Princess Leonor of Spain turns 18 in October

On October 31, Princess Leonor of Spain will experience one of the most symbolic episodes in her career as heir to the throne, swearing in the Constitution on the day she turns 18, the highlight of the month of October, in which she will have an intense schedule of half a dozen performances.

It will be the first time that the eldest daughter of the King of Spain, Philip VI., and Queen Letizia concentrates so much activity in just one month.

Next appearance in public Leonor de Borbón It will be held next Friday, the 6th, as part of the traditional gift that the cadets of the General Military Academy in Zaragoza, where they study, will offer to the Virgin of Pilar, the patron saint of Hispanidad.

Tradition establishes this first year students, Before swearing the flag, they parade in front of the Virgin to invoke her protection, in an act that is voluntary due to its religious nature, and whose main protagonist will be a princess dressed in a ceremonial dress.

The next day and after almost two months of training at the Military Academy, Leonor will take the oath to the flag, one of the important milestones of her military training which will be expressed by kissing the national flag as a symbol of her commitment to the defense of Spain.

After taking the oath, she will become a second-year student, because a special plan designed for herand now you can go out to spend the night outside the academy.

The next rank of heir to the throne of Spain There will also be a military parade on October 12 in Madrid, which will be led by his parents.

After a two-year absence due to high school in Wales (United Kingdom), Leonor will join the central event of the Spanish national holiday.

Next week, she will again be in the spotlight at the Princess of Asturias Awards in the city of Oviedo (north), which she is presenting for the fifth time.

The star moon of Leonor de Borbón is will be crowned on October 31 on his 18th birthday, the day he will swear to the Constitution in front of the Spanish Parliament, as his father did in 1986 when he also came of age.

There, they will undertake to “ensure the preservation Constitution and the law and respect the rights of citizens and autonomous communities”, as well as “that of loyalty to the king”.

Another congressional act will follow Royal Palace, where the Government will impose the Necklace of the Order of Charles III on him and Leonor will predictably give a short speech.

That day will be complete with celebration known privately for his 18th birthday at El Pardo Palace where he will be reunited with his grandfather, King Emeritus Juan Carlos I, a scene that hasn’t happened in five years.