Infanta Kristina, the younger sister of the Spanish King Felipe six, separates from her husband Inyaki Urdangarin, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.
The two made the decision after a gossipy Spanish publication published a photo of him with another woman.
King Felipe of Spain’s sister, Infanta Cristina de Borbón, has confirmed her separation from husband Iñaki Urdangarin after nearly 25 years of marriage https://t.co/0ieieRTdVn
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“By mutual consent, we have decided to end our marriage. Our commitments to our children remain unchanged,” they said in a statement released by the EFE news agency.
Inyaki Urdangarin was convicted and sent to prison in 2018 for tax fraud and embezzlement, but was released on parole.
The Infanta Cristina and her husband Iñaki Urdangarin decide to “interrupt their marital relationship” after infidelity https://t.co/NntQE4dbO0
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Last week, Lecturas magazine published photos of him and an unknown woman holding hands walking on a beach in the south of France.
“Such things happen,” he said Urdangarin in front of journalists in Spain.
Both with Kristina have been married for 24 years and have four children.
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Inyaki Urdangarin was at the center of one of the scandals that has rocked the Spanish royal family in recent years. He was found guilty of using his connections to win public contracts. Christina’s husband received a sentence of five years and ten months in prison. She was also investigated for complicity in tax fraud, but the case was dropped.
Because of the scandal Felipe the Sixth took away their titles.
Infanta Kristina now lives in Geneva. She declined to comment on the divorce announcement.
