Ex-King’s daddy secret

Former

monarch

had a love child with a celebrity, who ‘frequently appeared’ in gossip magazines

SPAIN’S former King fathered a love child four decades ago, it has been claimed.

A new book on the Emeritus King Juan Carlos (pictured) claims he had a daughter during an extra-marital relationship in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

The explosive revelation comes from journalists Jose Maria Olmo and David Fernandez in 'King Corp' which investigates the former monarch's life. They allege he had a relationship with an older aristocrat who bore him a girl called ‘Alejandra’.

Now married with her own family, she has never claimed any succession rights from her father.

An official Royal palace spokesman refused to comment on

By Alex Trelinski

the story and suggested questions should be directed to Juan Carlos himself.

The Royal Household has long been aware of Alejandra, according to the new book. It even claims Juan Carlos was ‘concerned’ that new King Felipe might accidentally meet her and fall in love with her.

Passionate

'She's tall, slim and pretty. She has lent her image to several clothes and jewellery brands,” claims the book.

'She is passionate about music, culture and travel and has formed her own family. Making public more information would

P-p-pickup a penguin

A PENGUIN has made an epic detour and ended up in southern Spain, miles from home. The disorientated penguin, which usually inhabits rocky islets and sea cliffs in the northern Atlantic, was found on the beach of Mazagon

Local police took the creature into custody and handed it over to vets at the Fauna clinic, who found it to be exhausted and starving. It is now being nursed

CAN YOU SEE ME? THEN SO CAN ALL OUR READERS put her discretion in danger.”

When Alejandra was told who her father was, a period of contact between father and daughter took place in various meetings.

The authors claim he also tried to compensate for her lack of official recognition with 'affection and other signs of generosity'.

The book has ‘confirmed the story’ through three different sources, including a former boyfriend of Alejandra and a close friend of Juan Carlos for 60 years.

The matter became an 'open secret' but the book says that a 'pact of silence' was maintained to preserve the image of a perfect marriage between the king and Queen Sofia. Sources even claimed the king 'pulled strings' to ensure Alejandra's mother was never short of work and had a strong media presence as she frequently appeared in gossip magazines. She later dated a famous fashion designer and became his muse.

Not hamming it up!

SHE has famously got her kit off on screen on countless occasions.

But Penelope Cruz has admitted that she dreaded her first-ever movie nude scene.

The Spanish beauty, 49, was just 18 when she had to strip down for several racy moments with co-star and future husband, Javier Bardem in 1982’s Jamon Jamon While she revealed to Esquire she was thrilled to be cast in the 'very sexy' film, she was ‘anxious’ about the nude scenes. "I had a feeling the movie was going to be special, I knew the script was good… Of course, I was not looking forward to those scenes, but I did it," she said.

However, she added that the crew helped to make her feel comfortable. "Everyone was really respectful, aware of the fact that I was 18."

Cruz's performance in the film saw her acting career take off and her next film, Belle Epoque, won an Oscar for best foreign film.

She later reconnected with Bardem years later while on the set of Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2007. Their romance quickly blossomed and in 2010 the couple secretly got married in a small ceremony in the Bahamas. They have two kids, Luna, 9, and Leo, 12.

Bull plunge horror

A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta after it jumped over a wall and plunged 15 metres to the ground, breaking its legs in the process.

The incident, which was captured on camera by onlookers, happened in Ontinyent (Valencia) as the animal was running through the streets of the municipality.

The bull can be seen running toward the wall and, unsighted, jumping over it to the shrieks and shouts in horror of the public.

The fall was the equivalent of five storeys. The animal ended up laid out on the ground by the river and with its legs broken.

Put down

It was eventually moved from the scene and put down.

The incident saw the bullfighting events programmed for the evening were cancelled, and also called into question the preparations made by the local council.

POLICE have slammed a prosecution error that ‘allowed’ a violent British gangster to get bail over the death of a doorman killed at a popular expat restaurant.

They are furious that such a ‘dangerous’ man is ‘on the streets’ after his involvement in a fight that led to the death of Jose Pisani at Olivia’s La Cala, in Mijas, last month.

Incredibly, the armed thug, we can reveal as ‘Harry’, had already been bailed in February over a separate attempted murder in Marbella just six months ago.

The mafia hitman, 32, who police describe as ‘infamous on the costas’, was on bail for a mafia hit on a trio of Irishmen at isolated Lago de los Tortugas (Turtle Lake), in Marbella, last year.

Alarmingly, at both arrests the hitman, whose initials were given officially as HGJS, had drawn a gun and pointed it at armed officers.

Guardia Civil sources told the Ol -