Abdication of Juan Carlos I

Juan Carlos I in 2013

Felipe VI in 2014

Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, announced his pending abdication from the throne on 2 June 2014. It was made effective on 19 June, following its approval and subsequent publication in the Official State Gazette of Organic Law 3/2014.^[1] The organic law, which was required by the 1978 Constitution in its article 57.5,^[2] was drafted by the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and approved by the Cortes Generales, then formally signed on 18 June during a ceremony in the Hall of Columns [es] of the Royal Palace of Madrid.^[3] It became effective after its publication, at midnight (CEST) on the 19th, in the Official State Gazette.

The Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, immediately succeeded to the throne under the name Felipe VI.^[4]^[5] Juan Carlos I retained the title of King Emeritus for life, with the ceremonial functions entrusted to him by the newly proclaimed king.^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ "Ley Orgánica 3/2014, de 18 de junio, por la que se hace efectiva la abdicación de Su Majestad el Rey Don Juan Carlos I de Borbón". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 46396–46398. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Constitución Española". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 29313–29424. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "El Salón de Columnas, un espacio histórico para una abdicación histórica". La Información (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Martín Plaza, Ana (2 June 2014). "La Corona tras la abdicación, ¿y ahora qué?". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Urra, Susana (2 June 2014). "King Juan Carlos abdicates". El País. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Remírez de Ganuza, Carmen (13 June 2014). "Don Juan Carlos y Doña Sofía seguirán siendo Reyes". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Don Juan Carlos y doña Sofía mantendrán el título de Rey y Reina". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Govan, Fiona (13 June 2014). "Spain will have two kings and two queens". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[BOE-1] "Ley Orgánica 3/2014, de 18 de junio, por la que se hace efectiva la abdicación de Su Majestad el Rey Don Juan Carlos I de Borbón". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 46396–46398. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[BOE2-2] "Constitución Española". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (AEBOE). pp. 29313–29424. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[3] "El Salón de Columnas, un espacio histórico para una abdicación histórica". La Información (in Spanish). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[4] Martín Plaza, Ana (2 June 2014). "La Corona tras la abdicación, ¿y ahora qué?". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[Urra-5] Urra, Susana (2 June 2014). "King Juan Carlos abdicates". El País. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[6] Remírez de Ganuza, Carmen (13 June 2014). "Don Juan Carlos y Doña Sofía seguirán siendo Reyes". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[7] "Don Juan Carlos y doña Sofía mantendrán el título de Rey y Reina". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[8] Govan, Fiona (13 June 2014). "Spain will have two kings and two queens". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

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