Once, a student who studied Spanish said: My purpose in learning Spanish is to be friends with Princess Leonor of Spain!
When we think of the royal family, we always think of the supreme power and the life of good food. As the wheel of history rolls forward, the days when emperors or kings were in power are gone.
After the drastic changes in social formation, there are still more than two dozen "surviving" royal families in the world, and we are most familiar with the British royal family. In fact, the full name of Spain is the Kingdom of Spain, which is a constitutional monarchy. The lineage of the Spanish royal family originated in the Visigothic kingdom in the 5th century and is one of the oldest surviving royal families in the world.
Recently, the Spaniards were brushed by Princess Leonor of their own royal family. Leonor, who is currently studying in England, has grown up a lot, although he is not yet a minor, but he has faded the immaturity of a girl, and the future queen who shows the royal style in every move has aroused heated discussions among the public.
The path to advancement for the future queen
Born in 2005, Princess Leonor is the eldest daughter of Spain's current King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and because the royal couple has no male heirs, according to the Spanish constitution, Leonor is the first in line to the throne, the future Queen of Spain.
When Leonor was born, there was no way to tell whether she would always be in line to the throne, but her father, Felipe VI, firmly raised her as queen. As a result, Leonor and her sister Sophia showed differences from an early age.
The kindergarten teacher said that the eldest princess is calm and independent, witty and intelligent, caring and responsible. In public, Leonor was an obedient child and behaved very decently. While shaping the future queen, the royal couple did not neglect their youngest daughter Sophia. They told Sophia that Leonor received more attention not because she had privileges, but because she had an obligation to serve the country and had to change because of it.
In addition to his training to be close to others, Leonor also had to complete more tasks academically than his peers. Her speech is thoughtful, level, perfectly pronounced and firm. She knows Catalan and was able to read Catalan books on her own in primary school. Her English has long since reached the level of comfortable communication, as she and her sister are said to have been raised by an English nanny.
In 2014, the old king of Spain, Juan Carlos, announced his abdication and was succeeded by Felipe VI, with Leonor becoming princess of Asturias. In this way, she became the first heir to the throne, the 41st master of the Duchy of Asturias and the youngest heir to the throne in Europe. Previously, Spain had only three queens, Isabella, one of the Catholic kings, Joanna I of Castile and Isabella II. Four years later, on the 50th birthday of his father Felipe VI, the 13-year-old Leonor was awarded the Order of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The move also implied that Leonor was identified as the future Queen of Spain.
Polls remain popular
In 2021, a Spanish institution launched an investigation and found that although Princess Leonor rarely participated in public affairs, Spaniards appreciated and valued her. In the overall rating of the royal family, Leonor scored 6.2 points, ranking third, behind her father, King Felipe VI. The survey also devised additional questions for Princess Leonor, do you think the princess is on the right path towards the throne? The vast majority (72.2%) believe that the royal family has a very good education for princesses, while two-in-ten respondents believe that princesses still need to change. And in the same survey in 2019, only 45.2% believed that princesses received the education they deserved. Princess Leonor is getting older, appearing in public more and more, and being able to stand on her own.
In 2019, she delivered her first speech at the Princess of Asturias Awards, which won praise from all walks of life. It is highly believed that the next queen of Spain is both beautiful and excellent. The 2021 survey also fully proves that since the princess began to participate in public events, her popularity has soared, ranking at the forefront of the royal family.
Went to the UK to study with Karen Mok as an alumnus
Princess Leonor is currently studying at UWC Atlantic College in Wales, UK, in her second year of study in the UK. Last year, the royal family released photos of the King's family saying goodbye to each other at Madrid's Barajas airport. No matter how noble his status, Leonor bursts with the same emotions as his peers: a teenager hugging his parents and sister tightly before embarking on her first solo adventure in her life.
UUC Atlantic College is a favorite of aristocrats and the wealthy. Founded in 1962, the school selects young people from all over the world from all backgrounds each year. In addition to the United Kingdom, UWC has schools in Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada and other countries. Singer Karen Mok, a graduate of UWC in Italy, said in 2018 when she donated to the China campus in Changshu: "I have always believed in UW's educational philosophy, where young people from all over the world come together to live, learn, communicate, tolerate each other and promote world peace. ”
According to the Spanish newspaper El País, the princess has a clear plan for her studies in the coming years. Next fall, the princess will finish her high school education and begin her military training, which is also a must for the royal family. After that, Leonor would go to university, majoring in law.
The current state of the Spanish royal family
In fact, the life of the royal family has long ceased to be a mystery. The royal family's every move not only attracts public attention, but also infamy, and even causes political turmoil, bearing greater responsibility than others. In recent years, the Spanish royal family has been scandalized, and the favorability rating has plummeted in Spanish society. It is hoped that the new generation of royals will take concrete action to regain the affection of the Spanish people, after all, they represent the image of the country and the vicissitudes of this ancient country's history.
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