On November 22 King don Juan Carlos reached a milestone...

On November 22, 1975, King don Juan Carlos of Spain began what has become one of the most successful reigns in his country's history.

The 35th anniversary of the start of His Majesty's reign passed quietly, without much fanfare.

No one can deny that don Juan Carlos is perhaps among the Spanish kingdom's best monarchs and one can but hope that the King, whose health of late has been source of much unease, remains on the throne for many more years.