The news about the military training that Princess Leonor will attend starting in September caused amazement among users on social networks. However, this decision met with the approval of his parents King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

But what made the queen change her mind after maintaining a pacifist and anti-militarist stance.

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Why did Letizia change her mind about Leonora’s military training?

Before joining Felipe in marriage, Letizia Ortiz knew that she had to adopt several things, including the one regarding the education and preparation of her daughters, most of all Princess Leonor who is the future heir to the throne, according to the media. as a reference publication Spanish.

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She was clear that if they had children with Felipe, they would have to undergo military training, just as the son of King Emeritus Juan Carlos did in his youth, as part of his institutional role within the Spanish monarchy.

In this sense, over time, the queen would change her mind and her opinion about the army changed after learning about her husband’s experience on the matter. In addition, King Felipe VI would be very excited about his daughter’s admission to military academies.

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Letizia would like Leonor to focus on her university studies after completing her high school education at the exclusive UWC Atlantic College boarding school in Wales. But she understands that this is the path the heir to the throne must take, and has accepted it now that she knows more about how the military works.

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In this way Princess of Asturias, who will come of age in October, will wear a military uniform for three years during preparations at the General Academy of the Army in Zaragoza. In doing so, she will follow in her father’s footsteps, which are also part of her preparation to be queen and head of state when the time comes.

Leonor will not only come into possession of the scepter and the throne, but will also be the first woman to hold the supreme command of the armed forces, a position that the Constitution assigns to the head of state, Mujer hoy mentions. (AND)