Photo gallery for Spain's King Juan Carlos under fire over elephant hunting trip

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Spain's King Juan Carlos poses in front of a dead elephant on a hunting trip in Botswana, Africa. Photograph: Target Press/Barcroft Media

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Spain's King Juan Carlos under fire over elephant hunting trip

Mon, 2012-04-16 06:21 by Hans

Juan Carlos's expensive trip to Botswana – from which he was flown home injured – arouses anger in recession-hit country

Giles Tremlet in Madrid – guardian.co.uk

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While ordinary Spaniards cope with harsh austerity, recession and soaring unemployment, the country's royal family has been enjoying expensive hunting trips, one of which resulted in King Juan Carlos ending up in hospital.