1 week Ago By N.J. / A.P.
Photographs of Princess Leonor in a bikini and sunglasses on a beach in Montevideo, Uruguay, have come to light. They were published this Wednesday by the magazine and show the heir to the Spanish throne during a day of rest on a staircase of the training ship In Montevideo. In the images, which date back to March 6, the princess is seen having a good time with friends on a beach near the hotel where she was staying.
During the trip to Uruguay, Leonor led the Spanish citizens in swearing in allegiance to the flag and visited a shopping center in the Uruguayan capital, an outing from which photographs were circulated that angered the royal family. Just a few days ago, the Spanish embassy in Chile denounced the dissemination of images of Princess Leonor in a shopping center in Punta Arenas. There had been rumors for some time about the possible publication of these photographs and, in fact, the royal house expert Mariángel Alcázar, a collaborator on the Telecinco program , claims that the Zarzuela Palace was aware of the existence of the images.
"The photographs were taken by a paparazzi on a beach in Montevideo. The Zarzuela Palace confirmed to those of us who work with the royal household that the images existed, and that they would come to light when a media outlet was willing to pay this gentleman [the photographer] the amount he's asking for, 200,000 euros," she explained. Alcázar also denied that the royal household had tried to stop the publication of the report.
"Neither the queen nor the king are worried about photos of their daughter in a bikini appearing, nor would they be if photos of her kissing appeared because she's a 19-year-old girl who's already going through enough trouble without being able to distract herself," she emphasized. During the months of her training on the training ship, the Leonor has been romantically linked to some of her classmates. A report, later denied by several celebrity magazines, claimed that there were images of the princess kissing a male companion during the Carnival in Salvador de Bahía (Brazil), the ship's first stop on the South American continent.
Leonor de Borbón sails aboard the , where he is training with his colleagues to become a Naval officer. The group participates in cultural, social, and military events at each port of call, representing the Navy and Spain. On board the ship, they take classes in navigation, meteorology, cybersecurity, English, and logistics, among other subjects.
They also participate in maneuvers and the general preparation of the ship, which is sailing across the Pacific toward Valparaíso. The voyage is expected to last another three months and will stop in Peru, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and New York..
