He scandal around the figure of the king emeritus It has been spreading over the last few weeks, reaching levels of media impact never seen before.

After Ángel Cristo JR made his mother’s photos public and Juan Carlos I in a clearly affectionate attitude, a wave of compromising revelations have been unleashed about the life of the former king of Spain.

One of the most impressive has been the audios and documents that have more clearly explainedd still if possible the details of this romance, which has been involved in rumors for years, but which had never been officially confirmed.

The relationship that Bárbara Rey and Juan Carlos I had for years when he was married to Queen Sofia and served as head of state has just come to light, although throughout history it has been an open secret that was never openly told at the time.

The nickname with which Bárbara Rey called Juan Carlos I

Among all these revelations, the course nickname with which the star he was addressing his royal lover: “Sumer.” With this nickname, unknown until now, a deeper story is encapsulated about the nature of their relationship and the status that the king had in Bárbara Rey’s life.

chen Juan Carlos called Bárbara’s house he introduced himself as ‘Sumer’an abbreviation of ‘His Majesty The King’. While in public he remained the ultimate authority figure, the man everyone must revere in private, for her, “Sumer” was a way of maintaining power distance, but with a familiarity that reflected the intimacy they both shared.

The nickname “Sumer” symbolizes, in many ways, the complex relationship between power and intimacy in the king’s life and the entire network that existed between the two to keep their relationship secret.