Spain’s Princess Leonor, the heir presumptive to Spain’s throne and anticipated future commander-in-chief of its armed forces, began three years of military training on Thursday, expressing a mixture of excitement and nervousness.King Felipe VI’s eldest daughter, who turns 18 in October, arrived at the Army Military Academy in Zaragoza shortly after midday, accompanied by her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and her sister, Sofia.
She told reporters she was facing the year “with great enthusiasm”, but admitted also feeling “a little nervous”.The princess will spend a year at Zaragoza’s military academy, then go to a naval school where she will sail the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, a four masted schooner used by the Spanish navy for training, and finish her studies at the General Air Academy.
