Leonor, decorated by the King: Don Felipe’s most affectionate gesture when rearranging his daughter’s hair

Second post-swear scenario of Leonor’s Constitution. The Royal Palace of Madrid. The Princess of Asturias has gone there with her parents, Felipe VI and Letizia, and her sister Sofia. In the Carlos III Hall of the palace and before the highest authorities of the State, Leonor has been decorated by the King with the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III, the highest civil decoration.

The heiress had just taken her oath to “keep and ensure the Constitution is kept.” A solemn session before the Cortes in which she has assumed the fullness of her institutional role as successor to the Crown. The second part of Leonor’s swearing-in ceremony has taken place in the palace. Carlos III Hall. Deathly silence. The event was started by President Pedro Sánchez, who recalled that the Constitution “is a promise that our mothers made.” He has pointed out that receiving the highest civil decoration from the King “is an honor for the Government”, and that Leonor’s swearing in of the Magna Carta symbolizes “the continuity of the institutions.” “Count on the loyalty, respect and affection of the Government”is over.

His first speech as an adult

Later, the King imposed the Collar of Charles III on his eldest daughter. Leonor has looked at her father twice. The King has smiled. Mutual complicity and admiration are maximum. Immediately afterwards, the Princess waited for her father to tell her what step to follow. They communicate with their eyes. The heiress has returned to her chair with her decoration. Her ponytail fell over her shoulder and her father rearranged her hair for photos of her.

Later, Leonor spoke. It was her first speech after the swearing-in. Also, the first time we heard her speak in public at the Royal Palace at an official event. Another point for history.