The 2026 Asturias Prize Awards, live | The King and Princess Leonor arrive at the award ceremony at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo
Following the speeches by Julian Barnes, Christina Koch, Timothy Garton Ash and Patti Smith, Princess Leonor and Felipe VI will deliver their own speeches.
The Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo will host the Princesa de Asturias awards ceremony this Friday at 18:30. The ceremony will be presided over by King Felipe and Queen Letizia and their daughters. This year's winners include Patti Smith, Julian Barnes, and Leo Messi, among others. The awardees began arriving at the theatre after 18:00, following morning audiences at the Hotel de la Reconquista.
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