in november 1961 alfonso and gonzalo, concerned that their father was wasting away his money, sought an injunction from a french court to compel him to turn over management of his affairs to a court-appointed trustee, being supported in their action by their grandmother, queen victoria eugenie, as well as by other members of the spanish royal family. in january 1962 the court ruled that although there were insufficient grounds to find jaime completely incompetent, a trustee was installed to restrain undue extravagance on his part.