Princess Leonor recieves a big honor from her father, King Felipe VI, in an award ceremony held at the Royal Palace on Tuesday afternoon (January 30) in Madrid, Spain.
The 12-year-old royal, who will one day rule the country, was presented with the Toison de Oro, also known as the Order of the Golden Fleece. The award is one of Spain’s highest honors.
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The Golden Fleece is a symbolic recognition. The King decided to give it to Leonor for “reasons of tradition and continuity and the desire to institutionalize the figure of the Princess of Asturias as heir to the Crown”.
Later on at the ceremony, the royal family met with “Que Es un Rey Para Ti” competition winners.
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Princess Leonor looks so lovely in her first official portrait, which debuted on her 12th birthday this week.
Born on October 31st, the young Princess will one day rule Spain and become the country’s first queen regent since 1833, when Isabel II became monarch.
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For her birthday, Leonor celebrated with her family and schoolmates.
She even brought sweets into school for her classmates at Santa Maria de los Rosales in Madrid.
Check out Princess Leonor‘s full portrait in the gallery below:
Princess Leonor of Spain and Princess Sofia share a sweet moment with their mom, Queen Letizia during a family photo call at Marivent Palace on Monday (July 31) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The Princess of Asturias, Sofia and the Queen were joined by their father, King Felipe for the annual sighting.
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The family spends their summer on the island year after year together, with Felipe participating in the Copa Del Rey Mapfre Sailing Cup.
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Princesses Leonor and Sofia of Spain are the cutest sisters ever.
In recent years, we’ve seen the sisters match their outfits for official events, but we’ve only just realized that they’re matching their hairstyles as well!
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For Sofia‘s first communion event, which her entire family came out to be a part of, both she and Leonor had cute braided hairstyles.
Leonor went for two braids, which turned into one single one, while Sofia tied her two braids up in a cute bow in the back.
Check out both of their hairstyles below!
Princess Leonor of Spain is getting her royal wave down perfect!
The 11-year-old Princess of Asturias waved to the crowds while arriving to Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday (April 16) with her family — King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, younger sister Princess Sofia and grandmother, Queen Sofia.
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Just a few months earlier, Leonor and Sofia joined their parents for a fun ski trip in Huesca, Spain, and it looked like they had so much fun!
Princess Leonor of Spain only has a few more weeks until her birthday!
The young Spanish royal joined her family — King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and younger sister, Sofia — earlier in the day today (October 12) for the National Day Military Parade.
National Day is an annual national public holiday, commemorating when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas in 1492.
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Princess Leonor will celebrate her 11th birthday on Halloween night, October 31st — the same day as star Vanessa Marano!
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Princess Leonor of Spain walks with her mom, Queen Letizia, while heading to the family photo call at Marivent Palace on Thursday (August 4) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The mother and daughter duo joined her father, King Felipe and younger sister, Sofia, for the annual outing.
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Just the week before, Leonor, Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, joined former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, as well as Princess Elena and her children Victoria and Felipe for dinner.
The whole family dined out at Juan Carlos‘ favorite restaurant Flanigan in Portals Nous.
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