Princess Eleonor is already the cadet Bourbon lady. The heir to the Crown officially started her military training yesterday at the General Military Academy (AGM) in Zaragoza, where she arrived accompanied by the Kings and her sister, Infanta Sofia. In front, three years that will pass through the academies of the Land Army (Zaragosa), the Navy (Marín, in Pontevedra) and the Air Force (San Javier, in Murcia) as a key part of the her preparation to be in the future, already as queen, captain general of the armed forces.
The royal family arrived at the General, as the institution is known, shortly after noon, and were received by the director of the center, General Manuel López Pérez. In front of the assembled media, Elion or confessed that he arrived “with a lot of desire” and a little “nerves”. The King, wearing the summer uniform of the Earth Army, added that “you have to be a little nervous”.
After spending about 20 minutes in the management building, where the Princess of Asturias signed the book of honor of the AGM, it was time to say goodbye. Earlier, the King assured that he had recommended his daughter to “be very attentive and let herself be advised”. The Monarch also acknowledged that he had “very good memories” of entering this same military academy in 1985, when he was 17 (the same as Elionor, who turns 18 on October 31), and that seeing the his daughter because of the same situation is “very exciting”. “He has all our encouragement, so that, in the first few days, which will be hard, he will overcome them with desire, patience, effort and enthusiasm”, he added.
The Princess faces a year where the official slogan is that she will be treated the same as the others. He will sleep in a room shared with the other cadets, eat what is served every day in the canteen, must follow the strict timetables that govern military life and must observe the rigid rules governing clothing, hairstyle or accessories that can be worn
Yes, their training will be different. The Princess will follow a specific study plan that concentrates two academic years in one, in addition to some subjects in the Infantry specialty, the same one her father chose. He will also have the support of his tutor, lieutenant colonel Margarita Pardo de Santayana, present yesterday at the time of entry. From the walls of corridors and classrooms, the portrait of her father will ensure that this course of her daughter in Zaragoza is as fruitful as possible.
