Royal Profile: The Infanta Leonor, The Princess of Austrias
The Infanta Doña Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer was born the eldest of two daughters of King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia on 31 October 2005{Source}. She has one younger sister:
She shares a birthday with her father's 1st cousin (and her 1st cousin 1x removed), Doña María de Fátima Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and Princess Margretha of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler.
The young Princess of Austrias is also the second youngest granddaughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia {Source}.
Her godparents were her paternal grandparents, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia {Source).
Her godparents were her paternal grandparents, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia {Source).
According to the 1978 Spanish Constitution, since her parents have yet to produce a male heir (and likely won't, but you never know...), upon her father's succession as King of Spain in June 2014, she became Princess of Austrias and will later become Queen of Spain{Source}.
She began her education among the children of the Royal Guard at the Palace of El Pardo in 2007{Source}.She began attending Santa Maria de los Rosales, Arvaca in 2008, where she is presently in her 11th year (roughly around the 8th grade or so in the US system...I think.) at the school{Source}.
As she gets older, her parents are allowing her to take on several official duties. In August 2011, she appeared with other members of the royal family on the yacht "Somni" during the 30th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre Sailing Cup in Palma de Mallorca {Photos}. She took part in World Youth Day celebrations at the Zarzuela Palace in August 2011 with Pope Benedict XVI in attendance {Photos}.She has attended the traditional Easter Mass in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
In 2014, she gained a drastic change in her life-it was announced that her "abuelo" was abdicating in favor of her father...making her first in line. Since her father's enthronement, she has attended numerous events such as when her grandfather officially signed the abdication papers and her parents were enthroned, and the Spanish National Day military parade. In 2015, she attended her family's summer photocall, the 34th Copa del Rey Mapfre Sailing Cup Awards Ceremony, and the Spanish National Day military parade. In 2019, she attended a Three Kings Day ceremony with her family, attend the "Order of the Civil Merit" ceremony , visited her grandfather in the hospital, visited 'Son Marroig' museum with her parents and sister, attended the family's summer photo call, attended her first day of school, visited her principality, attended The Princess of Asturias Awards for the first time, as well as gave her second public speech delivered her second major speech at the 2019 Princess of Asturias Awards {Video}. The first speech was reading part of the Spanish constitution on her birthday last year.
She shares a birthday with her father's 1st cousin (and her 1st cousin 1x removed), Doña María de Fátima Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and Princess Margretha of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler.
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