Spanish Royals attended 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony
The 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony, which is considered amongst the major awards in the world, was held on Friday 16 October at the Hotel of the Reconquista in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Crown Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia and former Queen Sofia attended the award ceremony.
The Princess of Asturias Awards are awarded annually in Spain by the Princess of Asturias Foundation to persons or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs. With these awards, the Foundation aims to contribute to promote those scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of the universal heritage of humanity.
This year, the winners of the awards are: Ennio Morricone and John Williams (Arts), Dani Rodrik (Social Sciences), the Guadalajara International Book Fair and the Hay Festival of Literature & Arts (Communication and Humanities); Yves Meyer, Ingrid Daubechies, Terence Tao and Enmanuel Candès (Technical and Scientific Research), Carlos Sainz (Sports), Anne Carson (Literature), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (International Cooperation) and the Spanish health workers on the front line against COVID-19 (Concord).
The Crown Princess will lead the royals in a truncated visit to the exemplary village of the year, Somao, on Saturday 17 October.
