Princess Peach
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The holder of the "Annus horribilis" title has officially passed to JC.
Alondra said:King JC will travel to New York in September as part of the Clinton Global Iniciative (CGI), and also to India in October as a working trip.
El rey de España viajará a Nueva York en septiembre y a la India en octubre ? Jefes de estado ? Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Jefes de estado en lainformacion.com
After seing the video I find it a bit far fetched to say that JC hit his driver. He is known as an emotional or temperamentable but affable person. Maybe they had a discussion with a lot of gesturing about where to park but to speak of physical violence ... oh boy, the press is not being kind these days.
Of course, its all over the papers, citing some other "emotional/temperamental" incidents.
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He certainly appears to be berating the poor driver pretty vehemently. Being seen publicly reprimanding or chiding a servant is surely among the most damaging faux pas that a royal can commit.
Sophie Wessex was photographed telling off one of her bodyguards in the street which damaged her reputation considerably.
In this case - and in the public view, I believe - JC's behaviour was rather Prince Philip-ish (another old-school men's man moving in his very own circles) than Sophie Wessex. While Sophies actions were clear out in the open, its not clear at all what is going on in that car, if JC was angry or not or if a "men's conversation" was going on with a lot of gesturing. Unusual for a royal, JC was sitting in the front next to his driver and not in the back what speaks for a more personal relation rather than distance. Like most of the SRF staff the driver is likely to come from the military background, very much used to his antics.
While it was right to condemn Elephant gate, the press is now jumping on anything here.