“Poor Sofia”: Casa Real publishes never-before-seen photos of Princess Leonor, who will soon turn 18, and on the networks they give their opinion about the future of the younger sister of the Spanish heir to the throne

Princess Leonor is coming of age, and with this, Casa Real wanted to expose the most human side of the future Spanish queen, who will turn 18 on October 31.

Although to date the first born of Letizia and Felipe of Spain has not posed for an official portrait like Alexia of the Netherlands or Christian of Denmark have done, House of His Majesty the King shared with the Spanish press a collection of never-before-seen photographs of Leonor de Borbón.

“The Royal Family shared 20 photos of different moments from the life and institutional career of Princess Leonor on the occasion of her 18th birthday, among which the one that stands out the most is her first day of kindergarten or boarding a military plane at the age of 8. .” it says in the description of the video from RTVE news on his YouTube channel where you can see a tour of the images.

While El País de España also showed photos of Princess Leonor at different stages of her life, each with a brief description and the exact date they were taken.

According to the review of the Spanish media, the carousel begins with the first official photo Leonor in the arms of Doña Letizia sitting next to Felipe. The portrait was taken on November 8, 2005, just a few days after his birth.

From then on we can see the future Queen of Spain in some moments of her childhood, such as when she was sitting on the steps waiting for the arrival of her sister, the Infanta Sofia, when she was just about to turn two years old; or his first day at the Royal Guard Children’s School on September 9, 2007, as he remembers it Earth.

In the never-before-seen pictures, Leonor can also be seen with her family on the Sóller train in Mallorca in 2012 during a trip; Leonor in the plane at the air base in Murcia; or bowing before his father during the 2018 Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ceremony.

The latest photos of Princess Eleanor show the heiress during her graduation ceremony at UWC Atlantic College in Wales with her sister Sophia; the second where the protagonist of this news shows her father and her sister in Alfabia Gardens in Bunyola; his arrival at the military academy in Zaragoza on August 7; and the last one in which he appears with his mother during a visit to the parishes of Arroes, Pion and Candanal in Villaviciosa (Asturias).

Users react to photos of Princess Leonor

Photos of Princess Leonor were leaked directly to the Spanish press and are currently unavailable on the X account, formerly Twitter, Casa Real. However, Earth He dedicated a post on Instagram to a series of 20 photos. Users were quick to respond.

Some followers of the media question the fact that Infanta Sofía comes into the background, not taking into account that it is a kind of tribute to the coming of age of the future Queen of Spain.

“Poor Sofia always in the background,” wrote a user with a sad face emoji. Meanwhile, there was no shortage of people questioning the “little” freedom Leonor has to choose what she wants to do. “You don’t have the freedom to choose what you want to do or not do. That’s why it’s better to be poor and not have anyone tell you what to do,” he wrote.

Other users focused on the beauty that the princess has radiated since childhood. “She was beautiful as a child”; “How delicate are those curls, long live the future queen”; “How beautiful”, it says on the social networks of the Spanish media. (AND)