Since entering the General Military Academy last August, the princess has enjoyed a newfound freedom away from parental control.
However, this same freedom has sparked concerns in the Royal Household about her public image.
In an unexpected twist, Princess Leonor de Borbón, heir to the Spanish throne, finds herself at the center of controversy.
Her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, are concerned about her nights out in Zaragoza.
Princess Leonor’s at the Military Academy
The military training Leonor receives at the Military Academy has been a source of pride for her parents, who see in her an invaluable discipline for her future as queen.
Leonor de Borbón has shown a remarkable capacity for self-improvement and perseverance in her training as a cadet, according to senior commanders of the General Military Academy of Zaragoza.
“The constancy of the princess in her training is worthy of admiration.”
Her teachers have closely followed her progress, not only in the theoretical subjects, where she has shone but also in the physical ones.
Princess Leonor’s nightlife in Zaragoza
However, the princess’s night outings with her mates have generated some concern in the royal entourage.
Recently, before her Easter vacation, Leonor and her friends went out to celebrate the end of two intense weeks of military maneuvers.
The young people went to a nightclub 14 kilometers from the Military Academy in Zaragoza.
Sources reported that the heiress to the throne took a cab with her mates to the discotheque.
Upon arrival, she immediately mingled among the people on the dance floor, with no reserved or VIP areas.
The Princess of Asturias wore her hair down and although she entered the venue with dark glasses, she later put them on her head.
Although Leonor was controlled by at least four escorts, she was videotaped dancing and jumping.
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But the alarm at the Zarzuela did not sound because the Princess enjoyed herself like an 18-year-old.
The alarm began to sound in the palace when sources from the nightclub itself informed a local newspaper that Princess Leonor was at the entrance of the discotheque vaping.
According to the portal, El Nacional de Cataluña, this habit of Princess Leonor began two years ago during her time in a boarding school in Wales.
According to sources close to the King’s House, King Felipe VI has personally warned his daughter about the importance of being cautious in her free time.
The monarch seeks to avoid, at all costs, that these outings convey a negative image of Leonor.
At 18, is “aware of the duty she will face in the future,” a source told the Spanish portal Monarquía Confidencial.
Despite parental warnings, sources close to La Zarzuela assure that there have been no discussions between father and daughter.
“All parents want the best for their children; so do the kings,” they comment, recognizing the balance they seek between Leonor’s education and her right to “have fun like the rest of us mortals.”
The royal concern has escalated after images of Leonor enjoying a party in Zaragoza were leaked through a viral video.
This episode has led to raising the desirability of increasing her security, although it does not imply an increase in escorts, according to sources.
The princess currently has a team of four escorts who accompany her on her nightly outings.
While their role is to look after her well-being, they must also prevent photographs or videos from being taken that could compromise her privacy, a task that is increasingly difficult in the digital age.
On occasion, security measures have generated unease among the young people who share spaces with Leonor.
In January, during a visit to a nightclub in Zaragoza, despite the princess’s discretion, her presence aroused the curiosity of other young people who dared to take pictures of her.
On that occasion, the escorts intervened to prevent the images from being distributed.
According to eyewitnesses, they even went so far as to search the bags of some women at the entrance to the bathrooms, causing discomfort.
Despite efforts to maintain discretion, sources close to the security services admit that “sometimes it does not work” and that their main objective is “to protect, not only for security reasons”.