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graduating as an officer in all three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces.
She had not yet graduated as a commissioned officer in all three branches. Official sources say her officer commissions are due in July 2027, not 2026.
Full reasoning
Spain's official decree on Leonor's military training distinguishes between her student ranks during training and her later officer commissions.
- Royal Decree 173/2023 says that after the 2025–2026 academic year she would be granted the student rank "Alférez de Fragata Alumna".
- The same decree says the completion of her military formation will carry the officer ranks of Teniente (Army), Alférez de Navío (Navy), and Teniente (Air and Space Force), with seniority tied to the promotions that finish in academic year 2026/2027.
- The Royal Household's June 2026 page likewise states that in July 2027 she will receive those official commissions.
So by mid-2026 she had completed the three academy years, but she had not yet graduated as a commissioned officer in all three branches.
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- Real Decreto 173/2023, de 14 de marzo, por el que se regula la formación y carrera militar de Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias
"Una vez finalizados los estudios del curso académico 2025-2026 se le concederá el empleo de Alférez de Fragata Alumna". "La realización de la formación militar conllevará la concesión ... de los empleos de Teniente ... Alférez de Navío ... y Teniente ..." con fecha de antigüedad correspondiente a las promociones que finalicen sus estudios el curso académico 2026/2027.
- Formación de Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias en la Academia General del Aire y del Espacio (AGA)
"En julio de 2027, la Princesa Leonor recibirá los reales despachos de teniente del Ejército de Tierra y del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio, así como de alférez de navío de la Armada".
This declared her as the heir to the Spanish throne.
Leonor did not become heir in 2023. She became heir when Felipe VI was proclaimed king on 19 June 2014; the 2023 ceremony was the constitutional oath required at majority.
Full reasoning
Official Spanish constitutional and royal-house sources show that Leonor's status as heir predates the 2023 oath ceremony.
- The Royal Household biography states that Leonor "has been Heir to the Crown since the proclamation of her father as King on 19 June 2014".
- Article 61.2 of the Spanish Constitution says that the heir apparent must swear the constitutional oath on reaching majority. It describes an obligation of the heir; it does not make the oath the act that creates heir status.
So the 31 October 2023 ceremony was an oath required by the Constitution, not the moment that "declared her" heir.
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- Biografía de S.A.R. la Princesa de Asturias
"Es la Heredera de la Corona desde la proclamación de su padre como Rey el 19 de junio de 2014".
- Constitución Española
Artículo 61.2: "El Príncipe heredero, al alcanzar la mayoría de edad ... prestarán el mismo juramento, así como el de fidelidad al Rey".
minted a gold-silver coin
The 2023 commemorative Leonor coin was not a gold-silver coin. The official BOE order defines it as a 40-euro coin made of 925‰ silver, with the rest copper.
Full reasoning
The official order authorizing the coin states that the 2023 "Mayoría de edad de Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias" issue was a 40-euro collection coin with composition "Plata de 925 milésimas, siendo el resto de cobre". In other words, it was a silver coin, not a gold-silver coin.
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- Orden ETD/1066/2023, de 22 de septiembre, sobre la emisión de monedas de colección de 40 euro "Mayoría de edad de Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias"
"Moneda de 40 euro de valor facial. Composición: Plata de 925 milésimas, siendo el resto de cobre."