Mediaset prepares 'El Emerito', a series about Juan Carlos I


The King Emeritus Juan Carlos I.

The King Emeritus Juan Carlos I.
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The last stage of the reign of Juan Carlos I and his replacement at the head of the Headquarters of the State will be the theme of the series'The emeritus' what Mediaset Spain plans to shoot in 2021 in collaboration with Mandarina Producciones, the audiovisual group has informed through a statement.

The series will focus on the figure of Juan Carlos I during the last years in which he represented the State in the environment of the economic crisis of 2008.

In addition, Mediaset España is preparing a documentary that will consist of six installments and will address the personal, emotional and political life of Juan Carlos I from his childhood to the present day through archive images and interviews with people from his closest circle such as former heads of the Royal Household, personal friends and aristocrats; politicians and former presidents of Spain, and journalists and experts in Casa Real.

In 2014, Juan Carlos informed the then President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, its Willingness to abdicate his son Don Felipe after 39 years of reign, through a letter in which he stated that his “only ambition has been and will always continue to be to contribute to achieving the well-being and progress in freedom of all Spaniards. I want the best for Spain, to which I have dedicated my entire life and to whose service I have put all my abilities, my illusion and my work ”.

At the end of May 2019, he permanently retired from public life and informed his son that he would no longer participate in official events.

Juan Carlos I, who holds the title of King and the title of Majesty for life, has been one of the most prominent figures of the Transition and key in the development of Spanish democracy and in the maintenance of institutional relations through world level.

"However, the final stage of his reign has been involved in controversial situations, from the investigation and subsequent prison sentence of his son-in-law, his personal relationships with the international business world or his private activities outside the institution of the Crown ", Mediaset stressed in the announcement of his projects.

In fact, King Juan Carlos resides outside of Spain since last August 3 decided temporarily fix your residence in the United Arab Emirates before the public repercussion of "certain past events" of his private life, and to provide Felipe VI with the tranquility and calm that the exercise of his functions requires, the Royal House reported.

The Office of the Supreme Court Prosecutor maintains three pre-trial investigations open to Juan Carlos I, one of them for the case of alleged commissions in the award of the construction of the AVE to Mecca.

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