Princess Leonor goes to nursery school

Princess Leonor of Spain, 22 months, was photographed today for her first official day of nursery school. Leonor has been attending the El Pardo Royal Guard nursery since this Wednesday to start getting used to the new environment, but the official photoshoot was scheduled for today with her parents Felipe and Letizia. Leonor was wearing the uniform (white shirt and light blue shorts) and sporting a little school bag.

A video can also be seen at ABC.

Click below for 8 more images.

Comments

She has to be the prettiest child that I have ever seen.

- Angela, CBB Sports Contributor on September 7th, 2007

Oh look at that face!!! what a little ham! So cute.

- meghan on September 7th, 2007

She is so cute, and she looks so excited.

- Amanda on September 7th, 2007

Do they curl her hair?

- Hilary on September 7th, 2007

I LOVE seeing pictures of little Leonor! I definitely think she is one of the most beautiful babies featured on CBB. Her little uniform is too cute.

- Ashley on September 7th, 2007

She’s so darn cute!! My favourite picture is the one where the Prince is leaning down to talk to her! Her face is priceless!

- Heather on September 7th, 2007

Oh gosh, what absolute cuteness!

- http://blacktennispros.blogspot.com on September 7th, 2007

Hilary: Of course they don’t – natural curls aren’t *that* rare, you know. Of course, most people lose them growing up – and probably Leonor will, too – if you look carefully, her hair is actually quite thin. As it starts growing and they get the curls cut, her hair will probably get straighter and even darker (both her parents had blond, curly hair when they were little).

Shes awfully cute, neverthless

- Rita on September 7th, 2007

She is just too cute!

- anna on September 7th, 2007

She really is a personality!!! Lately she must have discovered that she likes all the attention……

- Gesine on September 7th, 2007

She’s adorable!

I’m curious, though, why they would be sending a one year old (almost two) to nursery school. Isn’t that just like daycare? She’s so young!! Maybe it’s a Spain thing..

- yogadaisy on September 7th, 2007

So precious!
And she looks like grandma…

- Jo Ann v. on September 7th, 2007

She’s very cute. I know it’s not that rare. I’m only mentioning that b/c my sister had naturally curly hair at that age and it never looked that put together.

- Hilary on September 7th, 2007

What a pretty little girl!

- Natalie S. on September 7th, 2007

OMG how cute is this little girl??? she is so adorable!

Hilary:
I don’t think they curl her hair, it looks natural, my daughter has the same hair as Leonor is kind of difficult sometimes to comb her, but I love her curls!

- sil on September 7th, 2007

What a precious, beautiful child and gorgeous family!

What kind of preschool has a white shirt for its uniform though? My son would have that white shirt brown in no time! :0)

- MOM2boys on September 7th, 2007

here you can find a video :
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/09/07/videos/1189152806.html

- sil on September 7th, 2007

Lots of children in Europe attend pre-school from around 18 months or 2 years, it is very part time usually 3 hrs or so.
She is simply beautiful. She has a real look of intelligence, beauty and personality a rare combination

- lola on September 7th, 2007

She is adorable. I love how she just keeps staring at the photographers in the video.

- Kris on September 7th, 2007

Look how excited she is! lol, I love her hair

- Harley on September 7th, 2007

She is darling! I LOVE her hair and her big blue eyes. A simply stunning child!

- morgan on September 7th, 2007

Oh, the video link the person forgot to put .html on so it’s

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/09/07/videos/1189152806.html

- Harley on September 7th, 2007

Precious!

I had curly hair when I was little but mine didn’t stay that way. A lot of kids lose the curls eventually. Baby curls are common bc their hair is so fine.

- J.M. on September 7th, 2007

What a doll! I love her curls!

- Kristen on September 7th, 2007

I agree, 22 months is too young for “school”. I am sure they just have structured play but still.

- kerry on September 7th, 2007

Oh she’s just precious! I love reading about this family. She looks so much like her grandmother!

