This young lady sounds like she will make a good queen!
From Royal Central
By Lydia Starbuck
In her first major speech, the heir to the throne of Spain has
pledged her ongoing service to her country and all those living in it.
Princess Leonor made her promise at the Princess of Asturias Awards in
Oviedo which she is overseeing for the first time.
Speaking confidently in front of a packed auditorium, the thirteen
year old royal said her title of Princess of Asturias led her to a
commitment to ”serve Spain and all Spaniards with dedication and effort”
and she told her audience that ”today is a very important day in my
life”.
Princess Leonor was accompanied by her parents, King Felipe VI and
Queen Letizia, and her sister, Infanta Sofia. Leonor spoke warmly of her
own bond with Asturias, reminding her listeners that her mother was
born and raised in Oviedo and saying ”I carry Asturian blood”. She also
talked about how her parents had always talked to her and her sister
about the history and culture of Asturias but above all ”they have
taught us to love and admire Asturians”.
Three of Leonor’s four grandparents were also present and the future
monarch had special words for her paternal grandmother, Queen Sofia of
Spain, who was watching the ceremony in the auditorium. Leonor said ”I
want to thank my grandmother, Queen Sofia. She knows how important it is
to me that she is here at this ceremony, which means so much to
Asturias and to the whole of Spain”.
She also underlined the importance her parents have given to the
region saying that, for her, ”Spain and Asturias are always united with
the same force that history unites them”.
And Leonor also had warm words for the recipients of the prizes which
were set up in 1980 and which have since become globally recognised
symbols of excellence. She told them ”your work reminds us that there
are millions of people who think and act so that the world will be a
better place”.
Princess Leonor arrived in Oviedo with her family on Thursday when they were given an official welcome to the city.
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