Jill 31,812 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 This ABC news piece is about her leaving Spain to study abroad (how interesting) but this section took me by surprise: "The Spanish royal family has been at the center of a controversy in recent years over the conduct of former monarch Juan Carlos, Leonor's grandfather, whose financial affairs are under investigation by magistrates. He went to live abroad last year to relieve the pressure on the current king, his son. The news about the princess caused a rumpus at Spanish state broadcaster RTVE, which issued an “urgent statement” after an on-screen headline reported that “Leonor is leaving Spain, like her grandfather.” RTVE “deeply regrets the grave mistake,” the statement said, promising those responsible will be “relieved of their duties.” The school, for students ages 16-19, has 350 students and was established in 1962. Princess Leonor obtained admission to the school anonymously, taking several tests before being accepted, the royal household said." Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/princess-leonor-heir-spanish-throne-study-wales-75798341 The TV station has apologized citing its compromise with "the Constitution and the Crown" what does that even mean, no one knows Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Are there not any good schools in Spain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 41,988 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 That sounds like whole lot of nothing tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Just now, bionic said: Are there not any good schools in Spain? Idk but it's tradition for future monarchs to study abroad, usually in other monarchies, conveniently. Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 The intern at RTVE spilled but of course freedom of speech in the country has a limit when it concerns that family apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jill said: The TV station has apologized citing its compromise with "the Constitution and the Crown" what does that even mean, no one knows The public tv, despite having to be the most reliable of all the news sources, has become extremely biased and sensationalistic over the last few years and has taken a pretty conservative/right wing position. And for some reason, the institution of monarchy is really important for conservative (and so-called centrists, which are right wingers in disguise) here. What they said means that they are gonna be loyal to the royal family and try to ignore the pieces of news that paint them in a bad light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Andreu said: The public tv, despite having to be the most reliable of all the news sources, has become extremely biased and sensationalistic over the last few years and has taken a pretty conservative/right wing position. And for some reason, the institution of monarchy is really important for conservative (and so-called centrists, which are right wingers in disguise) here. What they said means that they are gonna be loyal to the royal family and try to ignore the pieces of news that paint them in a bad light The centrists are always right-wing people masquerading as centrists so they get to use the card of Enlightened Centrism TM to win disputes. Who could've predicted a constitutional monarchywould be more prone to becoming a right-wing state! Oh no! Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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