Preparations for Leonor's big day are in full swing in Madrid, and the mayor issued a statement to invite Madrid residents to participate in the 'historic event', according to Madrid City Council.
The heir to the Spanish throne will spend her 18th birthday in Madrid. READ MORE:A new photo of Princess Leonor has been released by the city of Madrid ahead of her 18th birthday tomorrow.
The busy day of celebrations will include the queen-in-waiting taking an oath before the Cortes Generales to preserve the Magna Carter as the successor of the Head of State. The Magna Carta ceremony marks 37 years since Leonor's father, King Felipe, swore the oath on 30 January 1986 in the same Palacio de las Cortes de la Carrera de San Jerónimo.
José Luis Martínez-Almeida said: 'As mayor of the capital of Spain, I invite you to actively participate so that Madrid is once again up to par and that this historic ceremony is an eloquent icon of the loyalty and affection that we Madrid residents feel for the Royal Family in general and for Mrs. Leonor in particular on this special day of her life.
The Spanish heir to the throne has recently begun three years of military training at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza Elsewhere in her speech, the Spanish princess went on to praise the Princesa de Asturias Award winners, Hola! reports. Leonor said she aspires to identify with the award winners, despite many of them being decades older than her, because of the incredible things they have achieved.
The royal and her sister Infanta Sophia, 16, have been taking a bigger role in the spotlight as they come of age - with Leonor often taking centre stage at family outings.
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