The
explosive book says the retired European monarch had an astonishing
2,154 sexual partners between 1976 and 1994 after he allegedly became
estranged from his wife, to whom he is still married.
The 79-year-old abdicated the throne in 2014, making way for his son Felipe VI, who began a tour of Great Britain on Wednesday.
The
new book, Juan Carlos I: The King of 5,000 Lovers was written by Amadeo
Martínez Ingles. It will be published in September, according to a
summary published in The Times.
It
claims he was already a prolific lovemaker prior to his 1962 union with
the King of Greece’s daughter, to whom he is still married.
He
reportedly slept with 332 partners while at military academy as a young
man, “which is good for any actor specialising in porn films: four per
week,” the book notes.
Juan
Carlos became King in 1975, 13 years into his marriage, but was
allegedly found by his Queen in a compromising position with actress
Sara Montiel a year later. Montiel denies there was any affair.
Since then, according to the book, he has put more than 2,000 notches on his royal bedpost.
His
alleged lovers include Barbara Rey, a former Miss World contestant and
Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, a German philanthropist.
Rey
is alleged to have received $3m (£2.8m, $3.5m) from the Spanish secret
service to deny the affair. She says she has not received such a
payment.
In
2015, the Spanish Supreme Court dismissed the paternity claim of the
47-year-old daughter of Belgian governess Liliane Sartiau.
Juan
Carlos’ reputation was damaged when he took an elephant hunting trip in
Botswana in April 2012 at the height of Spain’s financial crisis.
He
handed over the throne to his son two years later, saying that the new
generation must be at the forefront… younger people with new energies.”
The Spanish Royal Household did not respond to The Times when asked for comment.(NAN)
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