The Palace is taking a stroll down memory lane ahead of Princess Leonor ’s milestone birthday next week. Casa de S.M. el Rey has shared images of Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain’s eldest daughter from over the years.
The Princess of Asturias, who started her military training in August, will celebrate her 18th birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 31. On her big day, the future Queen of Spain will swear the Spanish Constitution before the Cortes Generales in Madrid. Following the swearing-in ceremony, Leonor will receive el Collar de la Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III (The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III) at the Royal Palace of Madrid, where a lunch will be held.
In celebration of her upcoming birthday, take a look at some of the palace’s adorable throwback pictures of Princess Leonor...
November 2005
New parents Felipe and Letizia held their daughter Leonor, who was born on Oct. 31, 2005.
May 2007
Big sister Leonor was pictured adorably sitting on the floor the day her newborn sister Infanta Sofia arrived at Zarzuela Palace.
September 2007
The Princess of Asturias attended her first day at the Royal Guard nursery in 2007.
July 2012
Sisters Leonor and Sofia were twinning in soccer jerseys during the 2012 UEFA Euro winners’ visit to Zarzuela Palace.
August 2012
The royals looked like any other family enjoying a train excursion during their visit to Majorca in 2012.
May 2014
Ready for takeoff! The future Queen jumped into the cockpit of an aircraft while at the Base Aérea de San Javier for a commemorative event in 2014.
May 2014
Leonor was keeping a close watch on what her father was writing during the same event at the air base.
January 2018
Princess Leonor was presented with the Order of the Golden Fleece on her father’s 50th birthday.
October 2019
The King and his firstborn exchanged smiles during Spain’s National Day celebration in 2019.
October 2019
Leonor presided over the Princess of Asturias Awards for the first time in 2019. At the ceremony, the Spanish Princess said, “In my house, the words Spain and Asturias are always united with the same force with which history has united them. That’s how I feel it in my heart and that today is a very important day in my life that I have looked forward to.”
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