{"id":133312,"date":"2025-05-26T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133312\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:13:10","slug":"king-and-queen-of-spain-celebrate-as-infanta-sofia-graduates-from-prestigious-british-boarding-school-two-years-after-sister-princess-leonor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133312\/","title":{"rendered":"King and Queen of Spain celebrate as Infanta Sofia graduates from prestigious British boarding school – two years after sister Princess Leonor"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPAIN\u2019S Royal Family were beaming with pride over the weekend as the Infanta Sofia, the youngest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, graduated from a prestigious British boarding school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The king and queen of Spain were in attendance for Sofia\u2019s international baccalaureate graduation ceremony at UWC Atlantic College, an independent boarding school in south Wales famed for educating foreign royalty.<\/p>\n

Based in the grounds of a 12th-century castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, the so-called \u2018Hogwarts for hippies\u2019 has become a firm favourite with the Spanish royals.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: IN PICS: Spain\u2019s heir to the throne Princess Leonor heads off to \u2018hippie Hogwarts\u2019 boarding school in Wales<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia both attended Sofia\u2019s graduation ceremony on Saturday. Credit: Cordon Press<\/p>\n

Leonor, the Crown Princess of Spain, attended UWC Atlantic for two years before graduating in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n

Leonor, 19, was unable to attend the ceremony as she continues to complete three years of military training with the Zaragoza military academy, following in the footsteps of her father.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, she shared a video call with her younger sister following the ceremony.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Who is the \u2018handsome\u2019 British officer, 26, set to train Spain\u2019s Princess Leonor on her maiden naval voyage?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The Infanta Sofia spent two years studying in south Wales to gain her international baccalaureate. Credit: Cordon Press<\/p>\n

She also recorded a video message offering her congratulations from the Spanish navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The royals posted a series of photos from the event, including a video of the moment Sofia received her certificate.<\/p>\n

At the ceremony, Sofia\u2019s tutor told the crowd: \u201cSofia\u2019s journey has been marked by her perseverance and remarkable personal growth; she has gone from being an empathetic and affectionate listener by nature to being an accredited \u2018supportive companion\u2019. A true friend in difficult times\u2026we will miss Sofia\u2019s warmth and vibrant spirit very much.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>Spain\u2019s royal family pay tribute to Valencia flood victims inside their annual Christmas card<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"UWC Atlantic College, set in the grounds of a 12-th century Welsh castle, has gained a reputation for educating foreign royals. Credit: Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n

UWC Atlantic College was founded in 1962 by Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist, as a practical response to the search for new and peaceful solutions in a post-war world riven by political, racial and economic divisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Notable alumni include King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Princess Elisabeth of Belgium and Princess Raiyah bint Hussein of Jordan.<\/p>\n

The Royal Family paid a total of \u20ac74,000 to cover Sofia\u2019s two-year period of schooling.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPAIN\u2019S Royal Family were beaming with pride over the weekend as the Infanta Sofia, the youngest daughter of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[58665,8082,58666,33897,58667,58668,18104,8626,58669,58670,58671,5105,7710,519,448,58672,18106,58673],"class_list":{"0":"post-133312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-glamorgan","9":"tag-harry-potter","10":"tag-hogwarts","11":"tag-infanta-sofia","12":"tag-international-school-uk","13":"tag-king-felipe","14":"tag-news-spain","15":"tag-newspaper","16":"tag-princess-leonor","17":"tag-queen-letizia","18":"tag-rey-felipe","19":"tag-royal","20":"tag-royal-families","21":"tag-royal-family","22":"tag-royals","23":"tag-spain-royal-family","24":"tag-the-olive-press","25":"tag-uwc-atlantic-college"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114574315248252655","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}