Zarzuela looks for a 'palace' in Portugal for Juan Carlos I with the ok of Lisbon
Después de Navidad y con destino a Portugal. Así es como quiere la Casa Real que sea el regreso de Juan Carlos I desde Abu Dabi. Tanto Felipe VI como el Gobierno se abren a que el Emérito pueda viajar a Madrid y Galicia siempre que resida en el país luso, y el objetivo ahora es convencer al exmonarca en unas negociaciones, en Emiratos Árabes y a través de un emisario, que no están siendo nada fáciles.
This is recognized to Vozpópuli Fuentes very well located in Zarzuela, which already confirmed to this newspaper the trip to Abu Dhabi of a person of the maximum confidence of the emeritus to try to reach an agreement on his return: "The goal is to agree on a calendarcomfortable for all parties and set a definitive destination for Juan Carlos I ".
As reported on Wednesday in this newspaper, both the 'when' and the 'where' are being the main pitfalls to achieve an understanding with the exmonarca: "He wants to come now and stay in Zarzuela, but the house plansAnd of the government are others. "
The debate about Zarzuela
The deadlines, in any case, have been reduced, due to the "unsustainable" situation of Juan Carlos I in Abi Dhabi: "The initial road map was six months seen, already thinking about next summer, and with theInvestigation by the Supreme Prosecutor's Office totally closed, since the extension announced this month was made for this. "
The pressures of the emeritus, however, have caused the machinery of Zarzuela and Moncloa to have been activated and negotiated, at the moment and in Abu Dhabi, the conditions of the return of the exmonarca: "The first objective is to prevent any unilateral decision inChristmas eve, and then agree on the exit of Arab Emirates. "
With this new scenario, some sectors close to Casa Real open for the first time that Juan Carlos I can reside, although for a very limited space of time, in zarzuela, until his final residence has ready: "It is the most suitable place sinceThe point of view of security and, in addition, the emeritus has refused to live anywhere else in Madrid. "
The exmonarca, in fact, would have transmitted his firm opposition to reside "in a retired floor or chalet", thus discarding locations that have been handled in the last dates, such as the residential complex of Puerta de Hierro.
On the possibility of a transfer to a state heritage building, the sources consulted remember that "in Spain there are plenty of public property real estate" and that there would be at least "three residences" that could adjust to the security needs of the emeritus.However, the fact that the maintainAbove Sánchez for this circumstance. "
A 'palace' next to Estoril
Thus, people very well located at Casa Real confirm to Vozpópuli that the option that continues to generate greater consensus between the zarzuela and Moncloa, and that the emissary sent to Abu Dabi is raising Juan Carlos I, is to set the final residenceFrom Emeritus in Portugal.Specifically, in the Estoril environment.
The 'Portuguese route' has been open since August 2020, when the exmancaraca left Spain towards Abu Dhabi.And, in recent months, the efforts of Casa Real, and also the Executive, have intensified with an eye on the Portuguese country.
Juan Carlos I has already transferred his daughters, the Infantas Elena and Cristina, that his goal, when leaving Abu Dhabi, is to recover the life he had before leaving from Spain.Or, what is the same, the possibility of spending long periods of time in Galicia, near Sanxenxo, where a good part of the closest friends of him reside.
With that desire of the emeritus in mind, Zarzuela is committed to finding, in Portugal, a residence similar to that used by the emeritus in Galician lands before leaving for Abu Dhabi: "It is a great pazo in Baiona, very close to Sanxenxo,which guarantees security and discretion. "In Lusas lands, something similar is sought: "The goal is to find a palace, close to Estoril, which allows it to have a similar lifestyle, and far from media noise."
Portugal guarantees security
The sources consulted claim that, for a long time, both the government and Zarzuela were interested in the state of Villa Giralda, the farm near Estoril in which Juan Carlos and his childhood passed with his father, Juan de Bobón, before movingto Spain.The property, however, passed to private hands decades ago, and any attempt to negotiate a new acquisition was ruled out: "It was impossible to recover and rehabilitate it."
In this search, both the Royal and Moncloa house have had the help of the Portuguese Republic and the Portuguese government.It should be remembered, in this sense, that in August 2020 Felipe VI telephoned the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to ask him that the country welcomed his father.
The transfer, then, was not carried out by the doubts of the Portuguese, who did not observe in the Government of Spain a good predisposition for Portugal to become the usual place of residence of Juan Carlos I. The situation, now, has nowChanged and both Felipe VI and Pedro Sánchez know that they have the maximum collaboration by the neighboring country.
In fact, according to the sources consulted, the Republic and the Portuguese government would have guaranteed Zarzuela and Moncloa that the emeritus would have a security team provided by the Portugueseof Estoril in a kind of embassy, with its own security and also of the country. "
One hour from Madrid and Sanxenxo
From Casa Real they hope that Juan Carlos I give his arm to twist and accept to fix his place of residence in Portugal.As arguments in favor, the emissary sent by Zarzuela will insist on the emeritus that a farm in Estoril will provide privacy, security and, in addition, will guarantee to be in Madrid and Sanxenxo in an hour of plane.
The sources consulted recognize that this closeness with the Spanish capital has also been taken into account for something that Juan Carlos has already spoken in my fallen king, the book of the French journalist Laurence Debray: his funeral.
In Zarzuela and in Moncloa they are clear that "the end of King Emeritus should not occur in Arab Emirates" and that "he will be fired in Madrid", with a "state funeral", before being transferred to the pantheon of El Escorial.Setting the final residence in Estoril "would facilitate" those plans: "In an scarce hour he would be in Spain and receive all the honors he wants."
