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Queen Letizia and Princess Leonor Match in Power Suits at Girona Awards as Heir Prepares Final Air Force Year

Leonor’s upcoming return to the San Javier Air Force Academy after earning the Navy Merit Grand Cross underscores her evolving role in a modernized monarchy

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Overview

  • At the Princess of Girona Awards on July 23 at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, Queen Letizia wore a black satin-trimmed suit by Mango while Princess Leonor opted for a navy jacquard two-piece by Bleis Madrid.
  • Princess Leonor delivered a keynote address celebrating young leaders committed to social impact as part of the awards ceremony hosted by the Princess of Girona Foundation.
  • Earlier this month, Leonor completed a five-month deployment aboard the naval training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano and received the Navy Merit Grand Cross from King Felipe VI.
  • In the coming weeks the 19-year-old heir will begin her third and final year of military training at the San Javier Air Force Academy in Murcia.
  • On July 24, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía visited Sant Martí Vell in Catalonia to meet participants in the Foundation’s GiTalent initiative and beneficiaries of regional youth programs.