A Spanish court has confirmed it is upholding charges of tax fraud against the sister of the Spanish king.<br /><br />The High Court of Palma de Mallorca ruled it would however drop charges of money laundering against Princess Cristina de Borbon.<br /><br />The princess was charged along with 16 others, including her husband Inaki Urdangarin, a former Olympic medal-winning handball player, of embezzling public funds worth six million euros.<br /><br />The princess should now have to appear in court to face two counts of tax fraud. <br /><br />However, there is a chance she will avoid trial if judges decide to use a discretionary power to drop charges. They can do this if the case was not brought by a public prosecutor which is the case here as it was brought by right-wing, anti-corruption group Manos Limpias (Clean Hands.)
