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A prize for Hollywood royalty from Spain's future queen

In a big family reunion, the Spanish royals presided over the traditional Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony, which this year also saw the presence of Hollywood royalty. And so, under a slight drizzle, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Queen Sofía, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía arrived at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. It was a,day full of…
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All eyes on Princess Leonor as milestone birthday approaches

October will be a busy month for Spain’s future queen. Amid her military training, the Princess of Asturias will celebrate her 18th birthday with a host of ceremonial and constitutional events to mark the occasion. Princess Leonor, who turns 18 on 31 October, will swear an oath to the Spanish Constitution on her birthdate in a ceremony before the Cortes Generales involving both the Congress…
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The heir to the throne of Spain reaches big milestone in military training

Princess Leonor was beaming as she received the sword that symbolises her official title of Dama Cadete (Dame Cadet), in the first important milestone of her military training. The Princess of Asturias was among the 613 new recruits who, on 19th September 2023, received their official titles of Cadets, and the ceremonial swords that come with that, from the hands of their peers in the…
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Spain's king and queen are all smiles with their daughters ahead of big changes

The Spanish Royal Family posed for their annual summer photocall in Palma as an autumn full of changes awaits its members. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía visited the Alfàbia Gardens, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011. Casa de S.M. el Rey The family is carrying out engagements and spending time in the Sierra de Tramuntana region of Palma, a mountain…
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