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King Felipe VI has sworn the flag along with his colleagues on the 40th anniversary of his promotion
Don Felipe is the first time he swears the flag as King of Spain
The flag oath of the King Felipe VI It has been the most emotional that has been seen in the history of the General Military Academy. An excited King under the attentive gaze of his daughter, Princess Leonor, who has been part of the 800 cadets in training, as a witness.
This Saturday has been a happy day. In it parade of the General Military Academy There was a jubilant atmosphere for the historic opportunity witnessed by all those who were present at the commemorative event of the XL Anniversary of the flag oath of King Felipe, since he was exceptionally close to them Princess Eleanor.
It is not for less. Life has wanted this rite emotional in itself, due to the reunion of the classmates in the third swear In common with all, it coincided with the training of the heir to the throne, Princess Leonor, as a Borbón Ortíz cadet.
King Felipe’s flag oath
The commemorative ceremony of the flag oath is part of the spirit of the Academy, which is celebrated when successive promotions reach the 25, 40 and 50 years of existence. In the case of Don Felipe, this is his first swearing-in as King, given that the previous ones took place when he was Prince of Asturias.
In this way, like the Christian who renews his baptismal promises with faith, King Felipe and his classmates (about 200 soldiers) have sworn to defend Spain, even at the cost of their lives, and have kissed the flag of our beloved again. homeland, for endorse said oath. The King has stamped the kiss on the same flag that more than 3,500 officers have sworn in throughout history since 1856.
The central event was also presided over by Don Felipe and Queen Letizia. Mrs. Letizia She accompanied her husband the King on the 25th anniversary of the flag oath, and they were already parents of their two daughters, Leonor and Sofía.
On this occasion, Queen Letizia looked very elegant, with a sober, pure blue pantsuit, but with a special detail, faithful to her unmistakable style of European royalty: a black clutch with a flap and exquisite long diamond earrings. Doña Letizia has been present in the box of the Parade Ground of the Academy.
The other two oaths of the King
All of King Felipe’s oaths have taken place in the same place: in the parade ground of the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. Of course, each one has been very different, given the strong symbolism that all of them have had in the historical context of the Spanish crown.
The first of them was in 1985, when he was Prince of Asturias, on the eve of Hispanic Heritage Day. A very young 17 year old cadet He swore his flag alone that October 11, before all his companions and in the presence of his father, the King Juan Carlosand the highest political authorities, the President of the Government, Felipe González, that of the Congress, that of the Senate, that of the Constitutional Court and that of the General Council of the Judiciary. Just as before his mother, Queen Sofia and the Infantas Elena and Cristina.
The second is the one already referred to above, in which Don Felipe was accompanied by his wife, Doña Letizia being Princess of Asturias, since Don Felipe was still Prince of Asturias, in the 25th anniversary commemorative event of the flag oath.
Princess Eleanor
It must be noted that, at all times, Princess Leonor has been «one more» among the hundreds of cadets who witnessed the event. Cadet Leonor Ortiz stood out for her temperance among all of them, as she has remained undaunted, while her imposing blue eyes shone brightly, as they have not lost sight of the exciting and significant rite of swearing in the flag.
The moving scene must have been reminding her of last October 7, when it was the princess who swore the flag for the first time in her life, along with her classmates, under the watchful eye of King Felipe and his mother Doña Letizia, presiding over the monarchs. the act.
An exciting and unforgettable stage at the General Military Academy that is about to come to an end for the princess, who at the end of June will be handed over the ensign’s officeso that the future heir to the throne can continue her training as a midshipman, in the Naval Military School of Marin (Pontevedra), from where you will embark on the training ship Juan Sebastian el Canoand then in the General Air Academyin order to one day become the Captain General of all the Armies, as Queen of Spain.
