No one expected King Juan Carlos's bomb about his father, Don Juan: He's going to make history

King Juan Carlos is making headlines today. The reason is that nobody imagined the bomb news he has delivered, which will make history. This news is closely related to his father, Don Juan.

Specifically, the emeritus has announced that he will finally publish his memoirs in Spain. Moreover, he has revealed the advice that this family member gave him years ago regarding this historic step he has decided to take.

King Juan Carlos reveals something unexpected with Don Juan's shadow looming large

King Juan Carlos has learned that his former son-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin, will publish an autobiography in which he will talk about him. Not in a positive way. However, the emeritus has also decided to do the same.

Yes, as publisher Planeta has announced, the father of Felipe VI has decided to publish his memoirs in a few months, it will be in Spain, and they will be titled Reconciliación. This news has shaken the current events in our country, as nobody expected something like this.

No one expected King Juan Carlos to give his first words about the historic step he has decided to take. But he has done so, and in these statements, to everyone's surprise, he has spoken about his father, Don Juan.

He has stated: "My father always advised me not to write my memoirs. Kings don't confess. Even less so, publicly."

He added: "Their secrets remain buried in the shadows of the palaces. Why am I disobeying him today?"

"Why have I changed my mind? Because I feel that my history is being stolen from me."

This gesture, more than a literary and historical act, is an emotional and political move. At his age, after a life full of light and shadow, King Juan Carlos wants to leave a record of his version of events.

King Juan Carlos's book that promises to make history and spark controversy

This autobiography will be King Juan Carlos's way to regain control over his legacy. A legacy marked by the transition to democracy, the 23F coup, and also by the latest economic and personal scandals.

The title Reconciliación already points to an attempt at balance. Not only with the country, but also with himself, with history, and perhaps with his family. Will it include explicit references to Felipe VI, to his estrangement from Queen Sofía, and to Corinna Larsen? Everything suggests that the book won't avoid uncomfortable topics.

Expectations are sky-high. Both historians and journalists specializing in the Royal Household are waiting for these memoirs with a magnifying glass in hand. Yes, because beyond the personal account, the book will be a valuable firsthand source on key decades of Spain's recent history.

From his childhood in exile, through his relationship with Franco, to his role in the Transition and his abdication in 2014, it is expected that he will address the relevant episodes of his reign. He will do so from the perspective of someone who experienced it from the inside, with all the privileges, but also with all the dilemmas.

The figure of Don Juan, present in the book, will also be a constant emotional thread. The father who fought from Estoril for a democratic monarchy, the same one who advised him to keep silent. Whom his son now decides to disobey, convinced that the country needs to hear his version of events.

With this announcement, King Juan Carlos returns to the center of the national debate. This time, not because of his actions, but because of his account, his desire to tell, to explain, and to leave a record of what he has lived. He does so, for the first time, in his own words.