21 July 2012 Last updated at 20:47 ET
The vote to abolish the position of honorary president was carried by a 94% majority
The conservation group WWF in Spain has removed King Juan Carlos as its honorary president for going on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana.
The WWF's Spanish chapter voted overwhelmingly to abolish the post, a statement said, adding that the safari did not sit well with WWF goals.
The king was widely criticised after news of the trip emerged in April, in the middle of a severe economic crisis.
Spain's royal family has faced a series of embarrassments this year.
King Juan Carlos
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Elephant hunt costs king WWF role
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment