Princess Leonor’s gaze at her father (and superior) on the stands of the National Holiday parade

Princess Leonor wore the military uniform for the first time on the day of the National Holiday to follow from the box of honor alongside the kings the parade on October 12 in Madrid, five days after her swearing in of the flag at the General Academy from Zaragoza.

In her capacity as a lady cadet, the heir to the throne has worn the Army’s gala dress, with khaki pants and jacket, white shirt, black tie, a gold sash and the red beret as a student of the academy with her hair up. in a bun

Since her entry into the Zaragoza training center on August 17, the Princess of Asturias has been seen on several occasions in military clothing, such as at the flag oath last Saturday, but it is the first time she has seen it. looks outside the military center.

The kings arrived at Neptune Square in the vintage Rolls Royce and then, in a second car, the heir to the throne arrived, both flanked by the horse escort of the Royal Guard.

The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, welcomed them when they got out of the vehicles.

The princess, like her father, appeared before the authorities with the military salute and a handshake.

The heir to the throne had not attended the central event of the National Day since 2020, since in the last two years she was at the boarding school in Wales (United Kingdom) where she studied both high school courses.

A company of cadets from the second year of the Zaragoza Academy participates in the parade, to which Leonor de Borbón has passed once she has sworn in the flag, but it was ruled out that she would participate in the march with her new companions as she did not have time to rehearse. .

In addition to the kings and Sánchez, practically all of the ministers, the powers of the State and all the presidents of autonomous communities attend the event, except for the Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, and that of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonés.

According to the rotating order that applies every October 12, Felipe VI has worn the blue uniform of the captain general of the Air Force this time.

After witnessing the march of the units of the Armed Forces along the Paseo del Prado, the princess will travel with the kings to the Royal Palace, where she will participate for the first time in the reception of the National Festival, to which they are invited more than 2,000 people.

Don Felipe, Doña Letizia and their daughter will greet the attendees in the Throne Room, where the princess has never been seen, and later they will go to the Gala Dining Room to chat with the guests during a cocktail.

The participation of Leonor de Borbón in the events of the National Holiday takes place less than three weeks after the oath of the Constitution before the Cortes Generales on the day she reaches the age of majority on the 31st. The one absent from the day is the Infanta Sofía was at the boarding school in Wales where her older sister studied.