Leonor, about to swear the Constitution: 30 words for history and giant screens in Sol

37 years have passed in our history to see this act. Princess Leonor, just as her father, Don Felipe, did in 1986, prepares her big date in the Congress of Deputies: swearing in the Constitution upon reaching the age of majority. It will be in a plenary session of Congress and Senate on October 31. A transcendental act in the life of the Princess that symbolizes the permanence of the head of the State. The list of the three institutional acts is as follows.

First, the heir pronounces the promise to preserve and ensure the preservation of the Constitution as the supreme norm of the legal system in the Cortes. Second, Leonor receives the Collar of the Order of Charles III, in the presence of the powers of the State in the Royal Palace. Third, a lunch with the highest powers of the State. As an end to the party, the princess will bring together her parents, her sister, four grandparents, aunts and cousins ​​at a private family event at the El Pardo Palace. This is the sequence.

30 words for history

Leonor will swear the Magna Carta before the Cortes Generales, gathered for this occasion in a solemn session that has been prepared in the Chamber of the Congress of Deputies. The date, her 18th birthday, October 31st. This is stated in article 61 of the Constitution, which establishes that, upon reaching the age of majority, she will take an oath before the Cortes Generales. As Congress reports in a note, we will hear the Princess pronounce the same formula as her father in 1986: “I swear to faithfully carry out my duties, to keep and ensure that the Constitution and the laws are kept and to respect the rights of citizens and the autonomous communities and fidelity to the King.“. 30 words for the story.

First information point: Kings Felipe VI and Letizia, with their daughters, arrive at Madrid’s Carrera de San Jerónimo at 11:00 in the morning on the 31st. They will go, as usual, in two cars escorted by the squadron of the Royal Guard. Four companies from the Army, Navy, and Air armies, plus the Civil Guard, will form the Honors Battalion. The music band will accompany you. In line with the greeting, the Royal Family will be received by the acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD), Teodoro Esteban López Calderón. The King will review the Honors Battalion. Bottom photo: King’s House.

The Kings and their daughters are received by the president of the Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol; and the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán. This photograph will take place on the stairs of the Congress Palace, next to the lions. Immediately afterwards, they will enter through that same Lions’ door to access the Queen’s lobby, where they will meet with the president of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Conde Pumpido, and the General Council of the Judiciary, member Vicente Guilarte, the press reports. congressional.

Next point: the Hall of Lost Steps, through which their Majesties and their daughters will reach the stage of the Hemicycle. The solemn session of the Cortes Generales will begin with the National Anthem. The Armengol act opens, which will include the reference to the joint session of the chambers for the taking of the oath of the heir, according to article 61 of the Constitution. The president will urge deputies and senators to stand up and will ask the Princess of Asturias to take the oath as required by the Spanish Constitution. Armengol will then acknowledge receipt and adjourn the session.

Eleanor and the medals

In the Session Hall, the presidents of the Congress and Senate They will impose the medals on Leonor of each of the cameras. After, The heiress will inaugurate the second edition of the Congressional Book of Honor. Don Felipe, Doña Letizia, Leonor and Sofía, in the Salón de Pasos Perdidos, will receive acting vice presidents and ministers, presidents of the autonomous communities, former presidents of the Government, head of the opposition, parliamentary spokespersons, the mayor of Madrid, deputies and senators and other guests. The event will close with a brief military parade of the Armed Forces and Civil Guard along the Carrera de San Jerónimo. The next stage is set in the Royal Palace, where Leonor will receive the Collar of the Order of Charles III.

In order not to miss any details, you can follow the event on the giant television screens that will be installed on the façade of the Real Casa de Correos, headquarters of the Community of Madrid in Puerta del Sol. You can also follow it in the Callao cinemas. The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, announced that the City Council will distribute flags and Leonor’s image will appear on the mupis, the advertising stands on the streets of the capital.