This Saturday, May 4, is a very important day for the royal family. At 11:30 a.m., King Felipe (56 years old) will preside over the ceremony for the 40th anniversary of his promotion to the General Military Academy of Zaragoza. As a symbolic gesture, Don Felipe will swear the flag for the third time. But beyond this important moment for him, if the event is going to stand out for anything, it will be because it will mark the reunion between Kings Felipe and Letizia (51 years old) with their daughter Princess Leonor (18 years old).
King Felipe’s wink to Princess Leonor in Zaragoza
King Philip He wanted to celebrate this anniversary of his promotion in what is a nod to his first-born daughter. It is no coincidence that the monarch will swear the flag again this year taking into account that his daughter has been at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza since last August. There she attends his first year of military training, which now begins a final stretch in which it has the full support of its parents. Their reunion today is the best example of this.
In addition to pass review and swear flag, King Felipe VI will give a speech in which it would not be surprising if mention princess Leonor, who will witness the moment from the Patio de Armas. When she swore the flag last October, her father read some words in which he mentioned the pride he feels in her for her heir. “Leonor, remember that the commitment you have assumed carries the greatest responsibility with Spain. You know well, as Crown Princess, that the Crown symbolizes her unity and her permanence,” were some of the words she dedicated to him. Something that I could reiterate today and even more knowing that Leonor is facing some very important weeks for her.
Queen Letizia, the support of Princess Leonor in the shadows
The one that will also lend his support for Princess Leonor Today his mother is Queen Letizia. She’s going to stay in the background. In this morning, the protagonist is her husband and in some way also her daughter. But she does not want to miss this special moment for the family and she will be in the box to witness everything that happens on the parade ground. Most likely, she will exchange a glance with her daughter and that she will have gestures of pride for both King Felipe and Princess Leonor. A way to stay in her role while still showing how important it is for her to be by their side in such special moments. Even more so considering that the heiress starts decisive weeks for their military training.
This will be the final stretch of Princess Leonor in Zaragoza
Princess Leonor will begin her second semester exams next week. The scheduled date for the evaluations is from May 11 to 24. Afterwards, a new period of Instruction and Training will begin, which will begin on May 25 and will end June 7th. Of course, he will do it in a somewhat different way than his colleagues. According to the media ‘Monarquía Confidencial’, there is an exception with the heiress. It’s about her not participating in hand-to-hand combat. “She has personal and different training, since she You don’t train to go into combat. But he does have very rigorous military intelligence training, for example,” they commented from the aforementioned publication.
Some training and exams that You can forget June 19, when the closing of the course is celebrated. From there, Princess Leonor will be able to return to Zarzuela until he has to return to military training that will last three years. But he will do it in a different place. After the summer, the Princess of Asturias will begin her second year of training in Pontevedra, at the Marín Naval School, and will also embark on the training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano.
While this arrives, Princess Leonor will have a summer with kings Felipe and Letizia and his sister Infanta Sofía. Vacation in which you can be seen taking into account that you will spend a few days in Mallorca, fulfilling the family tradition of staying in Marivent. He will also be able to enjoy private plans and it remains to be seen whether or not he makes an appearance related to an official event. But while this arrives, what he has to do now is focus on his last weeks in the Aragonese capital.
