Noand the first days of June 2026the Princess Leonor of Spainheir to the throne and leading exponent of the new generation of royal Europeans, achieved a new and historic milestone by successfully completing the Basic Parachuting Course at the Méndez Parada Military School in Murcia. There Royal House has released a Spectacular image and video package which show the future queen throwing herself into the void. This is a high intensity training strongly desired by the princess to enrich her third and final year of training inGeneral Air and Space Academy. A test of absolute courage that gives Leonor a historical record: it is in fact the first member ever of the Spanish royal family to obtain the official title of paratrooper.
Leonor of Spain jumps with a parachute: iron training
The video documents the two weeks of intense military training Leonor underwent during the month of May. Before boarding the C-212 Aviocar aircraft, the princess had to pass rigorous physical tests, training tower jumping simulations and technical lessons to learn how to cushion the impact with the ground. The images show her concentrated and smiling together with one fifty comrades as she positions herself on the door of the plane, ready to jump into the void from a height of 1,300 feet (about 400 meters) in automatic opening mode, even facing the complex test of jumping at night.
Leonor of Spain prepares for a parachute jump. (Photo by Archie Andrews/ABACAPRESS.COM)
Leonor’s primacy: the heir to the throne surpasses King Felipe and Juan Carlos
By obtaining the diploma and the prestigious badge of Cazador Paracaidistatwenty-year-old Leonor draws a line of clear discontinuity with the crown’s past. Nor his father, the King Felipe VInor his grandfather Juan Carlos Ihad in fact never undertaken or completed this specific and risky training during their respective years of military service. This passage underlines the desire of the young Bourbon not to be a purely decorative figure, but to earn in the fieldwith sweat and determination, respect for the military bodies of which one day he will be, by Constitution, the Supreme Commander.
Dad Felipe’s pride: «A journey undertaken with brilliance»
The military leaders themselves and King Felipe VI himself confirmed the excellent attitude of the heir to the throne. During his recent Armed Forces Day speech, the sovereign did not hide a thing deep emotion when commenting on his daughter’s successes: «He passed this training cycle with a lot of effort and brilliance. As a father it’s not up to me to say it; as supreme commander of the Armed Forces, we’ll see. In any case, congratulations Leonor.” Words that certify how the princess is completing a journey that lasted three years and has seen her first engaged in the Land Army in Zaragozathen in the Navy in Marín, and finally in the skies of Spain.
The princess descends with the parachute. (Photo by Casa de SM el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM)
Leonor of Spain, from the academy to the university desks
What makes the profile of this young queen of the twenty-first century truly extraordinary is hers ability to double with extreme naturalness. Willing to get her hands dirty in the trenches or risk her life in the skies of Murcia, Leonor is already ready to take off her standard camouflage and parachutist helmet. Once the military period ends on July 10th, the autumn of 2026 will mark for her the return to a civilian dimension and distinctly international. In fact, it will begin in September his university studies in Political Science at the Getafe campus of the Carlos III University of Madrid, demonstrating how modern kingship requires both the steadfastness of the military leader and the profound strategic preparation of a stateswoman.
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