MONARCHY FOR SPAIN
DON JUAN NOT EAGER TO RETURN , LONDON, July 19. “I am not impressed by General Franco’s declaration favouring a restoration of the Spanish Monarchy, and, contrary to reports, I am not making preparations to return to Spain,” said the Infante Don Juan in an interview with Reuter’s correspondent at Lausanne. .... “A long, informal talk with the Pretender and leading Spanish monarchists showed that Don Juan is not eager to receive the crown from the hands of General Franco, because the throne would inherit a heavy legacy from the Franco regime ” says the correspondent. “Moreover, the restoration is not entirely a Spanish affair, and it must be reviewed against the wider background of international politics. “Monarchists believed that General Franco’s speech was not entirely disinterested. They say that he may be attempting to bolster his waning prestige, particularly in the international field.” ... ... . The Infante Don Juan is the third son of King Alfonso, and is regarded by monarchists as the head of the Royal House. He was born in June, 1913,
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 7
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