The former friend of the king emeritus maintains that he would have harassed her after she ended the relationship they had maintained and claims compensation
The Court of Appeals of the United Kingdom studies this Monday from 3:00 p.m. (Spanish peninsular time) if you authorize John Charles I to resort the decision of the British judge Matthew Nicklin not to recognize diplomatic immunity against the lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend Corinna Larsen for harassment, which allowed it to continue its course.
The hearing will finally be held after it was postponed on July 11. As reported by the court itself, the hearing was delayed so that both the king emeritus’s lawyers and those of Larsen could explain the reasons why, in their opinion, the former head of state should be authorized or prevented, respectively, from appealing the Nicklin’s car
It was on March 24 when Nicklin, a magistrate of the Superior Court of Justice, determined that Don Juan Carlos did not enjoy the diplomatic immunity conferred on him by the Head of State because when the events denounced by Larsen allegedly occurred he had already abdicated. “There is only one King and one head of state in Spain and, since June 19, 2014, that is his son, King Felipe VI,” he stressed.
To exemplify his idea, he explained that, if he listened to the arguments of the defense of Juan Carlos I, he could enter a Hatton Garden jewelry store and steal a diamond ring, without having to face any civil process or criminal in this jurisdiction.
The British judge also ruled that the former monarch could not appeal his decisionwhich forced the lawyers of the former head of state to request permission from the Court of Appeals, arguing that Nicklin has applied an erroneous legal criterion to assess the recognition of diplomatic immunity.
Larsen’s lawsuit
This Nicklin’s first car cleared the way for Larsen’s lawsuit to continue its course in British justice, since so far no judge has ruled on the merits of the matter.
The businesswoman maintains in her lawsuit that the king emeritus would have harassed her after she ended their relationship. First to try to get her back and then as a revenge to harm her business, according to the story of the businesswoman.
Thus, Larsen demands compensation from Juan Carlos I -the amount of which has not transpired- for the costs of his mental health medical treatment, for the “installation of personal security measures and daily protection services” and for the hiring of “former diplomats and former government officials” to intervene in order to “end the harassment” he claims to have received.