15 January 2025
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Princess Leonor, the 20-year-old daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, is the heir to the Spanish throne
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When Leonor eventually ascends the throne, she will be Spain’s first Queen Regnant in 150 years
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Queen Isabella II of Spain, who ruled in the 1800s, was the only other Queen Regent in the history of unified Spain
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Princess Leonor has been the first in line since June 19, 2014, when her father Felipe was proclaimed the King of Spain
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Military training with the Army, Navy, and Air Force is mandatory for Spain's heir to the throne, which Leonor has undertaken
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In 2023, the Princess of Asturias underwent army training in Zaragoza and in 2024, naval training in Galicia
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Leonor served as part of the crew on a 17,000-mile voyage across the Atlantic, up until New York
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2025 saw her first solo flight in a Pilatus PC-21 aircraft—the first female member of the Spanish royal family to do so
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Fluent in multiple languages with a diploma from UWC Atlantic, she is set to be the future Commander-in-Chief
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