Princess Leonor of Spain poses with guests at Royal Palace reception – and her mother Letizia gets in on the action too!

• The future queen of Spain snapped many selfies with guest
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As a future Queen of Spain, Princess Leonor is unlike a typical teenager in many ways.

With solo engagements, speeches and military training under her belt, it certainly seems the daughter of Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain is a Queen in waiting.

But this week, the Princess showed in some ways she is very much a typical teenager as she snapped selfies with pals at royal gala in Madrid.

The 17-year-old cadet-in-training made her debut at the  National Day parade in Army dress.

She then headed to a reception at the palace, where she snapped pictures with her mother Queen Letizia as well as many guests.

The Princess showed in some ways she is very much a typical teenager as she snapped selfies with pals at royal gala in Madrid. She also snapped a picture with the winners of the Princess of Girona Foundation, as well as Madrid-based model Pamela Montoya Pellicer (pictured)

She then headed to a reception at the palace, where she snapped pictures with her mother Queen Letizia as well as many guests.

The Princess of Asturias chatted about how her training at the  General Military Academy of Zaragoza, according to Hola!.

She also snapped a picture with the winners of the  Princess of Girona Foundation, as well as Madrid-based model  Pamela Montoya Pellicer.

Leonor also grabbed photos with Begoña Arana, director of non-profit organisation Betania, as well as Tomás Alía , a member of the Michelangelo Foundation in Spain and 34-year-old businessman Osuman Umar.

The future queen of Spain, who reaches the milestone on October 31, has been making solo appearances and training at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza to ensure she’s ready for her future in the monarchy.

Both the royal and her sister Infanta Sophia, 16, have been taking a bigger role in the spotlight as they come of age – with Leonor giving yearly speeches at the Princess of Asturias awards and often taking centre stage at family outings. 

There will be some fanfare however, the Royal Mint of Spain will create a limited edition 40-euro coin to mark her birthday. Up to one million of the coins will be put into circulation by the Bank of Spain during the last three months of this year.

The coin will weigh 18 grams and be made of a mixture of silver and copper with the effigy ‘Her Royal Highness the Princess of Asturias’ engraved on it.

The 17-year-old is currently undergoing military training at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza.

Leonor also grabbed photos with Begoña Arana, director of non-profit organisation Betania, as well as Tomás Alía , a member of the Michelangelo Foundation in Spain and 34-year-old businessman Osuman Umar (pictured)

Leonor is pictured with Begoña Arana, director of Betania

The school dubbed Spain’s equivalent to Sandhurst and follows a strict timetable, but the princess is able to return home at the weekends if she is not on manoeuvres.

Before starting at the academy, she took place in her first engagement without her parents as she headed to Gironda with sister Sofia.

She has also cut a professional figure at the Princess of Asturias Awards.

The UNESCO-approved awards reward scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work. She has delivered a speech at each one since the age of 13.

After the Princess’s year in Zaragoza, before moving to a naval school and will then spend her third and final year of training at the General Air Academy.

Pamela Montoya Pellicer also posed with King Felipe

Guests were sure to get selfies with the Princess and Queen

The heir to the Spanish throne will become commander-in-chief of the armed forces once she is monarch.

Snaps shared by the Royal Household last month suggested that this is a role Leonor will be comfortable in- despite saying she was feeling ‘a little nervous’ when she was dropped off at military school.

One of the snaps, taken during a training exercise, shows the princess smiling with her fellow cadets, while dressed in fatigues and holding what appears to be an automatic rifle.

Another of the photos shows her posing with fellow students, dressed in camo and protective gear.

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