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Princess Leonor to meet Asturias award winners alone for the first time
Princess Leonor will meet the 2026 award winners alone in Oviedo, Spain, on October 23, without her parents or sister.
The meeting is part of the annual Princess of Asturias Awards, which recognize achievements in fields including arts, science, sport and literature.
It will take place hours before the awards ceremony at the Hotel de la Reconquista.
Leonor will greet the winners, give them commemorative pins and pose for a group photograph.
This is her first solo audience with the laureates, as King Felipe VI gradually gives his heir a more prominent role in the events.
The day also includes an event Leonor will attend with her sister, but without their parents, before the full royal family meets other honorees.
Leonor will give a speech at the ceremony, and the awards program will continue on Saturday with a visit to the Asturian village recognized this year.
Princess Leonor will meet the 2026 Princess of Asturias award winners alone for the first time.
The audience is scheduled for 23 October at the Hotel de la Reconquista in Oviedo.
Her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and her sister, Infanta Sofía, will not attend the meeting.
Leonor is expected to greet the winners, give them commemorative pins and pose for a group photograph.
The awards ceremony will take place later that day, and Leonor is due to give a speech.
- Who
- Princess Leonor will meet the winners of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Awards.
- What
- She will receive them in an audience alone for the first time.
- When
- 23 October 2026, at midday.
- Where
- The Hotel de la Reconquista in Oviedo, Spain.
- Why
- Not stated
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The 2026 awards programme is due to begin with a concert in Oviedo.
Leonor is scheduled to meet the award winners alone at midday.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place later in the day, with Leonor due to give a speech.
The royal family is due to attend the Asturias Exemplary Town award ceremony at the Port of Llanes.
- First solo audience
- Leonor will meet the award winners without other members of the royal family.
- Date
- 23 October 2026
- Time
- Midday
- Venue
- Hotel de la Reconquista, Oviedo
- Commemorative gesture
- Leonor is due to give the winners pins and pose for a group photograph
- Ceremony
- The awards presentation is scheduled for later on 23 October
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