Last Tuesday, October 31, Princess Leonor de Borbón y Ortiz turned 18 and came of age. To celebrate this moment in her life, she prepared an event in the Congress of Deputies in which the young woman swore the Constitution. The event was broadcast on television and was attended by her parents, her sister, President Sánchez and some senior political officials in our country.
Later, the ceremony of imposition of the Collar of the Order of Charles III was held in the Royal Palace and, hours later, the royal family enjoyed a lunch with the authorities in tribute to the birthday girl.
In addition to the family nucleus of the Kings and some important figures of our country, people and relatives close to the Princess of Asturias also attended the different events. As a consequence, the absence of her cousin Victoria and Federica de Marichalar caused a great stir.
The media had already reported that the daughter of Infanta Elena de Borbón y Grecia and Jaime de Marichalar would not be in Spain for such an important day. 'Vic''s decision to travel to see his friend Roca Rey bullfighting in Peru these days, despite knowing in advance when the princess's birthday was, became one of the main topics of conversation and even journalists and users In the network they assured that the cousins did not share a good relationship.
However, Rocío Laffón's inseparable friend silenced all mouths by uploading a beautiful image to the stories of her official Instagram account in which she congratulated and congratulated the future queen for reaching the age of majority.
"Today is a great day for you and for Spain. I am sure that you will become a great queen. I am very proud of you. Happy birthday!" wrote the young woman to her more than 263,000 followers.
It should be noted that Princess Sofia's sister has had a month full of events. On Saturday, October 7, the flag oath was held at the Zaragoza Military Academy in which Leonor de Borbón participated along with 411 of her colleagues. A few days later, Letizia Ortiz's daughter presided over the Columbus Day military parade and received the authorities at the Royal Palace.
As a final culmination, he turned 18 and lived one of the most special and exhausting days of his life due to the different events they had prepared, moments that he will never forget and that will mark his future reign.
