One scandal wanders once more to House of Bourbon-Spain and challenged, once again, by the man who was once one of the most beloved members of the Spanish royal family, but who now has disapproval ratings so high that monarchists worry about the institution’s durability. The reason for the former king Juan Carlos I.

Through the information portal El Confidencial, journalists José María Olmo and David Fernández reveal that Juan Carlos has a secret daughter, Alejandra from an extramarital relationship, in a chapter of their book, titled in free translation, “Royal Society”.

Who is Alejandra, the illegitimate daughter of Juan Carlos I?

Born in the late 70s or early 80s, according to the book, the former king’s secret daughter is now married, and grew up not knowing who her real father was.

Alejandra is blonde, tall and beautiful. He has worked in the fashion industry and participated in corporate advertising campaigns. However, she prefers to remain anonymous, although in the palaces, everyone knew of her existence.

According to the newspaper, one of the reasons why Alejandra insists on hiding and denying her royal parentage is after three people confirmed her relationship — a former mistress of the honorary king, one of his closest friends, a businessman, and an ex of the woman herself —, is because she herself has children, and “wants to avoid the bowling hazard’.

“Conspiracy of Silence”

However, the authors claim that Juan Carlos shared with his closest friends that he had a daughter and even seemed proud of her, assuring her that she was an intelligent woman, but he was always very discreet.

Officially, however, Juan Carlos himself, who has self-exiled in Abu Dhabi, denies having a daughter from an extramarital affair.

The Spanish elite, for their part, did not reveal anything about Alejandra, as there was an informal “agreement of silence”. It is no secret that for a long time the “adventures” of Juan Carlos I were covered up in favor of maintaining the image of the supposedly idyllic marriage between him and Queen Sofia, which was necessary to keep the Spanish republic itself afloat.