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Spain's future queen sails into New York at the end of a military odyssey

The future queen of Spain sailed into New York City on Wednesday morning, her final stop on a whirlwind five months at sea as she gains practical naval training. Princess Leonor boarded the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano earlier this year as part of her second phase of naval training; the future queen had previously spent the fall training on land. The Spanish Royal Court shared new…
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This royal is reaching a milestone birthday but keeping the celebrations very low key

She’s second in line to the throne of Spain but this royal teenager is keeping a big birthday very low key. Infanta Sofia of Spain, younger of the two daughters of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, turns 18 on April 29 but there are no big glitzy celebrations planned for her. Casa de S.M. el Rey Instead, a series of photos have been released of Sofia as she reaches this…
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An historic jewel makes rare appearance as royals host important meeting

While the spotlight continues to fall on the Princess of Asturias in Spain, as she carries out her naval training, her parents have just hosted a vital meeting for the country. And Queen Letizia chose one of the most important jewels in the royal collection for the event. King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to the Royal…
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Princess Leonor lunches as naval training takes a regal turn

Princess Leonor’s naval training took a regal turn when she joined an official luncheon aboard the ship that she will call home for the next five months. The future queen of Spain, who departed for naval training aboard the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano a couple of weeks ago, met with local authorities from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria during a stopover in the area. Spain’s…
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