Crown Princess Leonor turns 18 today and thus comes of age. Leonor, Princess of Asturias was born on October 31, 2005 in Madrid. Crown Princess Leonor took an oath to the Spanish Constitution on her birthday in a ceremony before the Cortes Generales in the presence of both members of the Congress and the Senate.
Princess Leonor made her solemn oath and was watched by her father, King Felipe VI, and her mother, Queen Letizia. Crown Princess Leonor's younger sister, Infanta Sofia was also present at the ceremony. In the evening, King Felipe and Queen Letizia will host a private dinner at El Pardo Palace.
After the oath-taking ceremony, the collar of The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III was presented to her. The Order of Charles III, established by King Charles III of Spain, dates back to 1771. It is meant to reward people for their actions that benefit Spain and the Crown. It is the highest civilian honor given by the Spanish Kingdom.
They look lovely, all together! anna e.
ReplyDeleteAgree! Wonderful family
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Just fashion- wise: excellent choices for all the royal family.
Hi P. the original. Thank you for sharing the links with us. Great!(hope you and your's are well and happy)
DeleteHi, Ava, my pleasure!
DeleteI am looking forward to a bit of rest but it's s alright for me and my family.
Thank you!
Hope you and yours are doing well too.
Here's another video with English subtitles.
It's Pss Leonor's speech.
https://youtu.be/cpYLr7L04xY?si=ud3HdMOQ-gYvjHmw
I think she is already grand , I mean she has exquisite beauty and manners and a calm approach to her duties.
What a marvellous Queen she will make one day!
What I appreciate most is her determination, modesty and perfect demenour even on such a demanding day for her and all the RF.
Hugs for you.
* demeanor
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ReplyDeleteI'm not Spanish but I am really impressed.
Great!!
Thanks a lot for the video !
DeleteTearful😭 we have seen her grow up on this blog.
ReplyDeleteA proud moment, Leonor taking her place in Spanish history.
white suit is perfect for this occasion. Letizia and Sofia look great, kitten heels would have been great for Sofia, perfect for a young lady.
Viva Leonor, Princessa de Austrias! Y Viva España!
Asturias :)
Deleteshe got a wonderful standing ovation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVq9x9Az7-4
ReplyDeleteFour minutes long standing ovation! Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
DeleteAna
https://youtu.be/G8xwhdrSMGg?si=jgbAWA2FxvmdJhxQ
ReplyDeleteThe infanta's dress is too short for her length. She should also wear a little heel. The dress looks better on the model. Leonor's white pant suit is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI think Sofia looks lovely in her dress, and if she doesn't want to wear heels, she definitely doesn't have to./Grace
DeleteI think Sofia would look prettier without the middle parting of her hair, makes me think of curtains
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ReplyDeleteMarvellous Leonor !
ReplyDeleteYes, she is! Amazing, just 18 years old! She has the X-factor for new royalty. With Elisabeth of Belgium, both favourites.
DeleteVery chic, very grown-up in this white pantsuit. Letizia and Sofia also look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Leonor. What a special day. Everyone looks just marvelous.
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Elle est sublime dans la couleur blanche de son tailleur/pantalon ; le reste de la famille royale a également fait d'excellents choix mais Sofia aurait mérité d'être chaussée de petits talons !
ReplyDeleteSeveral comments refer to short heels for Sofia, it seems obvious indeed. Sofia is however very tall, and I wonder how she feels about her height - her posture is not always so good. Maybe she does not want to appear taller. Short heels would however not make a real difference. Today was another concrete step towards a different status between the girls. They all looked lovely, it must have been very emotional.
DeleteWe also have to remember that Sofia is really young. She carries herself really well and seems lovely and engaged whenever she is in the public eye. Definitely not easy for a young girl. I don't think it's an issue for her to be tall since she comes from a family whose members are tall in general, but it can't be easy to put up with being in the public eye. Who of us doesn't slouch sometimes, and we can't expect a teenager to keep everything in control all the time./Grace
Delete@Mary & Grace. A little heel does make a difference. It influences the way you walk. It could help her posture. The fact that her dresses are almost always too short does not help her height. She looks even taller in a short dress. It is not her age or being in the public eye. Her mother who is known as a perfectionist could help her choosing her dresses, which she probably does. Sorry but I always have the impression that they try to keep Sofia younger than she really is. When I was 16 years old, I wore kitten heels too (it was fashionable in the 60-tees). Not to go to college of course or on a average school day, but when I was invited on a party or when I went out with my parents to the theatre i.e.
DeletePeople have different feet and backs, so we can't know what heels would do to her, and we can't know what Sofia thinks of heels, either. Personally I find kitten heels extremely uncomfortable and they make my lower back hurt, which slightly higher heels don't. Heels are not for everybody and there are people who can't walk with heels at all. It's great that Sofia doesn't feel obliged to wear heels if she doesn't want to! She looks like a teenage girl who makes her own fashion choices and that's just fine./Grace
DeleteYou must know her personally that you know she does not feel obliged to wear heels if she does not want to. How do you know she makes he own fashion choices ?
DeleteThe kitten heels were only an example. Besides flat shoes like ballerina's are medically considered as very bad for the back and the feet in general. But since you know her so good I won't say anything anymore.
