The Spanish royal family mourns the loss of King Felipe’s cousin Juan Gómez-Acebo – months after the death of his younger brother Fernando

It is assumed that after studying Fine Arts, Juan led a discreet life as a painter. EverythingAlicanteAt the time of his death, Juan was dating architect Teresa Véret. Juan also had an 11-year-old son, Nicolas, from his first marriage to Winston Holmes Carney, which lasted five years.

Accordingly EverythingAlicanteJuan expressed his wish to be cremated in Mallorca and to have his ashes transferred to the family chapel in the San Isidro Monumental Cemetery in the Spanish capital Madrid.

Juan's funeral was scheduled to take place on August 15, but according to Lectures, A Spanish weekly magazine, the family made the difficult decision to postpone the mass until September. It is believed that the mass was postponed so that Juan's family and friends could attend.

Juan Gómez-Acebo's mother, Infanta Pilar, also known as the Duchess of Badajoz, died in 2020 at the age of 83 following a battle with colon cancer.

Infanta Pilar was the older sister of King Juan Carlos's older sister, making their children first cousins ​​of King Felipe of Spain.