Spain’s Princess Cristina stripped of title
Source:
Aljazeera
Spain's King Felipe VI has stripped his sister Princess Cristina of her title as Duchess of Palma de Mallorca in the latest move to distance the royal family from the royal as she awaits trial for tax fraud.
Cristina's lawyer, Miquel Roca, said the princess had sent a letter to the king asking for the title to be removed but the palace said the king had made the decision before the letter arrived and he communicated the decision to his sister by phone Thursday.
The princess has been indicted as part of a four-year probe into her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, who faces charges including money-