The first intervention of Princess Leonor as heiress to the throne was an act of symbolic transcendence that consolidates and gives continuity to the constitutional monarchy. This was the form of the State that the Spanish nation was given as a political system in 1978. As the then Prince Felipe did 38 years ago , Princess Leonor read her first speech at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo at the Princess Awards ceremony from Asturias. And he took the opportunity to highlight the link of dynastic legitimacy between Asturias and the Spanish Monarchy and remember his first official trip to Covadonga now a year ago.

Thus begins the Princess of Asturias the long road to the throne, in which, as Philip VI reminded her, she must "permanently renew" the commitment to the Spaniards "with dedication, spirit of service, loyalty and responsibility; always with humility, and aware of your institutional position, making the Crown a day-to-day reference of service to our country. " As did his grandfather, King Juan Carlos I , in the difficult years of the Transition, and as his father, Felipe VI, is doing in the critical situation in Spain because of the unfair and violent independence challenge. Also when his father read at age 13 (the same as she has) his first official speech, the country was recovering from the recent coup d'etat of 23-F , frustrated thanks to the determined intervention of Don Juan Carlos. That commitment to democracy is the same as his son Felipe showed when he gave his historic address on October 3, 2017 and the one shown by the Crown throughout the history of our country.

Heiress of that work continued for the stability of Spain, the Princess of Asturias recalled that her title compromised her "with the dedication and effort to serve Spain and all Spaniards." Thanks to that commitment, the Monarchy continues to enjoy wide acceptance among Spanish society , as well as the figure of Leonor. The fully democratic legitimacy of the Princess, like that of her father and grandfather, comes directly from the Constitution, where the functions and the decisive role of the Crown in favor of coexistence and unity are fixed. That same mission inherits the Princess of Asturias .

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