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Spain's Princess Cristina has sold her Barcelona mansion to pay for a court bond.
The 49-year-old royal - who is standing trial for tax fraud alongside her husband Inaki Urdangarin - has been forced to sell the seven-bedroom property with panoramic views of the city and a salt water pool for 6.95 million euros (£5.2 million) so she could afford to pay the liability fee to the Majorcan court, reports the Guardian newspaper.
The princess has been accused of tax evasion and money laundering offences along with her 47-year-old spouse and 17 other people at the firm Aizoon which she co-owns.
Cristina, the sister of King Felipe VI, could face up to four years in jail if she is found guilty with Inaki - who has also been charged with embezzling public funds, fraud, breach of legal duty, influence-peddling and money-laundering after allegedly using his Duke of Palma title to embezzle millions of euros through non-profit charity, the Noos Foundation.
The couple - who have four children Juan, 15, Pablo, 14, Miguel, 12, and Irene, nine - have denied all the charges.
At first, the sixth-in-line to the Spanish throne was only called in to court to give evidence in the case until the investigating judge, Jose Castro, decided she should be tried alongside her husband and other suspects.
Princess Cristina also tried to appeal against the embezzlement charges that had been brought against her.
Her lawyer Miquel Roca said at the time: "It is not a problem of optimism or pessimism, it is a question of absolute conviction of the innocence of our client."

Britain's Duchess of Cambridge will honour two children's charities later this month.
The 32-year-old royal - who is seven months pregnant with her and her husband Prince William's second child - is set to travel to the West Midlands on behalf of East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) and Action for Children.
First, the Duchess, née Kate Middleton, will tour the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent, after it was announced the pottery company were creating a special range of mugs in aid of EACH last year.
The brunette beauty - who is a royal patron of EACH - previously visited the factory in November, when business owner Emma gave her a sneak peak at the ladybird-patterned mugs she has designed for the cause.
She will also have the opportunity to meet the factory's staff, as well as volunteers and children from EACH's nearby Donna Louise Hospice.
Later on in the month, the Duchess will travel to Smethwick, to the Cape Hill Children's Centre in honour of Action for Children.
The mother of one will be given an introduction into the charity - which helps vulnerable families across the Uk and offers services including speech and language therapy, childcare and adult employment advice - before taking part in a discussion on how family's have benefited from the charity's work.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee barge will star in a "spectacular" river pageant to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta.
The boat, named the Gloriana, will take pride of place in the flotilla of around 200 vessels in June as they undertake a two-day journey down the River Thames from Hurley in Berkshire to Runnymede, Surrey, the exact site where the iconic document was sealed.
Windsor and Maidenhead councillor Eileen Quick said: "I am so excited that this wonderful row barge will be part of these spectacular once-in-a-lifetime celebrations."
Along with the boat - which cost around £1 million to make - a copy of the Magna Carta will also be at the forefront of the procession and will be transported downstream with the flotilla, reports BBC News.
Actors will also be brought in to tell the story of the script - which set out laws defining basic human rights during the reign of King John in 1215.
The public have been invited to join the pageant, which will take place on June 13 and 14 and can apply to enter their own boats in the flotilla from until 28 February.

A father has credited Britain's Prince Andrew for helping along the birth of his son after he advised his overdue wife to eat a curry.
The 54-year-old royal was thanked by Lieutenant Tom Lofthouse and his wife Judy for helping them welcome the child into the world after he suggested the mother-to-be snack on the spicy food in order to speed the process along.
Judy - who was a week overdue - ate a curry following the ceremony attended by the Duke of York at the Royal Navy Wings Parade in Somerset last week, and quickly went into labour, reports the Daily Express newspaper.
Lieutenant Lofthouse said: "The Duke of York advised my wife to have a curry which we did that evening and it seemed to do the trick."
The couple have also honoured Prince Andrew for his role in their son's birth by including the royal's name in the newborn's moniker.
He added: "We couldn't resist adding Andrew as a middle name.
"He is Arthur Thomas Andrew Lofthouse."

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the 11th Duke of Marlborough. The 67-year-old royal - who is married to the heir apparent Prince Charles - was joined by the Duke's son Jamie Spencer-Churchill for the ceremony at th...

