Judge spares Princess Cristina a walk to fraud hearing in Palma

Palma.—The Balearics’ top  judge ruled yesterday  that King Juan Carlos’ youngest daughter Princess  Cristina may drive to court for a fraud hearing, rather than endure a walk under the gaze of the world’s media.
It is not clear, however, if the 48-year-old Cristina will take advantage of the ruling, issued “strictly on security grounds”, when she heads to the Palma  court a week today.
Judge Juan Castro’s decision, which is in line with police advice, allows the princess to drive all the way to the rear court entrance  rather than walking the last steps from the main street to the door of the court - in the footsteps of her husband Iñaki Urdangarin .