"King Juan Carlos was placed in F1" Entertainment

Juan Carlos was, like Mohammed bin Salman in the VIP room of the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi and could not escape the handshake. Saudi Arabia, however, believes that everything is done to improve the image of the Crown Prince, by broadcasting an image of the meeting via social media and the national news agency. In Spain, where relations between the royal family and Saudi Arabia have long been considered critical, this has provoked strong reactions.

according to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo in an angry editorial commentary. "This photo should never have been made." The political party Ciudadanos considered it untimely that the king would meet with Mohammed bin Salman, while the leftist Podemos felt that the royal house had damaged Spain's international reputation. The PSOE ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asked the palace for explanations. And this declaration came: the king had to do it.

Juan Carlos was on the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi for the last race of the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who bid farewell at the end of the race. The king was accompanied by his princess daughter Cristina .