Overview
- Princess Leonor concluded her first day as a Political Science student at Carlos III University on Monday, September 7, 2026, attending introductory sessions and classes set by the program.
- University officials said her timetable and teaching follow standard procedures and that she will be treated as an ordinary student in class assignments and assessments.
- On day one she attended Legal Theory, Research Methodology in Social Sciences, and Fundamentals of Political Science and took part in a welcome session run by the program director.
- Her campus arrival drew heavy public and media attention that temporarily disrupted normal activity, even as students and staff described her as calm and eager to begin.
- Leonor completed three years of staged training in the Army, Navy and Air Force before enrolling and recently received local honours in San Javier to mark the end of her Air Force stage, a practice that follows a family tradition of military preparation for heirs.