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Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Born
October 31, 2005
Age in 2026
21
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
2005

About Leonor, Princess of Asturias

Leonor, Princess of Asturias (Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz; born 31 October 2005) is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne. She is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. Leonor was born during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Juan Carlos I. She was educated at Santa María de los Rosales School, like her father; after finishing her secondary studies, she studied for an International Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, United Kingdom. In 2014, following her father's accession to the throne after the abdication of her grandfather, Leonor was granted all the traditional titles of the heir to the Spanish crown. These are Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera, and Lady of Balaguer. Leonor was formally proclaimed heiress before the Cortes on 31 October 2023, her 18th birthday. Before pursuing higher education, Leonor completed three years of military training, graduating as an officer in all three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces. == Early life and family == Leonor was born on 31 October 2005 at 01:46, three weeks before her due date, to Felipe and Letizia, then the Prince and Princess of Asturias, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King Juan Carlos I, in the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid using a caesarean section necessitated by non-progression of labour. As the daughter of the heir apparent, she was an infanta and the second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. Her birth was announced by the royal family to the press via SMS. Shortly after her birth, Leonor's umbilical cord stem cells were sent to a blood bank in Tucson, Arizona.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Leonor, Princess of Asturias was born

Leonor, Princess of Asturias was born in 2005. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2005

  • #1 song"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
  • Top movieCrash
  • Top TV showAmerican Idol
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLance Armstrong wins 7th Tour de France (later stripped)
  • Top headlineHurricane Katrina floods New Orleans
  • Technology milestoneYouTube launches
  • Defining fadYouTube — broadcast yourself
  • Notable inventionYouTube
  • World population6.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championChicago White Sox (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population295.5M

2005 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Leonor, Princess of Asturias's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20052026
Gas$2.30$3.45/gal
Average home$213,900$435,000
Average income$55,832$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.41$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population295.5M341 million

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