King Felipe VI of Spain - Family outing to his naval base
Since one year, Princess Leonor of Spain (18) has been undergoing her military training. So far, she was stationed at an academy in Saragossa and completed her first phase as an officer cadet there a few weeks ago. Starting in August, the daughter of King Felipe VI. (56) will then follow the call of a renowned maritime school near Pontevedra in Galicia. On Tuesday, July 16, Leonor went there for a trial run and was also officially welcomed by her future superior. For the traditional ceremony, her father Felipe and her mother, Queen Letizia (51), traveled from Madrid.
In fact, these were the festivities for the farewell of the newly minted maritime officers from the past training year. These take place annually in Spain on the so-called Carmen Day, in honor of the patron saint of the Spanish Navy. Besides honoring the new officers, Leonor was also personally welcomed. The head of the maritime academy, Pedro Cardona Suanzes, said according to the Spanish newspaper "ABC", that his institution would be a "second home" for Leonor and her comrades and cadettes like "a second family."
Princess Leonor is currently an officer cadet
Leonor follows the identical, three-year training program in the military, as her father did before. The king was also trained first in Saragossa and then in the place called Marin in Galicia from 1985 to 1988 by the Navy. In general, there are no royal special treatments. Leonor lived with twelve other officer cadets in a common room in the barracks and had to undergo a normal military basic training. Her military rank as an officer cadet here is equivalent to that of a Fahnenjunker in the Bundeswehr, that is, a non-commissioned officer group.
King Felipe naturally appeared, as did his daughter and heir Leonor herself, in uniform. The king wore a formal white uniform, his daughter an olive-green one. Mama Letizia chose a simple but elegant black dress for the occasion - despite shining sun and summer temperatures of up to 25 degrees. She opted for a sleeveless version for her formal look.
- Princess Leonor will continue her military training in August, moving to a renowned maritime school near Pontevedra in Galicia.
- Leonor's future superior officially welcomed her during a trial run at the maritime academy in July.
- The annual festivities for the farewell of the newly minted maritime officers took place on Carmen Day, honoring the patron saint of the Spanish Navy.
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia traveled from Madrid to attend Leonor's farewell ceremony, marking the end of the previous training year.
- Pedro Cardona Suanzes, the head of the maritime academy, mentioned that it would become a "second home" for Leonor and her fellow cadets.
- Leonor undergoes the same three-year military training program in the Spanish Navy as her father, King Felipe VI, did before.
- Felipe wore a formal white uniform, while Leonor donned an olive-green one during the ceremony.
- Queen Letizia opted for a sleeveless black dress for the occasion, choosing simplicity and elegance despite the summer heat.
- The Spanish newspaper "ABC" reported on the remarks made by Pedro Cardona Suanzes during Leonor's trial run at the maritime academy.
