Overview
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will preside, joined by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía.
- A total of 3,847 personnel, 74 aircraft, 162 vehicles, 229 horses and six dogs are slated to participate.
- The ceremony begins at 11:00 with a PAPEA parachute jump carrying a 24 m², 15 kg flag by Sgts. Óscar Marsal Hernández and José Carlos González Herrera.
- Formation Mirlo (Pilatus PC-21 instructors) replaces Patrulla Águila and will close the flypast with the first tricolour smoke display.
- The UME marks its 20th anniversary by marching two battalions, as the parade follows the Atocha–Cibeles–Recoletos–Colón route with live broadcasts on RTVE and the Defence Ministry’s YouTube channel.