Princess Leonor will never forget this summer. At a key moment in her development and her institutional role as heir to the Crown, and just a few days after her tenth anniversary as Princess of Asturias, the daughter of the King and Queen already has everything planned for her first official trip.
The date is imminent, and that is It will be next July 12th when the daughter of Felipe VI makes an official visit to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. This was announced by the Portuguese government itself and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement this afternoon. Princess Leonor will meet Marcelo Rebelo, President of the Republic. As the text says, the choice of Portugal as the destination for his first international trip “reflects and strengthens the ties of fraternity and proximity that unite the two countries.”
Princess Leonor will not be alone on this trip, and Minister José Manuel Albares will accompany her on this visit, which will be very focused on the protection of the environment and the conservation of the oceans. She will also have a meeting with young Spaniards residing in Portugal at the headquarters of the Spanish embassy and will attend a cultural event. A marathon agenda that will only last one day.
This will be Princess Leonor’s first official trip and she will arrive, in her case, several years after the age at which her father, the King, made it. The then prince Philip traveled to Colombia when I was 15 years old. A trip to Cartagena de Indias that took place on June 1, 1983, in which he was accompanied by President Felipe González.
Leonor’s powerful agenda this summer
After returning to Madrid at the end of the first course of her military training in Zaragoza, Princess Leonor had to fulfill the agenda of events on the occasion of her father’s 10th proclamation as King of Spain. But The Princess of Asturias’ summer agenda is much more extensiveIn a few days, on July 3, Leonor will collect her commission as second lieutenant at the General Military Academy. Her father will hand her the award at this ceremony presided over by the monarchs.
Days later he will travel to Catalonia for a series of events organized by the Princess of Girona Foundation. Leonor will be at the annual ceremony of the
Princess of Girona Awards, which will be held on Wednesday 10 July. On the same day she will meet with young people in Lloret de Mar. The day before, on the 9th, the Princess and her sister Sofia will visit the workshop of the sculptor Jaume Plensa.
The presence of Princess Leonor has been intensifying since last October 31 when she celebrated her coming of age. The 18 years and the swearing in of the Constitution marked a before and after in the life of the Princess whose presence is already very noticeable within the agenda of the Spanish Royal Family. Without a doubt, this start of her agenda abroad is another step, and a very important one, in her preparation as the future Queen of Spain. And it will also be during a really special week for her, marked by her new visit to Girona.
Of course, Leonor will also rest and take advantage of the time off from her military training to be with her family and friends. The heiress will spend vacation days with Don Felipe, Doña Letizia and Infanta Sofía – in addition to seeing her like every summer in Palma with her grandmother, Queen Emeritus Sofía – and she could also take a summer getaway with her group of friends. .
Leonor, the balance between the personal and her institutional role
The kings of Spain have always wanted their daughters to grow up in as normal an environment as possible despite their role within the Crown of Spain and which they have carried with them since the cradle. This has been her childhood, years in which we have seen him a few times a year. However, at 18 and 17 years old, the Borbón Ortiz sisters have to fulfill many more obligations, especially in the case of Mrs. Leonor.
Despite this, the Princess is trying to lead a life like any other young woman of her age and despite her role we have seen how this year, since she became an adult woman, she has enjoyed a lot of plans with her friends. Outings, parties, fun plans like the one a few days ago at the Fiestas de Jaca or the Taylor Swift concert in London with her sister Sofia. Despite her increasing responsibilities and her rigorous training, Leonor has found the balance between the personal and the institutionaland this summer is the greatest reflection of it.
