped asking from Abu Dhabi

His illusion was to

that he achieved in Finland in August 2019, days before his open heart operation to implant a triple aortocoronary bypass.

That

, registered as

, who in his eighties and with serious mobility problems, beat the best sailors in the world, much younger and in top form, was the sensation of the championship, receiving a very

A dream that now in Sanxenxo he will not be able to repeat given his 84 years and his health ailments.

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