Each year, in accordance with the Transparency Law, the Royal Family publishes a complete list of the gifts received by all its members over the previous twelve months.
In 2025, there were a total of 429 gifts, distributed among Felipe, Letizia, Leonor, Sofia, and Queen Sofia. As always, the intriguing aspect isn’t just what gifts they received, but the difference between what each of the two daughters received, as that contrast speaks volumes about their respective roles within the institution.
How many gifts did Princess Leonor receive in 2025?
Leonor received 21 gifts on her own, shared five with her sister, and received twelve more along with the King and Queen. Among the most intriguing are those she received during her time aboard the Juan Sebastián de Elcano and her training in Galicia, a copy of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, a keychain, a bracelet and earring set, and a photograph.
During a visit to Navarre, she received several handbags, a fan, drawings, and a pair of bottles—one of herbal liqueur and the other of gin. And at the Princesa de Girona Awards, she received another fan and a jewelry stand. Books were by far the most common gift on her entire list.
What did Infanta Sofia receive in 2025?
Sofia received a single gift on her own: a T-shirt presented to Letizia during a meeting of the Council of the Royal Patronage on Disability. One, compared to her sister’s twenty-one. The difference precisely reflects how the institution operates.
Leonor has a full schedule of her own events, educational trips, awards in her name, and commitments that lead to this kind of symbolic exchange. For now, Sofia has a much less independent schedule, and that’s evident even in the gifts.
What can members of the Spanish royal family keep, and what can they not accept?
Here comes the part that’s usually least discussed. Not all gifts remain at the Zarzuela Palace. Gifts of an institutional nature—those received from authorities, public bodies, or during state visits—go directly to the National Heritage Institute. Personal gifts that go beyond “social or courtesy customs” are also not theirs to keep forever; they must be donated to non-profit organizations or public bodies.
Among the shared gifts that did remain with the family are two dolls given to the King and Queen during their state visit to China, as well as four bracelets featuring the image of the Virgen del Pilar for the entire family.