
Royal hip surgeon offers glimpse of King Juan Carlos the practical joker
“I think the king called you, and I thought it was a joke and nearly told him I was the queen!"

“I think the king called you, and I thought it was a joke and nearly told him I was the queen!"

A group of clerics is seeking justice in a court action against the crimes of Franco

Monarch had temporary prosthesis replaced with permanent one following infection in the joint

Juan Carlos may be able to attend annual military reception on January 6

Father Isaac Díez, who was first called in to help his sister when her husband was a kidnapping victim, believes that ETA activists can repudiate violence
Committee on Enforced Disappearances approved report by visiting panel urging government to help relatives locate the dead

The families of 129 people executed during the Civil War finally say goodbye But DNA identification was impossible due to government's funding squeeze

Friends and relatives await release of bodies as Castilla y León region calls three days of mourning

Sister of one of Inés del Río’s victims describes the pain her family still endures
Leftist parties to present resolution to Congress establishing two-year time frame following visit of UN working group

The government, Congress and the courts are ignoring the UN's demand for action

Franco-era victims and their families have found nothing but closed doors in Spain But they are finally seeing progress after having taken their case to Argentina
Visiting panel calls for Amnesty Law to be revoked and reproaches PP government for removing funds from the Historical Memory program

Monarch told to take recuperation gently and must have second operation to fit permanent prosthesis in around two months’ time
Monarch will have to go under the knife again within two months to fit a permanent replacement joint

Monarch’s latest health problems have revived debate over his possible abdication, undermining efforts to counter damage caused by the Nóos corruption affair
Monarch had considered public hospital for operation on infected hip replacement

Recording release coincides with planned arrival of special United Nations commission to investigate Spain's disappeared

Monarch will need eight weeks to six months to recover Doctors stress that this kind of condition is “normal” with such a prosthesis

A team of Spanish forensics experts has identified the remains of eight Sahrawis The victims, two of whom were children, were assassinated by Moroccan soldiers in 1976

A group of Spaniards is hoping for legal redress in Argentina, before it's too late
Some of the Spanish prisoners who were not pardoned ask why pedophile was put on the royal list in the first place
Duke of Palma is not under judicial order not to leave the country

WhatsApp messages from survivor of train crash left husband fearing the worst

The monarch has not had a Swiss bank account since 1995 Royal family confident that its popularity will recover

After fleeing Franco's Spain, Paquita Gorroño took refuge in Morocco She ended up working for the future king, but never came round to the idea of monarchy

NGO accuses authorities of being unwilling to investigate Franco-era atrocities