The Princess of Asturias has had an active role in the parade on the occasion of October 12. The daughter of the Kings arrived at the military parade in the dress uniform of the Army and took her place in the royal gallery, to the right of her father. It was not planned, but in the tribute to those who died in Spain, at the beginning of the parade, after singing along with the rest of the soldiers ‘Death is not the end’, Doña Leonor accompanied her father to place the laurel wreath .

With a temperate step, the Princess of Asturias has walked alongside King Felipe VI. Together they stood before the national flag and, standing at attention, listened to the response and with respect and solemnity followed the prayer tone.

The Princess, who will turn 18 on October 31, has quite a bit of weight on this day.

At the Royal Palace, Doña Leonor participated in a hand kiss before two thousand guests. The Kings and the Princess, in the Throne Room, shook the hands of all the guests, who pass in several batches. First, the Government and representatives of the three powers of the State. Next ambassadors. The Princess did not change her clothes.

There were representatives of mayors from provincial capitals, representatives of companies, and representatives of the Royal Academies. The Kings have had the detail of inviting some personalities with whom they have shared public events, such as the president of the Spanish Federation of Women Managers or the rector of the César Carlos School that the King visited.