Queen Letizia's emotional visit to the Asturian school where she attended primary school 40 years ago: the children sing "Happy Birthday" to her
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Queen Letizia presided over the official opening of the 2026-2027 preschool and primary school academic year for Spain on Thursday, September 17. The event took place at the La Gesta Public School in Oviedo, Asturias, which is the institution where she studied from second to eighth grade during her childhood.
During the visit, which marked her 54th birthday, the monarch toured her former school of 40 years ago and was received with high emotion by students, teachers, and staff. Pupils greeted her warmly by singing "Happy Birthday" as she engaged closely and affectionately with the youngest children.
The institutional visit combined her official duties with a deeply personal return to the sites of her upbringing, highlighting a rare, sentimental milestone within her standard national itinerary.
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Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - Emotiva vuelta de la reina...Institutional opening of the school year with emotional local reception
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - La Reina Letizia vuelve a su colegio...National school year inauguration coupled with her 54th birthday celebration
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - La Reina Letizia regresa al colegio...Nostalgic return to childhood roots with a focus on young students
Infobae (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (AR) - El emotivo recorrido de la reina Letizia...Personal sentiment highlighting children singing happy birthday to the monarch
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