Who is Princess Leonor and will she become the Queen of Spain?
PRINCESS Leonor is next in line to be Queen of Spain.
Here is everything you need to know about the future heir.
Who is Princess Leonor of Asturias and how old is she?
Princess Leonor of Asturias is part of the Spanish royal family.
She was born on October 31, 2005, in Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid, Spain.
She finished her IB Diploma programme at the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales in the summer of 2023.
On her 18th birthday this year (2023), she swore allegiance to her country’s Constitution, laying the groundwork for her eventual succession as queen when the time comes.
She will be the first Queen Regnant since her fourth great-grandmother Isabella II, who reigned from 1833 to 1868.
Princess Leonor pledged “to faithfully carry out my duties, to keep and uphold the Constitution and the laws and respect the rights of citizens and the autonomous communities and loyalty to the king.”
Francina Armengol, president of Cortes Generales, accepted her oath and replied, “The Cortes Generales have just received the oath that Your Highness has taken, in compliance with the Constitution, as heir to the Crown.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Long live the Constitution! Long live the King! Long live Spain!”
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The ceremony was necessary for her to be able to succeed to the crown and someday become queen.
What is Princess Leonor's net worth?
Princess Leonor does not have her own net worth.
She counts under the Spanish royal family's net worth, which is believed to be around €18.2million, around £15.3m.
Who are Princess Leonor's siblings?
Princess Leonor has one sibling.
Her sister is Infanta Sofía of Spain.
She was born on April 29, 2007, in Madrid.
Sofia is second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne behind her sister.
Like her sister, Sofia will be enrolled in the International Baccalaureate study program and will also reside on campus.
Who are Princess Leonor's parents?
Princess Leonor's parents are King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
King Felipe was born on January 30, 1968, in Madrid.
He became king in 2014 after his father King Juan Carlos I abdicated the throne.
King Felipe married TV news journalist Letizia Ortiz Roscasolano in 2004.
Letizia became queen consort of Spain when King Felipe was crowned in 2014.
She was born September 15, 1972 in Oviedo, Spain.
Before she was a royal, Letizia worked as a news anchor for CNN+ and Television Espanola.
Will Princess Leonor become the queen of Spain?
As of May 2023, Princess Leonor will become the next queen of Spain.
However, if her parents have a son, she will lose her claim to the throne.
Spain's inheritance laws are still in favour of sons over daughters.
Princess Leonor will make history when she becomes the first queen since her 4th great-grandmother Isabella II, who was Spain's last queen from 1833 to 1868.
Did Princess Leonor attend military training?
As part of her training as the future queen of Spain, Princess Leonor will spend time with all three branches of the armed forces.
Defence Minister Margarita Robles said: "As in all parliamentary monarchies (the heir) has to have a military background and a military career.
"In due course, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces will be a woman, and in recent years we have been making a very important effort to incorporate women into the armed forces."
Princess Leonor enrolled at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza in August 2023.
There, she will spend three years of practical military experience, where she will also become commander-in-chief of the armed forces when she ascends the throne.
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Does Princess Leonor have Instagram and other social media?
Princess Leonor has no social media accounts.
The Spanish royal family has an official Twitter account @CasaReal.