US EditionSpain's Crown Princess Leonor to Start Military Training
- Princess Leonor will begin her military training aboard the Juan Sebastián de Elcano in January 2025, starting with a farewell ceremony in Cádiz on January 11.
- Her preparation follows a royal decree approved to structure her military career, continuing a tradition of Spanish royalty undertaking naval training voyages.
- The training voyage will cover over 17,000 nautical miles, visiting eight countries including the Canary Islands, Brazil, and others to combine education with diplomatic missions.
- Commander Luis Carreras-Presas said the experience "will likely remain among Leonor's best memories of military training" and will strengthen her commitment to serving Spain.
- This training marks a key step toward her future role as head of state and supreme commander of Spain's armed forces, reflecting the crown’s emphasis on military readiness.
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Spain's Princess Leonor begins a six-month naval voyage for military training
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The heiress to the round will embark on the frigate 'Blas de Lezo' in Las Palmas to continue her military training after five months in 'Elcano' Los Reyes preside in Tenerife the parade for the Day of the Armed Forces
Five months after sailing from the port of Cadiz on board the Juan Sebastián de Elcano, Princess Leonor has returned to Spain. Princess Leonor left by sea on 11 January last and has returned by air after flying to Madrid from New York, where the school ship has made a stopover of five days before embarking on the crossing of the Atlantic way to Marín. Leonor de Borbón will spend a few days in the Zarzuela before traveling to the Canary Islands n…
Princess Leonor returns this Monday to Spain after five months aboard the Navy school ship Juan Sebastián Elcano, one of the stages of her naval military training that will continue the next few days in the Blas de Lezo frigate.
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