Tag: Princess Leonor

Royal children and public engagements © Casa de S.M. el Rey / Francisco Gómez
Bits & Pieces, Miscellaneous

Royal children and public engagements

On 24 March Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, will undertake her first solo engagement. The Spanish heir to the throne will only turn 16 in October of this year. As far as I remember she will be the very first European (future) heir to the throne under the age of 18 to go solo. Thus […]

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The Name of … Leonor © Casa de S.M. el Rey / Francisco Gómez
Miscellaneous, Names & Titles

The Name of … Leonor

On Monday 31 October 2005 at 1.46am a Princess was born by C-section at the Clínica Ruber Internacional de Madrid, after a pregnancy of 37 weeks. She was 47 cm tall and weighed 3,540 grams. The then Prince of Asturias, Felipe, and his wife Letizia named their firstborn child Leonor. Although the name has an […]

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