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That night, the Zarzuela palace garden was transformed into a party area. King Felipe held a graduation party for his eldest child, the heir to the throne, Leonor. The party was held in Madrid for closest friends and family who couldn't make it to the official graduation in America.
"Cheers to the Princess of Asturias." "Cheers"
The party was lovely and even attended by other royal families close to Spain such as Greece, Bourbon Two Sicilies and Bulgaria.
"So, what are you going to do after this, Leonor?" Umberto asked as the two of them sat a bit apart from other guests. "Of course I will try to apply for work. Does your company need a new employee?" "Hmm, don't be kidding." Umberto tried to pinch Leonor's nose but she can avoid it. "Yes, that's question has a very clear answer. I will work full time for the royal family. So far, when I was in America, I could only work part time when I was on holiday. There are lots of agendas after this. King William and Queen Catherine's state visit to Spain , Princess of Girona awards, my solo visit to Brussels for the European Union, then a collaborative visit for humanitarian activities with the UN to Congo. And who knows what else I don't remember." Leonor went on to explain in detail. "Wow, looks like it's going to be tiring, isn't it, Princess." "People say being a royal is easy. You just have to wave your hand, smile, give a speech with the text provided, lots of holidays. That's all wrong. We really work. The days we don't appear in public we also work. We even often speech without text. And we always study every detail and purpose of the activities we attend." Leonor continued. "Honestly, I can't imagine a life like that, Leonor." "You still have a lot of time to study. I don't want to get married now." "What does this have to do with getting married?" "Do not be kidding, Umberto," Leonor said angrily. "Okay, sorry. Don't mad like that." Umberto kisses Leonor's hand. Leonor smiled again.
Their conversation was interrupted by the King's speech.
"Good evening. Thank you for coming to the party for our oldest child who has completed her master's degree in America." The guests applauded. "Leonor is a responsible and dedicated young woman. At the age of not yet 18, she has started her military training journey, which is a total of three years. She then continued her undergraduate and master's studies in America until graduating this year." Applause sounded again. "All of this was done to prepare her as my successor. As the future Queen of Spain. Now, she is ready to dedicate herself to the kingdom of Spain full time. I don't know when that will happen, but I am sure that when the time comes for Leonor to ascend the throne, I am sure she will be a great Queen." The applause grew louder. Umberto saw Leonor's eyes fill with tears hearing her father's speech.
Suddenly something happened on the podium. Seeing this, Leonor ran towards her father. The King fainted and was immediately taken to the emergency room at the hospital. That night, the party ended in tragedy.
Both Letizia, Leonor, and Sofia couldn't sleep that night. The doctor said there was a problem in the stomach. But they would do further tests.
A few hours later Felipe woke up. "Darling." Letizia held her husband's hand. "Don't move too much, Papa." Sofia held her father's other hand. "What did the doctor say?" Felipe asked. "Further tests will still be carried out, Pa. What is certain is that this is a digestive system issue." Leonor answered. "I'm sorry, Leonor. Your party ended like this." "Papa, don't say that. The important thing is that Papa is healthy." Leonor's eyes started to fill with tears. Leonor is very afraid that her father will die. More than that, she felt she wasn't ready to be queen.
