Pressure mounts on Spanish king to act on scandal allegations

Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit the Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, north of Tarragona, Spain, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe was greeted by hundreds of chanting protesters during a visit to Catalonia on Monday as pressure mounted on him in Madrid to respond to corruption allegations swirling around his father, former king Juan Carlos.

While the demonstrators squared off with police and shouted "We don't have a king" as Felipe and Queen Letizia visited a monastery near Tarragona, ministers are demanding action amid calls for a parliamentary investigation.