Spain's Crown Princess Leonor will begin three years of military training in September as she prepares to one day take the throne.
MADRID - Spain's Crown Princess Leonor will begin three years of military training in September as she prepares to one day take the throne, the government said.
The heir to the Spanish throne will then spend a year at a navy school in the northwestern region of Galicia and a year at an air force school in the southeastern region of Murcia, the minister told a news conference. "In recent years we have made a significant effort to incorporate women in the armed forces," she added.
If she follows in the footsteps of her father, she will attend university in Spain once she finishes her military training and then complete a masters abroad.
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