King Juan Carlos I

Photographer Jaydie Putterman

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To reconcile two rival Spains and help to introduce democracy without excluding those who scorned it, a man was needed who stood above the fray yet had the human touch: a new kind of king, a king with dignity but without haughtiness, a king with style but without arrogance. The Humanitarian Award which he received from the United Nations in 1991 is as appropriate to King Juan Carlos as his crown.

 

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