Princess Leonor completes parachuting course in Murcia military training

Princess Leonor of Asturias has officially completed her parachuting course, taking place at the Alcantarilla air base in Murcia, as part of her military training at the General Air and Space Academy. The heir presumptive to the Spanish throne completed the course, called the Basic Parachuting Course, at the Méndez Parada Military Parachuting School, alongside about fifty of her peers from the academy.

Princess Leonor of Asturias, the first royal to receive parachute training

During this course, the princess learned to perform automatic mode parachute jumps, which are common among different units with parachuting capability of the Air and Space Army, the Army, the Navy, and the Guardia Civil. Leonor is the first member of the royal family to have trained for this exercise, as neither her father nor grandfather did so during their time at the academies.

As a distinction for passing the course, Princess Leonor, along with the rest of her classmates, received the accreditation diploma and a parachutist badge. The Royal Household also released photos of the princess taking her first parachuting jumps, typically made at a height of around 400 metres, and which included one that was carried out at night.

Leonor to complete her final year of military training this July

Leonor, the daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, is currently in the process of completing her third and final year of military training. She will officially finish her training in July. To carry out her training, she has attended the General Military Academy, the Naval Military School, and the General Air and Space Academy.

After her military training is officially completed, the princess will begin her Political Science degree next September at the Getafe campus of the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Princess Leonor is also due to receive the Region of Murcia’s highest distinction, the Gold Medal of the Region of Murcia, this week.