The life of the queen sofia has been marked by difficult times that have tested his strength and his commitment to the monarchy. Despite being a respected figure, her personal story is full of episodes of sacrifice and adversity, from her early life in exile to the challenges in her marriage to King Emeritus Juan Carlos I.
That is why on this occasion we review some of the hardest moments that he has faced over the years, each of them marking a before and after in his life.
The Greek exile (1941-1946)
Born within the greek royaltythe emerita lived closely the aftermath of the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, which forced her family to flee the country in 1941. At only three years old, Sofia left home to live in Egypt and South Africa. This prolonged exile shaped her character and taught her resilience from a very young age as well as maintaining a prudent and reserved attitude.
The scandal of Juan Carlos’s first infidelities (1980)
The marriage of Doña SofÃa and Juan Carlos Icelebrated in 1962, seemed to be a promising union, but during the 80s they began to circulate rumors of infidelities on the part of the king. One of the first scandals was revealed in 1980, which was a great disappointment for her.
Despite this, the queen decided to stay by her husband’s side in public, protecting the image of the Spanish monarchy. This period marked the beginning of a period of apparent distance between the two.
Family tension and the Nóos case (2011)
In 2011, the Spanish Royal Family faced a major scandal when Iñaki Urdangarin, husband of Infanta Cristina, was investigated for corruption in the well-known Nóos case. This episode deeply affected Doña SofÃa.
While the trial and eventual conviction of Urdangarin, as well as the separation of her daughter Cristina from the royal core, were one of the hardest blows for her due to the public humiliation and damage to the image of the Royal House.
The Botswana hunting scandal (2012)
In 2012, the king Juan Carlos He was the protagonist of another scandal when it was revealed that he had taken a luxurious hunting trip to Botswana, in the midst of an economic crisis in Spain. The images of the monarch hunting elephants, along with his friend Corinna Larsen, outraged public opinion.
This episode deteriorated the image of the king and the monarchy to the point that, in 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated the throne in favor of Felipe VI and also aggravated tensions in his marriage to SofÃa.
The exile of Juan Carlos I in Abu Dhabi (2020)
For his part, King Juan Carlos voluntarily went into exile in the United Arab Emirates in 2020. This after being investigated for financial irregularities, a painful outcome for SofÃa, who had supported her husband for decades.
The photos of King Juan Carlos and Bárbara Rey
While in 2024 the emerita has had to face the scandal unleashed by the publication of some photographs of Juan Carlos kissing with Bárbara Rey. Some images that corroborate one of her husband’s many infidelities.
Meanwhile, as a result of these photos, more secrets have been discovered about this affair between the emeritus and the ex-vedette, such as the audios in which it is implied that Doña SofÃa knows about her husband’s affairs with other women. Which has meant a media blow for the mother of Felipe VI.
