Spain's Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday
October 31, 2023
By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Princess Leonor, the heir to Spain's throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the constitution on her 18th birthday on Tuesday, though boycotts by leftist and separatist politicians underlined divisions over the monarchy. The ceremony in parliament marked her coming of age, meaning she will now directly become queen after her father King Felipe VI, assuming he does not go on to have any male children. The princess, who went to school in Wales and started three years of military training in Spain in August, vowed to uphold the law,...