His relation with Q.Frederike was more difficult.
Frederike insisted on calling him "el chico de los Barcelona"/"The Barcelona's boy" instead of treating him by his name or title.
JC admitted that once he exploded and faced her saying he was not a king's son but he had all the chances to ascend to the throne and he would not be downgraded as she insisted.
In the end, relations smoothed and, after all, he was the one who ascended to the throne while Frederike lost her family's and was forced to exile.
I read somewhere, correct me if I'm wrong, that Queen Frederika was initially against her daughter, Sofia, marrying the then, Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. Moreover, I understand that Frederika and Juan Carlos' grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie (Ena), had a confrontation over this issue. So, with this being said, what was Juan Carlos' relationship with his mother and father-in-law?
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