Princess Leonor turns 18 on Tuesday 31 October
's mother, 84, broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her former university professor and longtime friend Emilio Lora-Tamayo in a speech.Princess LeonorSofia's estranged husband, Spain's former King Juan Carlos I, will also be absent from the event, due to concerns that his presence may overshadow his granddaughter's milestone moment.
Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of his son Felipe in 2014, and since 2020 he has lived in self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi, after a string of scandals.Queen Sofia become emotional during the ceremony in which Emilio Lora-Tamayo was appointed honorary rector of the Camilo Jose Cela University After the swearing-in ceremony, the Spanish royals will then gather at the Royal Palace of Madrid, where Leonor will receive the prestigious necklace of the Order of Charles III.
The necklace, created by Carlos III in 1771, represents that Princess Leonor will one day become queen.Queen Sofia also joined her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters at the annual Princess of Asturias awards, where Leonor gave a speech.If Leonor ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Spain's first queen regnant since her fourth great-grandmother, Isabella II, who reigned from 1833 to 1868.
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