Princess Leonor once again captures attention in Spain with its premiere at the Military Easter

THE Princess Eleanor This Saturday he reached a new milestone in his career as heir to the throne of Spain participating for the first time this Saturday in the Military Easter, the most important military ceremony, where he once again wore the gala cadet uniform of the General Academy of Zaragoza.

The Royal Palace of Madrid was the scene of the solemn event, in which the Princess of Asturias, together with the kings, coincided with the leaders of the Armed Forces (FAS), the Civil Guard and the National Intelligence Center (CNI).

As already in the events of October 12, cadet Borbón Ortiz, with his hair tied back, He was wearing his khaki army uniformwith trousers, jacket, tie, brown cap and white gloves.

To this he added the blue band of the Collar of the Order of Charles III which he received upon turning 18 and taking the oath on the Constitution on 31 October.

The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, received the royal family at the entrance of the Plaza de la Armería, to which The princess arrived in a second official vehicle, behind that of her parents..

Situated to the right of Philip VI, she listened to the national anthem and the twenty-one-gun salute from the platform in a military salute position.

Now without a hat, the heiress participated in the hand kiss with around 200 guests, including the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grandes-Marlaska, and the Chief of Defense Staff (Jemad). Admiral Teodoro López Calderón.

Leonor de Borbón shook hands with the military commanders, addressing them with the corresponding “to order” due to their status as officers.

The words of King Philip VI

In his speech in the Throne Room, Felipe VI referred to the debut of his eldest daughter in the ceremony celebrated on the day of the Epiphany, in which he also made his debut in 1986 as a cadet, a few weeks before turning 18.

The king expressed the “enormous pride” he and the queen felt when the princess was sworn in at the Zaragoza Academy on October 7 and became part of the “great military family”, two months after starting of his military training. Zaragoza (northern Spain).

“We know that, in addition to the great demands it entails, it has had an excellent reception. And honestly, we really appreciate it. We are aware that the camaraderie, nobility and loyalty you find among you are the best incentive you can have in this first year of military, humanistic and technical training,” said Don Felipe.

The tenth Military Easter of the reign of Philip VI came marked by the wars between Israel and Hamas and by that of Ukraine.

The monarch did not refer to them but instead focused on praising the FAS’s contribution to the “defense of the framework of coexistence democratically chosen by the Spanish people” in 1978 and to the “historical preservation” of Spain.

“You have become an example of the values ​​of our society. You are a good reflection of the nobility of the Spanish people,” the monarch said.

Participants, including the royal family, followed the event sitting, rather than standing as was customary in the ceremony, established by Charles III as a congratulation to the army after Spain had recaptured the city of Mahón (on the Mediterranean island of Minorca). from the hands of the English on 6 January 1782.

Source: EFE