Princess Leonor, who is heading out to sea as part of her sea school training, said goodbye to her parents in the Andalusian port of Cádiz this Saturday.
Leonor took off. Under the emotional gaze of her parents, the 19-year-old princess left for six months across the ocean as part of her military training aboard the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano. Queen Letizia, usually so controlled, raised her hand to say goodbye to her eldest daughter on a bridge in Andalusia on Saturday, wiping away a tear in front of her husband, King Felipe VI the daughter sat in an officer’s uniform. A crowd also came to greet the young woman at the port.
Princess Leonor’s trip is part of her military training, as her father did when she was 17. He will have to put into practice the lessons he learned at the Naval Academy, particularly to conduct certain exercises and provide night shifts. The day before his departure, he had spent the night with his parents at the Parador Hotel, finding comfort and strength before his big flight.
Source: Le Figaro
