This is the true story of the epic greed, unstoppable lust, and dark conspiracies that brought the Spanish royal family to its knees. It’s about the fragile myths that modern royalties rely on to survive, and what happens when a nation’s people stop believing them.
In 2014, King Juan Carlos I stepped down from the Spanish throne after getting swept up in a corruption investigation and public scandal that stretched from Spain to Saudi Arabia and beyond. At the center of it all was Corinna zu Sayn-Wittengenstein, German-Danish businesswoman. She was the King’s secret lover.
Find out how, beneath a thin veneer of glamor and opulence, lies a network of vast hidden wealth, corruption and violence, coursing across the globe.
Corinna and the King is a podcast about a dangerous love affair, a corrupt royal family, and the extent to which powerful people will go to hide the truth.