Spanish princess and her husband face explosive tax evasion trial

Princess Cristina of Spain and her husband went on trial on Monday under global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy’s reputation. The couple arrived together at a makeshift courtroom in Palma on the palm-lined Mediterranean island of Mallorca for the trial, in which Cristina has been charged with tax evasion while her husband Inaki Urdangarin is accused of crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Princess Cristina, a mother-of-four, will be the first royal to face criminal charges since the monarchy was reinstated following the 1975 death of dictator General Franco.

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The 50-year-old princess, who is sixth in line for the throne and lives in Switzerland, is the sister of King Felipe VI and has been charged with tax evasion. At the centre of the case is the Noos Institute, a charity based in Palma, on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, where Spain’s royals have a holiday home and where the trial will take place. Among the 17 co-accused is former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin, who she married in 1997. Urdangarin, 47, chaired the institute between 2004 and 2006, during which time he and former business partner Diego Torres are accused of embezzling $6.7m (£4.6m) from two regional governments given to the charity to stage events such as sports fixtures.