Britain's Prince Charles "understands the limitations" of the monarchy.
In a letter to The Times newspaper, penned by his private secretary William Nye, the 66-year-old royal has hit back at claims his is planning to "redefine" the role after it was reported he would break with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's current policy of discretion over public matters and continue to express concerns for and ask questions about issues close to his heart.
The letter has been written in response to claims made by Catherine Mayer in her new unofficial biography 'Charles: The Heart of a King', which has been serialised in The Times.
She writes: "The prince has signalled a redefinition of the monarchy. Some courtiers - and the sovereign herself - fear that neither the crown nor its subjects will tolerate the shock of the new."
William has now rubbished the claims by stating to the newspaper: "There has been ill-informed speculation recently, in your columns and elsewhere, about the attitude of the Prince of Wales to the role of sovereign.
"His Royal Highness has always preferred not to comment on matters which relate to a future whose date is unknown, and would arise only after the death of his mother.
"After half a century in public life, few could be better placed than His Royal Highness to understand the necessary and proper limitations on the role of a constitutional monarch.
"Should he be called to the throne, the Prince of Wales will be inspired by the examples of his mother and grandfather, while drawing also on his own experience of a lifetime of service."
Clarence House has since confirmed that the biography is unauthorised and that its author has had no access to Prince Charles or his staff during its production.

Britain's Prince Charles has branded a Labour peer "a nutter".
The 66-year-old royal made the comment about Lord Berkeley after he called for certain reforms to be made on the Duchy of Cornwall.
Charles is said to have questioned Lord Berkeley's state of mind after he introduced a private member's bill into the House of Lords which stipulated that the Prince's estate should be paying the same amount of tax as private companies.
According to Catherine Mayer's new unofficial biography 'Charles: Heart of a King', the royal said during a shooting trip with another unidentified peer: "Is this man Berkeley a nutter?"
Lord Berkeley, 75 - who is a former Labour transport spokesman - has since confessed he is worried about the heir apparent's reign and fears ministers will simply bow down to his desires as "they are scared of crossing him."
He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "It's definitely true that he said that about me and if he was asked about it again he would probably repeat it.
"People are allowed to have alternative views to the Prince of Wales, and this demonstrates a worry that I have and will continue to have about what he will do when he becomes king.
"You can't have a situation where he is writing these black spider memos to ministers who then do as he says because they are scared of crossing him."
The former engineer added he is not prepared to drop the bill calling for the Duchy of Cornwall to pay more tax.
He also called for a "more transparent monarchy" and the need to reduce the number of those who are considered part of the Royal household.
He said: "I'm not going to give up on this. I want a more transparent monarchy and I want less members of the Royal family. It's not right for Prince Andrew, for example, to be going round the world at our expense."
So far Clarence House has refused to comment on the claims, saying: "We are not going to comment on hearsay and the opinion of others."

The BBC will broadcast a documentary about the Royal Family.
The two-part series - entitled 'Reinventing The Royals' - will air on February 19 after the company were forced to push back the show's original air date due to problems overs rights.
The programme - which was originally due to air on January 4 - had be pulled from the BBC's line up after issues were raised regarding the show's use of archive footage.
A spokesperson for BBC has confirmed that all the issues "have now been resolved" and the broadcast will go ahead.
They said: "The first episode of Reinventing The Royals will be broadcast on 19 February and it will be the one that we always intended to show."
'Reinventing The Royals' - which has been written and is presented by Steve Hewlett - explores the family's relationship with the media.
The first episode looks at the work of spin doctor Mark Bolland who worked to improve Prince Charles' image following the death of his first wife, Princess Diana in 1997.
The programme will also follow the heir apparent's sons, Princes William and Harry, and explore their relationship with the media in the wake of their mother's passing.

The royals will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
According to the Daily Express newspaper, the family will play a key role in remembering those who fell on both sides during the conflict in 1815.
They will be joined by heads of Government and ambassadors at the service at St Paul's cathedral on June 18, as well as at least 200 descendants of those who fought in the battle between the French and Anglo-allied armies which took place just outside of Brussels.
Is is thought that a member of the royal family will also be taking part in a dramatic reenactment of the moment Major Henry Percy arrived in London on June 21 carrying two French eagle standards and marched up the steps at the Boehm family residence near Pall Mall to inform the Prince Regent, George IV, of the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon.
An actor - who is yet to be named - will play the part of Major Henry Percy.
The commemoration is being organised by Waterloo 200 in order to raise awareness of the battle's historical significance to the public, especially schoolchildren.
The organisation has also put on a 200 object exhibition - which includes photographs of Wellington and false teeth - to show the history of the campaign, on their website.
Waterloo 200's Chairman, Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter said: "This is about trying to educate the young and anyone who is interested about why this anniversary is so important.
"The Battle of Waterloo brought an end to a very long war which had run for 22 years and was known at the time as the Great War.
"It heralded the start of a much more stable Europe and set in train the building of the nation states of Europe which we know now.
"The battle was a full stop in European history."