
King Juan Carlos
The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, says King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to become the country’s next king.
The 76-year-old Juan Carlos oversaw his country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but has had repeated health problems in recent years.
His popularity also dipped following royal scandals, including an elephant-shooting trip he took in the middle of Spain’s financial crisis that tarnished the monarch’s image.








![From left: His Eminence Dr. [Rtd] Sunday Ola Makinde, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Acbishop Georgr Amu, CAN Secretary, Chief Imam Ahmed Babatunde Yusuf and Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, during the Lagos state Government, organize Inter-Faith Conference, Theme: Peace, Religious Harmony and Good Governance; Issue and Challenges, held at Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac Town, Lagos. on. 19/05/2014. Photo: Bunmi Azeez](http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FASHOLA-FAITH.jpg)




