The Spanish Princess Leonor will be taken to the army in August 2023 (5 photos)
Whether you are a girl of royal blood, but if the throne is waiting for you ahead, go and serve. 
The Spanish princess Leonor is 17 years old, and in six months she is expected in the army. 
The person of royal blood will serve for three years. First year the Princess of Asturias will spend at the Higher Military Academy in Zaragoza, the second - at the naval school Escuela Naval de Marín in Galicia and on training ship "Juan Sebastian Elcano", and the third - in the Main Air Force Academy of San Javier (Academia General del Aire de San Javier) in the region of Murcia. Among other things, the princess will be taught to pilot aircraft. 
After training in Zaragoza, Leonor will receive the epaulettes of a lieutenant, he will finish his naval service with the rank of midshipman, and after the third year leaves the army with the rank of lieutenant in the Air Force.
"Why does she need all this?" - many are surprised. The fact is that Leonor is the future queen of Spain. Plus to the crown she will one day have to become the Supreme Commander of his country. Minister of Defense of Spain - by the way, also a woman - Margarita Robles noticed that "as in all parliamentary monarchies, the heir to the throne must have a military past and military career". 
Queen Letizia, Infanta Sofia, Princess Leonor and King Philip VI of Spain
In a few months, Leonor will be 18 years old, and instead of University princess will go to the service. By the way, she has a younger sister Sophia, and she may well do without army everyday life, tk. is second in line for the crown. However, if the parents of Leonor, King Philip VI of Spain and his wife Leticia, a son will be born, then the eldest daughter will have to make room. The boy will become the heir to the throne, and she will automatically be second among contenders for the royal mantle. 
Princess Leonor (right) and her sister Sofia
Meanwhile, Leonor is not at all afraid of the upcoming changes in her life. She has long been accustomed to discipline and independence, because. finishes high school in Wales, lives in a hostel and with parents seen on vacation.
