Second day of the king emeritus in Sanxenxo. Juan Carlos I has arrived around 10.50 this Saturday at the facilities of the Real Club Náutico to participate in the sailing regatta that take place this weekend and where his boat “Bribon 500” competes.
Juan Carlos has made his arrival before the attentive gaze of a group of journalists and a score of onlookers, who have observed his passing in the car driven by his friend, the businessman Pedro Campos, from which the king emeritus has greeted with a wave of his hand to the press.
Around the promenade, dozens of people have gathered to protest the return of the king emeritus and to criticize the reception given to him by the local authorities. The march, promoted by nationalist groups under the slogan ‘Galiza non ten rei’, has had the participation of leaders of the BNG, the main opposition force in Galicia, such as the deputy in Congress Néstor Rego and the regional parliamentarian Montse Prado. The attendees have carried a multitude of pro-independence flags, in addition to republican banners, and they have even been able to see solidarity t-shirts with the Catalan rapper Valtònyc, convicted of insulting the Crown and escaped to Belgium.
Oblivious to this protest, before arriving at the yacht club, when leaving Campos’s house, the former monarch declared to the press that “ all very well, thank you very much for what you are doing”. His friend and host told journalists that the king emeritus had rested very well tonight after a quiet dinner with friends, that he really wants to sail today, so his intention is to embark on the Rogue .
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But anyway, Juan Carlos I’s sailing plan will have to wait. The Sanxenxo yacht club has just blasted the horn indicating that there is no wind, so for now it is not going out sailing, and for the moment, without determining when.
From the Sanxenxo Yacht Club they have just confirmed that Saturday’s regattas that are held within the framework of the 6-meter Spanish Sailing Cup have been postponed “indefinitely” due to weather conditions.