Princess Leonor’s trip to Portugal in the summer, her first official trip, allowed her to sense her coming of age as Heir to the Crown. There he displayed before the authorities the skills and knowledge acquired in these years of preparation. Yesterday, Columbus Day, was the definitive confirmation.
The Princess left her natural nervousness behind in her speech, a year ago at the Campoamor Theater, on the occasion of the 2023 Princess of Asturias Awards. The focus of attention was on her, but her participation was impeccable. Yesterday, during the reception at the Royal Palace on Hispanic Day, Leonor’s body language It was that of a Princess secure in her position, relaxed, prepared and smiling. in a natural way, without needing to measure each of their movements or seek paternal complicity with their glances.
This is the second year that he comes in military clothing and yesterday he played the blue winter dress uniform of the Navy, known as “14 buttons”. It is composed of a white shirt and gloves, a navy blue jacket and pants, and a hat with the coat of arms of the Naval Navy. He wore several decorations, in addition to the band of the Order of Charles III. which was also worn by his father and those people who accumulate merits in favor of Spain and the Crown.
On a day marked by intense rain, which forced to suspend the air show and the parachute jump, spirits relaxed at the subsequent reception in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace. The Princess of Asturias participated in the hand-kissing, to the right of King Felipe VI, and also in groups with the guests, now in a more relaxed atmosphere. She spoke, above all, about her status as a midshipman and her stay at the Marín Naval School (Pontevedra), since it was the main point of interest of those who approached her. He also alluded to the morning downpour and compared the Galician temperature with that of the capital. She was grateful to everyone and did not lose her charming naturalness, always under the proud gaze of Queen Letizia.
As happened last year, when the Kings invited a group of colleagues from the Zaragoza Military Academy, this year the Princess Leonor has received five midshipmen students from Marín at the Royal Palace, whom he greeted with a handshake and a broad smile.
A busy schedule awaits the Princess in the coming weeks. On October 24, she will receive the title of honorary mayor of the city in the Plenary Hall of the Oviedo City Council, a distinction that her father obtained 36 years ago. He will also be presented with the Medal of the Autonomous Community on the occasion of his coming of age, a decoration that Felipe VI also has. A day later he will preside at the Campoamor Theater in the Asturian capital, together with the Kings, at the awards that bear his name. And on October 31, already in Marín, he will turn 19 years old.