The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, is to swear allegiance to the Constitution on her 18th birthday Tuesday, in a gala event that paves the way to her becoming queen when the time comes. Leonor is the eldest daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
FILE - Spain’s Princess Leonor, left, and King Felipe VI attend the military parade on the national holiday known as “Dia de la Hispanidad” or Hispanic Day, in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Spain’s heir to the throne, Princess Leonor, is scheduled to swear allegiance to the nation’s Constitution on turning 18 years old on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in a gala event that will make her eligible to be queen one day.
The royal family is to arrive at parliament at 11 a.m., escorted a by a mounted squadron of the Royal Guard.Representatives from leftist political parties, including three government ministers, and lawmakers from Basque, Catalan and Galician regional and separatists parties boycotted the event, as they favor a republic, not a monarchy.
Juan Carlos, 85, who abdicated in 2014, left Spain for Abu Dhabi in 2020 amid a cloud of financial scandals. The investigations in Spain and Switzerland have since been dropped while he won another
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