Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain's monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on the chin, and his determination to stay and speak to the enraged crowd…

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?