The Royal Household of Spain has confirmed news that Carlos V, the former monarch, is in the United Arab Emirates, AP reports.

“His Majesty Juan Carlos has indicated to this household to communicate that he traveled to United Arab Emirates on August 3,” a spokesman of the Royal Household reported.

In a letter published on the royal family’s website, Juan Carlos told his son King Felipe VI that he was moving outside Spain due to the “public repercussions of certain episodes of my past private life”.

Juan Carlos, 82, is the target of official investigations in Spain and Switzerland into possible financial wrongdoing.