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It is not known exactly when, but that Leonor of Bourbon and Ortiz will be the next queen of Spain is a practically indisputable fact. For this reason, their parents, the Kings Felipe VI and Letizia, have settled to give it the best academic and protocol formations, although this often means that the girl is lost of typical experiences of modern youth. This type of sacrifice was recently evidenced, when the princess of Asturias received an invitation that put it in a diatribe that could have future repercussions.

Friendship

The UWC Atlantic College in Wales was the institute chosen by the kings of Spain for its firstborn to study the international baccalaureate, a program that lasted from 2021 to 2023. This private school is famous among the royalty around the world and Leonor shared classrooms with other Princesses such as Ingrid de Norway and Elisabeth of Belgium. Also, with the Amalia princess of the Netherlands, whom he knew before entering this institution. The latter has decided to celebrate its 21st birthday and for being her friend and companion of studies, Leonor has been invited to the party, but the Royal House has not confirmed her assistance and the media have begun to speculate the reasons.

Connection with Madrid

As far as it is known, the relationship between the Orange Zorroguieta, the Royal Family of the Netherlands, and the Bourbon Ortiz, the Royal Family of Spain, is quite close. In the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 King Felipe could be seen with Amalia in the women's basketball final. And in 2023, the princess had to "take refuge" in Madrid after her father's request, King Guillermo Alejandro I, to her Spanish counterpart, because the young woman had been threatened with death by her country's mafia. Therefore, he had to leave Amsterdam and continue his studies via online in the capital of Spain. There he was for several months and he came to be seen in several public events, although never with Leonor. Before returning to the Netherlands, the princess left as a gift a garden of Tulipanes in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

Great party

The details of Amalia's birthday party are still unknown, but it is believed to be held at the Huis Ten Bosch Palace, one of the four official residences of the Dutch royal family in The Hague. This event will be special because the princess could not celebrate when she turned 18, its age, in 2021 due to the restrictions by the Covid-19 pandemic, so this party will seek to compensate for the milestone. According to French magazine Point de Vue , among the guests would be, in addition to Leonor and his sister, the Infanta Sofia, the princesses Estelle de Sweden, Ingrid Alexandra of Norway and Elisabeth of Belgium, as well as Prince Cristian of Denmark.

Marked differences

While Leonor and Amalia have shared a lot in both school and during the Dutch stay in Madrid and both are heirs to the throne, the specialized press has managed to capture the great differences between them. As for its character, Amalia is more open when talking about itself and has even given statements about the importance of taking care of their mental health, which has made the public perceive it as more "close." He has also enjoyed a sabbatical year before deciding on a university career and, until now, his real obligations have been quite limited, since his parents, the Kings Guillermo and Máxima, have been quite permissive. Amalia will not have a military formation and receives a quite substantial salary. On the contrary, Leonor is following a fairly strict preparation, both professional and military, does not receive salary, actively participates in official events and has shown a more reserved character.

The refusal

The truth is that something apparently as simple as an invitation to a birthday has become a topic of conversation because Princess Leonor and her sister have been the great absent in the "unofficial" holidays and events of the other young European monarchs . Apparently, Felipe and Letizia has as a priority to give an image of discretion and institutionality to the future queen, so they have not allowed him to participate in that type of celebrations. The kings, the media say, want Spain to see in Leonor an example of sobriety and responsibility with their real duties. In addition, they want Leonor to finish their military instruction at the Zaragoza General Academy before allowing you to attend social events. Other sources claim that it is simply due to the desire that Queen Letizia has shown to limit exposure to the media of her daughters, something she has done since they were born.

Diplomatic diatribe

However, experts say that the kings of Spain also know that Leonor must maintain a cordial relationship with their young counterparts, that in the future they will also be monarchs from their respective countries, in order to build collaboration ties and that their image is not affected with qualifiers as "distant" and "cold" that have come to tarnish the work of Queen Letizia herself. Therefore, they are in the diatribe about when to begin to allow social interactions of less institutional nature. For now, only time will say if Leonor would comply with the invitation or if he will seek to strengthen ties with Amelia in another way.