Spain’s future queen Princess Leonor jumps out of plane in military exercise

3 Jun 2026 • 6:36 PM MYT
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Spain’s future queen Princess Leonor jumps out of plane in military exercise

Spain's future Queen, Princess Leonor, jumped out of a plane as she completed a parachute training course as part of her military education.

Video released by the Spanish royal household on Tuesday (2 June) showed the 20-year-old heir to the throne completing a course at the Mendez Parada Military Parachuting School at Alcantarilla air base in Murcia.

Footage shows Leonor going down a zipline wearing parachute gear before completing the jump.

The princess trained to carry out automatic parachute jumps, the same qualification undertaken by personnel across Spain’s armed forces.

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