Even kings get first-day-of-school jitters. On September 24, King Felipe VI stood before Spain’s academic establishment to open the new university year. In a rare personal aside, he turned his attention to the student closest to his heart: his daughter and heir, Princess Leonor , who’s only a few weeks into her own year.

“My daughter has started her civilian university life this year, and we, her parents, are experiencing it with that mix of excitement, pride and uncertainty,” the king said, as reported by our sister website HOLA! Spain.

The occasion was the solemn ceremony opening the 2026/2027 academic year for Spain’s universities, held…

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