King of Spain suffers a relapse

February 25, 1941

King Alfonso XIII of Spain has suffered a relapse from the "relative improvement registered yesterday." His condition is now described as "very grave." The most recent bulletin was released at 9 p.m. The king, who is in a Rome hospital, has suffered "a series of grave attacks involving insufficient respiratory action during the past twenty-four hours. The attacks continue."
The king's wife, Victoria Eugenia, and their two sons, Jaime, and Juan, remain at his bedside.