MADRID: King Felipe VI of Spain moved on Sunday to distance himself from his scandal-hit father, stripping him of his palace allowance and renouncing what he was due to inherit from him.

The announcement came after reports earlier this month in the Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve that former monarch Juan Carlos had received $100 million (90 million euros) from Saudi Arabia via an offshore account.

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