The unpublished photo session on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the wedding of Kings Felipe and Letizia was, probably, the last time that Leonor (18 years old) and Sofía (17 years old) had the opportunity to see each other and spend some time together. Back to their duties in Zaragoza and Wales respectively, the young women They face a final stretch of the course that is as hard as it is exciting.
While Don Felipe and Doña Letizia continue with their official agenda with complete normality, their daughters are focused on their academic training. Leonor is about to earn the title of second lieutenant in the Army after nine months at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza, and Sofía is immersed in the final exams of the first year of the International Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic College in Wales. They are no longer girls and that means having duties and responsibilities.
Princess Leonor’s roadmap before her farewell to Zaragoza
“There are only five weeks left until I leave, so I can receive my ensign’s office, and I’m already starting to miss you”Leonor expressed with emotion in her last speech after receiving the Medal of Aragon. After the theoretical exams, the Princess of Asturias and the rest of the cadets will embark on the last period of instruction and maneuvers that will end on June 7. Very hard weeks in which the first-born of the kings will have to demonstrate to her superiors everything she has learned in military matters over these last few months.
Finally, as the AGM calendar indicates, the course will officially end on June 19 with the traditional closing ceremony. A very significant date since it coincides with the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of Felipe VI. However, it will not be until July 3 when Leonor says goodbye definitively to the Zaragoza military academy. That day it is expected that it will be King Felipe himself who will present her office with his title of second lieutenant. A historic moment that will tick one more box on his path to the throne.
Infanta Sofía, one more at Atlantic College in Wales
Sofia’s case is very different. At 17 years old, the youngest daughter of Felipe and Letizia is enjoying this first year to the fullest at the UWC Atlantic College in Wales. Without the pressure of being the heir to the throne, the young woman is one of her peers and she has adapted perfectly to her new life in the United Kingdom.
In the same way that happened with Leonor, little or nothing is known about Sofía’s life at the English boarding school apart from the multiple tasks and celebrations that the educational center promotes and that allow them to rest from the intense days of study. She is immersed in the exams of the last quarter, she will finish her classes on June 14, the date on which she will head home.
Leonor and Sofía’s long-awaited vacation
In this way, we know that Leonor will inaugurate her official vacation on July 3 while Sofía will do so on June 14. A long-awaited reunion in which both will be able to make up for lost time and catch up on everything they have experienced in recent months. Of course, it won’t be all leisure and fun… Both the princess and the infanta They will have to face several institutional commitments together and separately.
In the absence of knowing the exact date, at the beginning of July the presentation of the Princess of Girona Awards, which Leonor chairs every year, and which recognize the talent of the younger generations. It also remains to be known the day when Sofía will make her solo debut at the Photography Awards that bear her name.
It would not be surprising if on the days you have free you both take the opportunity to take a trip abroad with your group of friends. Finally, the royal family will meet again in Palma de Mallorca starting in the last week of July when the Copa del Rey de Vela takes place. There, we will see them again in their most natural and relaxed side while they enjoy a few days off with their family.
Leonor’s vacation will end in mid-August when she has to head to the Marín Naval School (Pontevedra) to begin her training in the Navy. For her part, Sofía will be able to enjoy a few more days of rest before resume his studies in Wales. A new course that will come loaded with news.
