THE PRICE OF SILENCE

Husband of King’s sister wants

€25,000 a month maintenance in divorce settlement

THE former Duke of Palma - and jailbird - Inaki Urdangarin is reportedly asking for €25,000 a month from his soon to be ex-wife, the Infanta Cristina.

The two split by ‘mutual agreement’ just days after photos were published of him with another woman. Although they announced they were to be divorced in January 2022, negotiations over a final settlement have dragged on.

Now Lecturas magazine has claimed that the settlement for the divorce - which is expected to come through in April - will include the monthly €25,000, with a

By Dilip Kuner

clause stipulating neither he nor his extended family talk about the marriage.

Infanta Cristina (57) and Urdangarin (55) have been married since 1997 and have four children. At present, Cristina is said to pay all the family expenses as well as €6,000 a month to Urdangarin. The final blow to their marriage was when a magazine published pics of Urdangarin with female co-worker Ainhoa Armentia (44) during a stroll in the south of France, close to where he and his wife have a holiday home.

HAPPIER TIMES: The couple at their wedding

Urdangarin later admitted that 'these are things that happen'. The then Duke of Palma, was jailed for five years and 10 months for corruption in 2018. However, in June 2020, he was allowed out due to good behaviour and converted his