Ahead of the annual Princess of Asturias Award ceremony, today in the morning, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess of Asturias Leonor and Infanta Sofia met with the winners of this year’s awards at Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo. Every year, ahead of the big ceremony, The Royal family met with the winners and congratulate them.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation is a private non-profit institution, working with objectives to contribute to the exaltation and promotion of all the scientific, cultural and humanistic values that are universal heritage. Prince/Princess of Asturias title is held by the heir to the Spanish Throne.
The titleholder is also the Honorary President of the Princess of Asturias Foundation. King Felipe had been Honorary President of the Foundation since its creation in 1980. After his proclamation as King of Spain on June 19, 2014, Princess of Asturias, Leonor holds the Presidency of Honor of this institution, which annually convenes the Princess of Asturias Awards.
Aimed at awarding the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out by people, institutions, groups of people or institutions in the international arena, the prizes are awarded in eight categories: Arts, Letters, Social Sciences, Communication and Humanities, Scientific Research and Technical, International Cooperation, Concord and Sports.
Given the current mood in Spain when it comes to Royals, Queen Letizia of Spain has been avoiding premiering any new outfit. Since coming back from summer break she has been regularly repeating her wardrobe. For the audience once again she brought back another stunning dress.
She was wearing a bespoke beautiful blue printed dress from Carolina Herrera. We first saw the dress in March 2019 when Letizia visited London to inaugurate an exhibition the “Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light” at National Gallery with Prince Charles of Wales.
The floral print dress has a round neckline, three-quarter sleeves with fit and flare silhouette. Queen Letizia Style Blog on Twitter noted that the print featured in label’s Pre-Fall 2019 collection. Queen again wore the dress in April 2019 at the Lunch offered to the Cervantes Prize winners. We last saw the dress in October 2019 during South Korea State visit.
Letizia paired the look with a pair of green suede pumps that are a new addition to her wardrobe.
and Elena Carrera Butterfly earrings.
A look back at Queen Letizia’s previous appearances at the same event.
In the evening, the royal family will attend the annual award ceremony.
