Leonor, Princess of Asturias Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Leonor, Princess of Asturias is known for being the oldest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia as well as the heir presumptive to the throne of Spain. A member of the House of Bourbon, she was born via a cesarean section and the Spanish Royal Family announced her birth to the media via SMS. According to Spanish customs, she was christened with water from the Jordan River just like her father and had her First Communion on May 20, 2015. Leonor, Princess of Asturias has been a favorite with the media and following in the footsteps of her mother, she has also developed a great fashion sense.

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Residence

Palace of Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain

Nationality

Family

• Father –  (King of Spain)
• Mother –  (Queen of Spain)
• Siblings –  (Younger Sister) (Member of the Spanish Royal Family, Successor of Leonor, Princess of Asturias in the line of succession to the Spanish Throne (as of May 2019))
• Others – Juan Carlos I of Spain (Paternal Grandfather) (Former King of Spain), Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (Paternal Great Grandfather) (Count of Barcelona), Alfonso XIII of Spain (Paternal Great Great Grandfather) (Former King of Spain), Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Paternal Great Great Grandmother) (Former Queen of Spain), Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Paternal Great Grandmother) (Countess of Barcelona), Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Paternal Great Great Grandfather), Louise of Orléans (Paternal Great Great Grandmother) (Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies), Sofía of Greece and Denmark (Paternal Grandmother) (Former Queen of Spain), Paul, King of Greece (Paternal Great Grandfather) (Former King of Greece), Constantine I of Greece (Paternal Great Great Grandfather) (Former King of Greece), Sophia of Prussia (Paternal Great Great Grandmother) (Former Queen Consort of Greece), Frederica of Hanover (Paternal Great Grandmother) (Former Queen Consort of Greece), Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick (Paternal Great Great Grandfather) (Former Reigning Duke of Brunswick), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (Paternal Great Great Grandmother) (Former Duchess of Brunswick), Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Paternal Aunt), Infanta Cristina (Paternal Aunt), Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert (Paternal Uncle), Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez (Maternal Grandfather), José Luis Ortiz Velasco (Maternal Great Grandfather) (Commercial Employee at Olivetti), María del Carmen “Menchu” Álvarez del Valle (Maternal Great Grandmother) (Radio Journalist), María Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez (Maternal Grandmother), Francisco Julio Rocasolano Camacho (Maternal Great Grandfather) (A Mechanic and Cab Driver), Enriqueta Rodriguez Figueredo (Maternal Great Grandmother), Telma Ortiz Rocasolano (Maternal Aunt), Érika Ortiz Rocasolano (Late Maternal Aunt), Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón (Cousin), Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón (Cousin), Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón (Cousin), Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (Cousin), (Cousin), (Cousin)

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Charming personality
• Lean physique

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Best Known For

Being the oldest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia as well as the heir presumptive to the throne of Spain

Leonor, Princess of Asturias Facts

1. Leonor, Princess of Asturias was born as the first child of Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano via a cesarean section necessitated by non-progression of labor at 1:47 am on October 31, 2005, and the Royal Family announced her birth to the press through SMS.
2. Leonor, Princess of Asturias belongs to the House of Bourbon.
3. The umbilical cord of Leonor was clipped and sent for storage to Cord Blood Registry which is based in Arizona.
4. Her parents left the Ruber International Hospital, where Leonor was born, along with Leonor on November 7, 2005.
5. Leonor, Princess of Asturias received her baptism by the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, Antonio Rouco Varela, in the Zarzuela Palace on January 14, 2006.
6. Her godparents are her paternal grandparents Juan Carlos I of Spain (Former King of Spain) and Sofía of Greece and Denmark (Former Queen of Spain).
7. Just like King Felipe VI, his daughter was christened with water from the Jordan River.
8. At the time of her birth, it was her grandfather, Juan Carlos I of Spain, who was the ruler of Spain.
9. Leonor, Princess of Asturias officially visited the San Javier Air Force base in Murcia, Spain for the very first time in May 2014.
10. As soon as her father, Felipe VI, became the King of Spain after her grandfather King Juan Carlos signed the instrument of abdication, Leonor became the new Princess of Asturias as well as the heir presumptive to the throne of Spain. She also became the youngest heir presumptive in Europe.
11. The Spanish monarchy follows the system of male-preference cognatic primogeniture therefore if Leonor’s father has a legitimate son while still being king, Leonor will again become an infanta and the male child would become the heir to the throne of Spain displacing Leonor in the line of succession. However, in case the law of succession changes and allows the oldest child (regardless of gender) to inherit the throne, Leonor will become Spain’s first queen regnant since Isabella II, who sat on the throne from 1833 to 1868.
12. Leonor, Princess of Asturias has a wax figurine dedicated to her at the Museo de Cera in Madrid which was unveiled in October 2014.
13. According to Catholic customs, she received First Communion on May 20, 2015.
14. Leonor, Princess of Asturias is well-versed in Spanish and English and has studied Mandarin as well.
15. Her father granted her the Order of the Golden Fleece, which is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good, just a day before her 10th birthday and the design of her personal standard and guidon was also approved by the Council of Ministers.
16. Leonor, Princess of Asturias celebrated the 1,300th anniversary of the Kingdom of Asturias along with her parents in September 2018. This was also her first public engagement which was done outside the palace.
17. On October 31, 2018, she delivered her first public speech at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid as she read the first article of the Constitution of Spain. That also happened to be the same day as the 40th anniversary of the constitution as well as her 13th birthday.
18. From the day of her birth to June 19, 2014, she held the title “Her Royal Highness Infanta Leonor of Spain”. Then, as her father became the King of Spain, she was bestowed with the title “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias”. Moreover, her official title is “Her Royal Highness doña Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer”.
19. She takes interest in photography and usually carries her own camera while traveling.
20. Leonor, Princess of Asturias does not have any verified social media account.

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