I don't think I've claimed I know Sofia. I've only said what I think it looks like to me. To me it looks like she makes her own fashion choices, and to me it looks like she doesn't feel obliged to wear heels, because she doesn't wear them. If she did, she'd wear heels. That's how I see it. People are different, and so are shoes. I'm sure she has many different kinds of shoes. As a parent to teenagers I find it sad people criticize a teenager's choice of clothes./Grace
DeleteKing and Queen - proud parents - did a wonderful Job on this beautifel young lady!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know what happened to the King's left arm/hand/wrist?
ReplyDeleteI have read the King has tendinitis.
DeleteYou don't treat tendonitis with a plaster cast, plus a brace on top of the cast. Maybe he had carpal tunnel surgery, but then again, you don't have a cast for that either.
DeleteA small injury in the scaphoid from a fall on that hand while playing paddle tennis with some friends.
DeleteNot only a beautiful princess but such a nice Person. So good for Spain!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! so moving! thank you for the videos, i noticed in two of them King Felipe arranging her daughters hair, so very sweet!
ReplyDeleteFashion wise, this family are just to poised and elegant they look perfect for the occasion.
Luna
The princess looks great. Very elegant and chic white pantsuit, just perfect background for the collar.
ReplyDeleteThe Queens dress is a lovely colour but I don't like the length of the sleeves nor the key hole
I am glad Queen Letizia decided ro wear a very simple hairdo and therby avoided debates over the style of her locks, the length of her hair etc. etc. so that the focus was entirely on her beautiful daughter.
ReplyDelete🌞 Virginia
She has so beatiful eyes
ReplyDeleteVery moving pictures of this special day in Leonor and her family’s life.
ReplyDeleteLove all outfits: Leonor, Queen and Sofia ( whose flat shoes match perfectly the length of her lovely dress),
Mabel
The white pantsuit is perfect, fits beautifully she looks so stunning.
ReplyDeleteViva Spanish Royal Family! Viva España!
ReplyDeleteAll look wonderful - exceptional beautiful and
well put together.
Kay
Leonor, with her intelligence, broad education, already demonstrated oratorial ability, multilingual skills, dedication to her country and royal duties and beauty will make a popular and regal Queen one day and bring the Spanish royalty to new heights of respect (as her father is doing). But I hope her reign
ReplyDeleteis a very long time from now. Her father should have a long life ahead of him and has restored respect to the Spanish monarchy after the damage from his father. He's great!
Agree !!
DeleteFeliz cumpleaños a S.A.R. la Princesa Leonor, Princesa de Asturias!!! ¡Qué momento tan conmovedor! ¡Qué futura reina más digna! Sencillamente encantador!!!
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed by this beautiful young lady. She seems very mature, grounded and a credit to her understandably proud family. Hope she has a wonderful birthday!
ReplyDeleteThis white pantsuit was the perfect choice for the occasion. Pretty girl. Everyone looked wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
The Crown Princess is stunning! She exudes maturity, intelligence, and confidence. Bravo! MR
ReplyDeletePss Leonor looks stunning. A very happy 18th Birthday to the Pss of Asturias. By the way all of the family look good. css
ReplyDeleteStunning.
ReplyDeleteÉlégantissime pour cette jeune et très jolie princesse
ReplyDeleteFroufrou
What a wonderful honor for being born.
ReplyDeleteI would have preferred a different shoe for P Leonora, otherwise she looks stunning.
ReplyDeleteQueen Letizia’s blue 40s style dress is gorgeous. The Princess of the Asturias is beautiful. Infanta Sofia’s outfit looks good but, as said elsewhere, the really flat shoes are not flattering. It would also be good to see her with her hair back from her face sometimes. Princess Leonor looks great when the curtai;of hair is tied back.
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A wonderful day for them as a family, they are all so proud of her. I feel the Queen does not look her usual self? Her eyes don’t have the sparkle they usually have.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think so, @ Anonymous.
DeleteAt some point of the ceremony, you can see P Leonor slightly hugging her mother so as to to cheer her up somehow.
Beyond all the royal duties and rules, Q Letizia Is just a mother trying hard to hold back her tears.
She looks kinda of severe but I am sure she was fighting with herself in order not to get emotional.
@ Anonymous - today at 05:21
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Princess Leonor looks wonderful in her white pantsuit. Good fit and also very lovely ponytail that shows off her long and thick hair. Modest makeup that compliments her lovely features. Professional and elegant look. One of her best outfits for sure.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of the family look also great and so proud of her.
Happy 18th Birthday. 18 already. Time really fly by.
Kaarin
Leonor looks wonderful in her white pantsuit. It looks like the outfits of the other females were coordinated to let Leonor be the center of attention. The blue overtones of the dresses all let Leonor’s best feature, her eyes, shine. They neither clash with, nor dominate. Very clever. I dislike the thingies on Letizia’s shoulders. The dress on the model looks better. Sofia’s dress was appropriately juvenile.
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone who shared videolinks! So interesting to see this family interact. They all looked lovely. Leonor will make a great queen one day. Damsel Dragonfly
ReplyDeleteLeonor looks fantastic. Love the pantsuit and the fit is perfect. Letizia looks nice in this shade of blue and the gathering at the waist is quite flattering. Sofia's dress is cute with the cape-like element.
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Proud moment for the King and Queen. Congratulations Princess Leonor, you are a credit to Spain.
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