The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, is to swear allegiance to the Constitution on her 18th birthday Tuesday, in a gala event that paves the way to her becoming queen when the time comes.
FILE - Spain's Princess Leonor, left, and King Felipe VI attend the military parade on the national holiday known as"Dia de la Hispanidad" or Hispanic Day, in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Spains heir to the throne, Princess Leonor, is scheduled to swear allegiance to the nation's Constitution on turning 18 years old on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in a gala event that will make her eligible to be queen one day.
Banners with her picture decorated lampposts along several of Madrid's main streets. Many official buildings were festooned with drapes and tapestries for the ceremony, which was to be shown on national TV and on several giant screens set up in the capital. Juan Carlos, 85, who abdicated in 2014, left Spain for Abu Dhabi in 2020 amid a cloud of financial scandals. The investigations in Spain and Switzerland have since been dropped while he won anotherHe has made it known that he would like to return Spain but it’s not clear whether Felipe or the government would agree to that just yet.
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