Princess Leonor, the 17-year-old heir to the Spanish throne, will begin three years of military training in August. writes about it new york post Referring to the message of Defense Minister Margarita Robles.
“As in all parliamentary monarchies, (the heir) must have military training and a military career. In time, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces will be a woman, and in recent years we have been making very important efforts to attract women to the armed forces.
The Princess will spend the first year of her training at the Army War College in Zaragoza, then move on to the navy school where ship exercises are held, and finish her training at the General Air Force Academy.
The government and royalty agreed that his “very intensive” military training would precede his training at the university.
Philip VI’s eldest daughter, Leonor, will turn 18 in October. In a few months, he will finish a two-year high school course at a college in Wales. Unless a male heir is born, he is first in line to the throne. Leonor is followed by his sister, Sophia.
Formerly socialbites.ca reportedQueen Letizia hosted the opening ceremony of the Cervantes Institute in Los Angeles.