There has been a mixed reaction in Spain to the abdication of King Juan Carlos euronews took to the streets of Madrid to find out what the feeling was after the historic announcement. <br /><br />“We saw it coming. He was in bad shape after so many operations. I didn’t see him being our representative. The prince is better prepared,” said one woman. <br /><br />“It was a surprise. I really didn’t expect it,” claimed one man. <br /><br />“It was the right time for him to abdicate…he could have done it a few months ago. It’s the right time to go because of his age and his poor health,” said one man.<br /><br />euronews correspondent in the Spanish capital Carlos Marlasca said that the majority of those asked considered the abdication a “positive move even if the institution has seen a fall in popularity over the past number of years. Prince Felipe and his mother Queen Sofia remain the two most popular members of the Spanish royal family.”
