Brave Princess Leonor Jumps Out of a Plane in Royal First During Military Training
The heir presumptive received a diploma and parachutist badge after training with about fifty classmates in an exercise used by Spain’s armed forces.
- Princess Leonor has completed the Basic Parachuting Course at the Alcantarilla air base in Murcia, marking the final phase of her military training.
- Breaking from royal tradition, Leonor learned to perform automatic mode jumps, a skill used by the Navy, Army, and Guardia Civil, becoming the first royal to train for this exercise.
- The Royal Household released photos of the princess taking her first parachuting jumps from around 400 metres, with one conducted at night.
- This week, Princess Leonor is due to receive the Gold Medal of the Region of Murcia, the highest distinction from the Region.
- After finishing her training in July, Princess Leonor will begin her Political Science degree this September at the Getafe campus of the Carlos III University of Madrid.
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The life of Princess Leonor in Murcia during her visit to the General Academy of Air and Space has not been marked only by classes, exercises and military discipline. Like any young woman of her age, the heiress to the throne has also found moments to disconnect with her companions outside the academic grounds, in some of the most well-known places of leisure on the coast of Murcia. This Wednesday, June 3, she will also receive the Gold Medals o…
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lrytas.ltPrincess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne, has completed her parachuting training at the Méndez Parada military parachuting school at the Alcantarilla air base in the Murcia region, the royal palace announced in Madrid on Tuesday.
The Crown Princess of Spain, Leonor, completed her parachute training at the Military Parachutism School "Mendez Parada" in the Alcantarilla Air Base in Murcia, announced Tuesday the Royal House in Madrid.
The Spanish heir to the throne Leonor is currently completing a three-year military training. After serving in the army and navy, the 20-year-old is currently training at the Air Force. After several jumps, she now wears the paratrooper badge.
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