A very special scale. Princess Leonor arrived in Panama aboard the Elcano ship and there she met her mother. Queen Letizia, like other friends and companions of the Guardamarinas, had been able to move from Spain to meet with her daughter after four months without seeing each other. A encounter full of emotion and many, many hugs.
The princess, like the rest of her classmates, shared a moment with her mother and could also be surrounded by several local journalists who were interested in the activity that is carried out in this military formation. The arrival of the heiress to the throne to Panama was news of cover in almost all media. A historical milestone that also had the presence of the queen.
“Commander Luis Carreras-Pressas do Campo explained that during his stay on the ship, the young officers, in addition to being academically instructed, They are trained from the social and ethical visiting point”, Explains the journalist Vivian Jiménez. It was one of the lucky ones who could share space with Princess Leonor, Queen Letizia and the other companions of the heiress to the throne.
Very close and eager to meet again, all the Guardamarina arrived in Puerto. There were many of their family and friends. The May 1 bridge facilitated that some could move to Panama, as was the case of Queen Letizia. An unofficial visit but did not have a private character.
Captain’s testimony
“He clarified that Princess Leonor has no privileges for being the inheriting of the Spanish crown, Receive the same instructions as the rest of your classmatesbecause everyone efficiently concludes their military and sailor training is of the utmost importance for the authorities, ”says the journalist in her chronicle for ‘Panama América’.
“Young people receive a total of 18 subjects aboard the ship, divided by 5 and 8 hours a day; they must also perform practical exercises in the various positions that make up the ship,” said the ship’s commander. “It is a very complete formation, we have 97 cruises doing it And we purify it years after year, adapting to the curricula that evolve. ”
“The manager of the Juan Sebastián Elcano school ship explained that life on the high seas is” intense and busy “, since, it includes academic and work days because the ship remains operating 24 hours a day and starts at early hours,” he explains. A detail about the life of the princess on the ship that, until now, we had not met. Leonor, as his father already did at the time, is touring half the world aboard the ship, with scales as important as the one that has lived this past weekend.
The encounter with his mother
Casa Real confirmed that Queen Letizia had traveled to Panama to see her daughter. It was an unofficial trip where the queen would be with the other relatives and friends of the Guardamarinas. And indeed, it was. Excited, the queen greets her daughter from a distance and both ran to merge into an intense hug. It had been a long time since they could see each other. Four months away in which the princess has been aboard the Elcano.
“The Queen, since the ship was roasting at the Amador cruise terminal, could not contain the joy to see her daughter after so long,” said journalist Vivian Jimenez. “Both melt into a big hug that lasted several minutes.” The cameras could capture this hug since the presence of the queen was announced beforehand. Some images between a mother and a daughter who have occupied the cover of both local and international newspapers.
The queen, as confirmed by the journalist Mariángel Alcázar in ‘The Ar’ program, traveled in regular flight to Panama City the afternoon before. That same morning of the reunion joined the other relatives of the crew. The emotion showed at all times. During these months, kings have been in telephone contact with their daughter but communications are not always simple.
A hug that is already history
She is the first relative who can speak Princess Leonor in person since the second year of her military training began. The distance has made the eldest daughter of the kings have to miss many of the personal and family events of what we have been for the year, Like his sister Sofia’s birthday. However, the heiress to the throne is living the experience with enthusiasm and intensity. Leonor is one more and the commander was evidenced.
There is less time for the princess to end the two years of training and clarify what her most immediate future will be. Casa Real confirmed that in the case of Infanta Sofia, this will not carry out military training and will begin its university studies after graduating in high school. What is unknown is what career he will choose and where he will attend it. It is pointed out that it could be in national territory. In the case of the princess, it is expected that his university studies also will also begin although nothing has been specified from Zarzuela.
