Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I (85) was able to achieve a great success in a court in London. As the British press reports, the responsible judge Rowena Collins Rice of the High Court dismissed a civil lawsuit that had been filed by the Danish-German businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (59). The former lover of Juan Carlos I had accused the Spanish royal of spying on and harassing her and demanded damages equivalent to around 145 million euros.
The 59-year-old stated that she was the lover of King Felipe VI’s father from 2004 to 2009. (55) to have been. After the separation, according to the accusation, he illegally monitored her and thus caused her “great psychological suffering.” However, the London court now dismissed the lawsuit because Juan Carlos I does not live in Great Britain and the case is therefore not admissible there.
The “Daily Mail” quotes from a statement by Juan Carlos I: “While His Majesty Juan Carlos regrets the expenditure of energy and resources involved in the proceedings, he nevertheless welcomes the decision of the London High Court, which unsurprisingly confirms his innocence confirmed.”
It is unclear whether this will essentially conclude the legal dispute. In any case, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn is “deeply disappointed” by the court’s decision and is now “thinking about all options,” as “Bild” quotes the entrepreneur. It is “disheartening to see that victims of harassment often struggle to find justice in our legal system.”
In fact, there are all sorts of scandals surrounding Juan Carlos I, which were recently examined in a documentary called “Juan Carlos – Love, Money, Betrayal”. His ex-lover also had his say in the Sky production and made serious allegations.