Princess Leonor of Spain: Appearance in uniform before a training trip

Princess Leonor of Spain (19) was visibly in a good mood at the harbor in the Spanish city of Cádiz. In her naval uniform and with a smile on her lips, she set off for the training ship “Juan Sebastián de Elcano”, with which she will set off on a six-month journey on January 11th.

The daughter of King Felipe VI. (56) and Queen Letizia (52) have been completing military training since 2023, which is now taking them to the high seas. As reported, she will “cross two oceans and visit ten ports in eight American countries” on the voyage.

According to the newspaper, Princess Leonor and the other crew first stop in Spain twice. They are scheduled to dock in Santa Cruz de Tenerife from January 17th to 20th before arriving in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on January 21st. On the further journey, the ship will take Leonor and 75 other trainees to ports in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. The last stay is planned from June 5th to 10th in the USA before returning to the Spanish city of Marín on July 7th.

The trip on the sailing training ship is part of the three-year training that King Felipe VI also completed. once went through. He gave her a few words in advance in a speech at the Pascua Militar. The ship’s training will be “among the best memories of your military training,” he is quoted as saying. The ports of other countries are characterized by “Spanish influence” and would teach her “what we were and what we are.” According to “La Vanguardia”, the king and his wife will say goodbye to their daughter at an official ceremony on Saturday (January 11th).

Princess Leonor initially spent a year in the Spanish army as part of her military training before switching to the navy. She completed her final year of training in the Air Force, where she was trained, among other things, to become a pilot. Her father had the same career as the princess from 1985 to 1988. Incidentally, she should not receive any advantages due to her royal descent. At her first station, she shared a room in a barracks with twelve other officer candidates.