Princess Leonor Arrives in New York After Five Months at Sea
- Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne, arrived aboard the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano at Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York on June 4, 2025, concluding her five-month naval voyage.
- Her naval training began in Cádiz and included a tribute for two Mexican sailors who died in a collision with the Brooklyn Bridge during the voyage's final US port at Pier 88.
- The Princess stood in uniform saluting alongside fellow cadets as press and dignitaries greeted her arrival, and she will stay several days for ceremonial events including a Carnegie Hall concert.
- The concert "A Musical Fantasy From Spain" at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium features the Royal Theater's resident orchestra performing works by Manuel de Falla and Joaquín Turina, with soprano Saioa Hernández making her New York debut under the baton of David Afkham.
- Upon returning to Spain by plane, Princess Leonor will proceed with her naval training on a guided missile frigate, graduate as a naval ensign at the Naval School of Marin, and subsequently complete her final year of military education at the Air and Space Academy.
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After five months at sea, the Spanish Crown Princess has reached New York with her sailing school ship. On the way she got into a heavy storm – and provided talk material with a bikini photo of the beach in Uruguay.
Princess Leonor arrived on Wednesday 4 June in New York on board the school ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano, thus closing five months of naval training. This voyage, similar to that made by her father when he was prince, was part of her preparation as future head of the Armed Forces. Unlike him, Leonor had no official meetings or public events in each port.
The images leaks mark the journey of the princess, who will re-board the school ship in July in Spain
New York, 4 Jun (EFE).- The school ship of the Spanish Navy Juan Sebastián de Elcano, in which the princess of Asturias, Leonor de Borbón, heir of the Spanish crown, is being militarily formed, arrived this Wednesday in New York, his last stop on the American continent before returning to Spain. The ship entered the dock 88 of the city at about 7:00 local time (11:00 GMT) while the 76 guardsmen traveling in it greeted by moving their hat, among …
Juan Sebastián de Elcano has arrived at seven o’clock in the morning (one in the afternoon in Spain) in New York, the last American port of Princess Leonor’s training trip. Along with the rest of the Marine Guards of the Navy’s school ship, which left the Dominican Republic a few days ago, the Heredera has formed at the entrance of the boat to a dock on the Hudson River. The Guardamarinas greet upon their arrival in New York. EFEBefore arriving …
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