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Princess Leonorof Asturias, the future Queen of Spain, is starting school in Wales.
The 15-year-daughter ofKing Felipe VIandQueen Letiziawill join UWC Atlantic College in September 2021, following in the royal footsteps ofKing Willem-Alexanderof the Netherlands, Princess Raiyah of Jordan and Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, whostarted at the collegein 2018.
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“Princess Leonor will reside, like the rest of the students, in the boarding school that the UWC Atlantic College has established within its campus,” the statement continues, adding that she “will make this period of her education compatible with the progressive development of her institutional commitments in Spain.”
Within its 122-acres of landscaped gardens, woodlands and Irish Sea shoreline, Leonor will enjoy a unique form of learning based around internationalism, physical challenges, community service, and personal empowerment.
The Spanish royal family.
Leonor will also mix with an intake of 360 students drawn from a huge variety of cultures and economic positions.
“UWC schools bring together a deliberately diverse group of 16-19-year-olds from more than 155 countries and all backgrounds, from refugees to royalty,” says a release from the college, whose current president is Queen Noor of Jordan.
“No matter where they come from, our highly selective application and interview process identifies students that combine a high level of intellectual curiosity with an active commitment to tackling the issues they see around themselves,” adds the UWC release.
UWC Atlantic College.UWC Atlantic College
“These students bring with them their experiences from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, making UWC campuses a hive of ideas and cultural exchanges that stay with them for the rest of their lives.”
The move to Wales marks another important milestone in Princess Leonor’s royal life. The teen princess gaveher first public addresstwo years ago on her 13th birthday, reading the first article of the Constitution of Spain at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid.
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Last November, she alsodelivered an important speechat the Princess of Girona Foundation awards in Barcelona amid a backdrop of anti-royal protests.
In September, both Leonor and her sister Sofia, 13,had to quarantineafter a classmate at their school tested positive for coronavirus. Both of their results came back negative.
source: people.com