- Vety on September 7th, 2007

I love that first picture. It just looks like she is going to pop out of the photo. And as to whether or not her hair is curled, it could be either. I am inclined to say not curled, because my hair was just like that as a child. But who cares? What a beautiful child. And a very happy ones it seems too!

- Susan on September 7th, 2007

Oh, I don’t know…her hair might keep that curl. Mine sure did. I used to have people stop my mom in the store, raving about my hair. Now that I’m older, it can be a pain whenever else has straight hair…but hey, I can make it look like an up-do in no time flat.

- Kelly on September 7th, 2007

I think it’s so cool that they are sending little Leonor to the nursery school for children of the Royal Guard, that’s the regiment that protects Leonor and her family. I absolutely adore that first photo of her, she looks so upbeat and happy to go to school.

- Laura on September 7th, 2007

I really doubt they curl her hair. Her father, Felipe, had curls (and was blonde) when he was a baby and Letizia’s sisters have curly hair now still.

- Char on September 7th, 2007

i think she looks like her grandma Sofia and a lil of her grandfather Juan CArlos. She’s soooooo cute! i absolutely love seeing pics of her!!

Mary of Denmark started Christian at Day School when he was a year and a half, i think it’s more of a mingle thing, so that they can interact with other children of their age, so they aren’t sheltered.

- Valerie on September 7th, 2007

Leonor is a doll!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khTiZ_sly5I

- Maria on September 7th, 2007

Kerry, here in Europe is normal to attend daycare from the age of 3 months and pre-school from the age of 18 months.
Anyway, I find Leonor absolutely adorable. She seems to be a very happy child.

- Raquel on September 7th, 2007

OMG she is amazingly adorable!

- Megan on September 7th, 2007

What a lovely little lady!! Already she reached another milestone and pretty much before you know it, she’ll be already grown up. I love Leonor’s outfit and her bag though!

- J.J. on September 7th, 2007

Surely, if there were a photo next to the word “princess” in the dictionary, this little doll baby would be there.

- Cindy on September 7th, 2007

My goodness that is a lot of hair for a 22 month old! They must tease it and poof it up!

- Emily on September 7th, 2007

Leonor is such a beautiful little girl. Those blonde curls, blue eyes, and sweet face make her look like a little angel. She looks so excited, and in the video you can faintly hear her tell her parents, “Vamos al cole”…”we’re going to school”…too cute!

- Jennifer on September 8th, 2007

And I forgot to add that some of the time in nursery school is more than likely structured play, though others probably involve basic learning.

In the article that accompanies the pictures, Felipe mentions that when she gets home, Leonor repeats the new words that she’s learned in school.

It also says that La Infanta will eat lunch with her companions in the dining room, and will afterward be able to rest in the rooms that adjoin the classrooms.

- Jennifer on September 8th, 2007

She is absolutely adorable!

Maria:) In what country do you live?I was just wondering because you mentioned that in Europe it`s common to attend daycare from the age of 3 months. Where I live, in Norway, it`s common to stay home with the child until it`s one year old (paid). It`s the same in like Denmark, Sweden and so on.

- Mari on September 8th, 2007

I live in Spain, and mothers only have four months paid after the baby borns, so they have to look for someone(nursery or grandparents) to look after the baby when they go back to work. Here it is the usual thing.
I adore our little princess.

- Marga on September 8th, 2007

VIDEO:
La infanta Leonor diciendo ¡Al cole!

- Ana on September 8th, 2007

I live in the USA and lots of women only get 6 weeks off. I know lots of babies in day care at 6 weeks.

This little princess is really really beautiful and so full of life. They are a very lovely family.

- laura on September 8th, 2007

Oh my god I just adore little Leo! She’s definitely one of the cutest baby royals! Although I’m mostly interested in the Danish royals, Leonor has really got me involved with the Spanish royals, too. She’s just such a cute and funny girl!

- Vanessa on September 9th, 2007