Juan Urdangarin takes a sabbatical year: he leaves London and returns to Zarzuela with his grandmother, Queen Sofia

Juan Valentin in a file photo. (Europa Press)

Juan Valentin Urdangarin He is one of the most discreet members of the Spanish royal family. And although few details are known about his daily life, it is known that the life of the firstborn of Infanta Cristina de Borbón and Iñaki Urdangarin will change dramatically starting in September.

After spending a year in India doing different volunteer work with an NGO—the same thing that his sister, Irene, did a few months ago—the nephew of Felipe VI was residing in the United Kingdom, where he had studied International Relations and Economics at the University of Essex. Later, he began working for the company Extreme E, an electric vehicle company founded in 2018 and owned by Alejandro Agag, son-in-law of former Prime Minister José María Aznar. In this company, he has held the position of production assistant in the junior category thanks to his academic training. However, It seems that this chapter of his life is behind him.at least for a while.

The eldest son of the former dukes of Palma He will settle in the Zarzuela Palace to live with his grandmotherQueen Sofia, to whom he has always been very close, as he reveals InformaliaThere he will also be with his brother Miguel and, for a time, with his sister Irene, who will take over from him and move to London to continue her academic training.

Irene Urdangarin, with her brothers Pablo Nicolás and Juan Valentín, in a file photo.

The 24-year-old had a very happy life in the capital of the United Kingdom, but everything changed with the divorce process of his parents, causing his last months there to be very complicated. That is why, now, the grandson of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I has made the decision to enjoy a sabbatical year starting next Septembera time that will serve to reflect on your life and find the path to follow.

Those who know Juan Urdangarin assure that He is a very shy and sensitive boyand that her character resembles that of the Infanta Cristina. It is therefore not surprising that when the separation of Princess Leonor’s aunt and Iñaki Urdangarin, who was already dating the lawyer Ainhoa ​​Armentia, came to light in 2022, it greatly affected him.Juan did not have a good time after his parents’ divorce“, sources close to the Spanish royal family assure the media The Digital Closureadding that the young man has already confirmed to his family that he is returning to Spain.

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The same sources say that the most affected by the separation of the former dukes are Juan and Irene, because when the end of their parents’ marriage came to light, the Urdangarin brothers had to deal with the fact that they were a constant target for cameras and microphones. Now, the situation is quite different and, it is likely, that Juan Urdangarin finds in his family and in the capital of Madrid the shelter he needs at this time.