King’s sister faces tax fraud trial in Spain

A Spanish judge has ordered the king’s sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on charges of tax fraud.

King’s sister faces tax fraud trial in Spain

The ruling makes her the first member of the country’s royal family to face charges in court since the royalty was restored in 1975.

In issuing the indictment, Judge Jose Castro went against a prosecutor’s December 9 recommendation that Cristina should be fined and only her husband, Olympic handball medallist-turned-businessman Inaki Urdangarin, be tried.

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