Spain’s Princess Leonor and her younger sister, Infanta Sofía, were spotted enjoying Bad Bunny’s performance in Madrid on Sunday, with footage emerging of the royal siblings dancing and singing along to the Puerto Rican superstar’s hits.
The daughters of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia watched the concert from a private box at the Metropolitano Stadium, accompanied by friends.
Journalist Javi Hoyos captured the unexpected moment and shared it on social media, revealing the princesses appeared to be having an excellent time at the show.
Leonor, 20, and Sofía, 18, joined thousands of devoted fans at the sold-out event.
Infanta Sofía curtsying to Pope Leo
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The heir to the Spanish throne dressed casually for the occasion, pairing jeans with a red T-shirt and coordinating red handbag, while accessorising with a bracelet and sunglasses worn on her head.
Her younger sister chose a simpler all-white ensemble.
Mr Hoyos, who presents the Spanish television programme D Corazón, noted the sisters were not seated in the venue’s famous casita but rather in a private viewing area.
“I love seeing them like regular people,” he said. “These images are great because they remind us they’re human, they’re young women enjoying themselves.”
Princess Leonor, the future Queen of Spain, curtsying to Pope Leo
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Spanish actors Carmen Machi and Paco León were among celebrities spotted in the casita.
Just hours before Bad Bunny took to the stage, both princesses had joined their parents at Corpus Christi Mass, celebrated by Pope Leo XIV in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles.
The pontiff had earlier acknowledged the unusual scheduling coincidence during his flight from Rome to the Spanish capital.
“Would young people rather see Bad Bunny or the Pope?” Leo XIV quipped to reporters.
Spain’s Princess Leonor and her younger sister, Infanta Sofía, walking behind Pope Leo
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“Many will be going to the Bad Bunny concert, but I’m convinced there will also be some who come to see the Pope. And that says a lot.”
He joked that meeting the Nuevayol singer was unlikely given their clashing commitments.
The Bad Bunny outing follows the sisters’ attendance at Rosalía’s concert at Madrid’s Movistar Arena in April, where they were joined by Queen Letizia.
Journalist Marta Riesco, who spotted the royals at that event, said: “They had an amazing time.
Bad Bunny is a globally popular Puerto Rican rapper and singer
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“They arrived a few minutes after the concert started and left before the opening notes of Magnolias.”
The princesses have demonstrated their enthusiasm for live performances on multiple occasions, including attending Harry Styles’s Madrid show in July 2022 alongside their mother, where all three stood near the stage among the crowd.
Their passion for concerts appears inherited from Queen Letizia, a known devotee of live music.