Abdication of Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I in March 2014
Felipe VI in 2014

Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, announced his pending abdication from the throne on 2 June 2014. An organic law formalizing the abdication, required by the 1978 Constitution in its article 57.5,[1] was drafted by the government and approved by the Cortes Generales, and was formally signed on 18 June during a ceremony in the Hall of Columns [es] of the Royal Palace of Madrid. The abdication became effective at midnight (CEST) on 19 June, when it was subsequently published in the Official State Gazette.[2][3]

On the abdication of his father, the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, ascended the throne under the name Felipe VI.[4][5] Juan Carlos retained the title of king emeritus for life, with the ceremonial functions entrusted to him by Felipe.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Constitución Española". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 29313–29424. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ley Orgánica 3/2014, de 18 de junio, por la que se hace efectiva la abdicación de Su Majestad el Rey Don Juan Carlos I de Borbón". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 46396–46398. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "El Salón de Columnas, un espacio histórico para una abdicación histórica". La Información (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ Martín Plaza, Ana (2 June 2014). "La Corona tras la abdicación, ¿y ahora qué?". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ Urra, Susana (2 June 2014). "King Juan Carlos abdicates". El País. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ Remírez de Ganuza, Carmen (13 June 2014). "Don Juan Carlos y Doña Sofía seguirán siendo Reyes". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Don Juan Carlos y doña Sofía mantendrán el título de Rey y Reina". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ^ Govan, Fiona (13 June 2014). "Spain will have two kings and two queens". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2024.