Spanish authorities are investigating whether Juan Carlos - the former King of Spain - received a secret commission for helping to win a £5.5 billion Saudi rail deal, after his former mistress made the allegations privately. Investigators first shelved the case two years ago because the allegations against Juan Carlos pertain to before his abdication in 2014, when he still held immunity from prosecution. Juan Carlos - who is the father of Spain's current King Felipe VI, is said to have been in a relationship with Sayn-Wittgenstein - a German businesswoman and philanthropist - between 2004 and 2008. Swiss prosecutors are examining a €65 million (£59 million) payment the former King made to Sayn-Wittgenstein in 2012 under suspicion of money laundering. An alleged $100 million donation in 2008 - then worth €65 million - to Juan Carlos from the then-King of Saudi Arabia, is also being looked at by Yves Bertossa, a Swiss prosecutor.

Source: Daily Mail July 28, 2020 10:45 UTC