Spain's future queen completes parachute training course as part of her military education

Spain's Princess Leonor has completed a basic parachute training course as part of her three-year military training programme, the Spanish royal household has said.

The heir to the Spanish throne qualified to perform static-line parachute jumps at the Mendez Parada Military Parachuting School at Alcantarilla air base in Murcia.

Leonor undertook several jumps, including a night jump in May, to pass the qualification – which is undertaken by personnel across Spain's armed forces.

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Like her father, King Felipe VI, and grandfather, King Juan Carlos I, Leonor has undertaken military service, but she is reportedly the first of the three to earn a parachuting badge.

The 20-year-old is now at the end of her military education, which is designed to prepare her for her future role as commander-in-chief of Spain's armed forces.

In Spain, the reigning monarch is required by law to have trained with the country's army, navy and air force.