The Infanta Sofia has made an important decision about her future: she will not follow military training, a path that her sister, Princess Leonor, has chosen.
Although tradition in the Royal Family suggests some military training for members in the line of succession, the youngest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia has opted for a different path, focused on university education abroad.
Infanta Sofia Will Not Receive Military Training
For months, there had been speculation that Sofia might follow in Leonor’s footsteps in military training.
However, sources close to La Zarzuela have confirmed to the news website Monarquia Confidencial, that the young lady has decided not to do so.
During the past Christmas vacations, the King and Queen spoke with her to find out her position and made it clear to her that the choice depended entirely on her wishes and interests.
Although Sofia is part of the line of succession to the throne, her position allows her greater freedom in deciding her future.
That is why, instead of entering military academies, her plans are focused on continuing her academic training at universities outside Spain, with a preference for institutions in the United Kingdom or the United States.
The Infanta’s decision also responds, in part, to a desire to mark her own identity within the Royal Family.
While Leonor has assumed a more solemn role and oriented to institutional duty, Sofia has shown a more relaxed and spontaneous personality.
Close sources have pointed out that in Zarzuela they are well aware of these differences, and although both daughters of the kings receive the same treatment within the family environment, at the institutional level there is a balance that must be respected.
“Sofia has more freedom to decide her path, but if she were to opt for military training, a comparison with her sister would inevitably be established,” they explain.
Apparently, the Infanta Sofia does not see herself playing a role linked to military training and prefers to focus on other aspects of her future.