![King Juan Carlos I and Felipe VI during the abdication ceremony on June 18.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UGYAF2PDKGBBYHFQL5ZQV2IQHE.jpg?auth=923d2f36b5bdf629d2633770b4c90dd531467a653edce06563f2a9b801b7805f&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Felipe — the prudent king
A year on from King Juan Carlos’s abdication, EL PAÍS columnist Francisco G. Basterra examines the direction in which his son can now take the Spanish monarchy
A year on from King Juan Carlos’s abdication, EL PAÍS columnist Francisco G. Basterra examines the direction in which his son can now take the Spanish monarchy
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