Scandal in Spain

Iñaki Urdangarín, Duke of Palma de Mallorca, husband of Infanta Cristina of Spain, is under fire for allegedly directing public money into his private business funds and has stepped down from public duties as a result. While Princess Cristina herself is unlikely to be charged with any wrongdoing, there is speculation that she may be obliged to renounce her dynastic results as a result of the developing scandal. Predictably Spain's anti-royalists are already taking the opportunity to denounce the monarchy, ignoring the fact that European republics have plenty of corruption and no one claims they should be abolished as a result. While no wrongdoing has been proven, I can't help feeling that this sort of thing--even the appearance of such impropriety--would be less likely if princesses were still expected to marry princes, who were independently wealthy via inheritance and uninvolved in the business world. I know, Times Have Changed...