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Urdangarin Says Royal Household Pushed Divorce During Nóos Scandal in New Interviews

In a prime-time interview tied to his memoir, he alleges pressure to end his marriage to protect the Crown.

Overview

  • He recounts that Fernando Almansa, then the Royal Household chief, visited him and Infanta Cristina in Washington to urge them to divorce.
  • According to his account, the then Prince Felipe phoned him before sentencing and told him to separate to safeguard the institution.
  • He frames the public onslaught over the Nóos case as an indirect attempt to wear down the monarchy rather than a pursuit focused solely on him.
  • The judicial record stands: he was convicted for corruption-related offenses, sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, and fined €513,553.68.
  • He says he has not spoken to King Felipe VI for years, questions that justice was equal in his case, and promotes a Feb. 12 memoir while working as a coach at Bevolutive.