Sofia and Leonor of Spain, together again for the Princess of Asturias Award

It promises to be an intense weekend for the Spanish royal family, reunited at Oviedo for the Princess of Asturias Award. Kings have arrived in the city Felipe VI, the wife Letizia Ortiz, Asturian by birth, and her daughters Leonor17 years old, and Sofia16.

For the family it is a real one reunion, the first days together since last August, when the princesses left the Zarzuela nest. Sofia, in fact, moved to Wales at the end of the summer. The Infanta will complete her high school studies atUWC Atlantic College, the same one where her older sister studied. Two years at the end of which you will obtain an International Baccalaureate.

The heir to the throne, however, began her military training at the General Militar Academy of Zaragoza and after swearing to the flag on 7 October she moved from the first to the second year of the course, as part of a personalized study path , as it was for his father at the same age.

Leonor of Spain swears loyalty to Spain (in front of her father Felipe VI and mother Letizia Ortiz)

The princess, who will turn 18 on October 31st, was the protagonist of an important day, which marks her effective entry into the Army. After taking the oath, Cadet Borbon-Ortiz moved on to her second year at the Military Academy, in a course designed to have her attend five years in three

A moment full of changes for the two sisters, who in these days will have the opportunity to spend some time together, although marked by the always frenetic pace of public outings. On Thursday 20 October the princesses attended a concert together with their parents, while on Friday 21 they will participate in the awarding of the Prize, a true institution in Spain, which not surprisingly bears the name of the heir to the throne. Leonor of Spain, as has been the case since 2019, will give a speech for the winners, guests of the Campoamor Theatre of Oviedo, the historic venue where the awards are presented. Among the 2023 awardees, the actress Meryl Streep and Haruki Murakami, the most anticipated of Friday evening.

A diversion for the princesses, waiting to return to their usual commitments. There is, however, another important event scheduled, the Leonor’s birthday, next October 31st. On that occasion the heir to the throne will swear loyalty to the Constitution and we will see her again in public together with her parents. And Sofia will certainly not be missing either, always alongside her older sister.