Spain's Princess Cristina to face tax fraud trial

Spain’s Princess Cristina has lost a legal battle to avoid being tried for tax fraud. She is expected to give evidence next month. The corruption trial also features her husband and 16 other defendants, a panel of judges ruled.

Lawyers for the sister of King Felipe VI, a prosecutor, and a state attorney representing Spanish tax authorities, earlier this month said the charges against Cristina should be thrown out, because government officials agreed she had committed no crimes and should face at most an administrative fine for tax evasion.

But the judges disagreed.