The center of the media universe is located in Congress. All roads in Madrid lead to the Palacio de las Cortes. The Princess Eleanor swears in the Constitution in a joint solemn session that takes place this Tuesday, October 31, the date on which he turns 18. Officially and before national sovereignty, she officially becomes the heir to the Crown. The very first image of her aboard the Rolls Royce Phantom IV leaves us with a photograph for history. She was very smiling. She waved with her right hand. Her sister, Infanta Sofiahe matched with her in the greeting.
Leonor’s nuclear role in a dizzying agenda. We come from very high. The Flag oath of the Borbón cadet lady, her debut on October 12 with the Army uniform, her debut at the palace reception and that fifth speech at the Princess of Asturias Awards in Oviedo. The eight thousand alpine public screening of it in just a month. Her face has flooded the streets of Madrid.
In this frenetic rise to the top of coming of age we have seen her prepared, very focused on her role as heir, with a self-confident voice, mature and eager. She has tools in communication and emotional and social empathy. She knows how to use them. She is very disciplined. She conveys a powerful feminist image with her Tierra gala uniform and her grancé cap. With that photograph she has connected a lot with her centennial generation. She wears an H&M dress or a blue Moisés Nieto design with the same shine. But this act is transcendental in her life and as such it also marks a look, at the very least, transcendental. She goes on her own. And this is how I have seen it from the press gallery in the Cortes Chamber. This has been her choice.
For this solemn ceremony at the Palacio de las Cortes, Leonor has worn the Golden Fleece. Just like her father. In the end, Leonor has reinterpreted the protocol, has revisited the image codes of these acts and has made them her own. She has chosen a tailored suit of snow white jacket and pants. A color of light that transmits optimism and serenity. For styling, a youthful ponytail. A princess of the 21st century.
