The 2025 Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony took place on Friday, October 24, in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias. King Felipe and Queen Letizia, accompanied by the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía, attended the presentation ceremony of the 2025 Princess of Asturias Foundation Awards, held at the Campoamor Theatre.
The Princess of Asturias Awards are presented each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation to individuals or organizations from around the world who have made notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs, with the aim of contributing to the scientific, cultural, and humanistic values that form part of humanity’s universal heritage.
Among this year’s recipients are South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han, Spanish novelist Eduardo Mendoza, American sociologist Douglas Massey, Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, American former tennis player Serena Williams, the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico, American geneticist Mary-Claire King, and economist and former Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.
On this occasion, Queen Letizia wore a black dress by the Spanish brand Sybilla. Princess Leonor wore a dark purple jacquard woven dress from H&M, and Infanta Sofía wore a burgundy dress by Miphai.
The Queen for the win….simple, sophisticated and stunning!
ردحذفWow...mother and both daughters all look gorgeous, but I must credit the Infanta Sofia with a stunning outfit. I like the covering she has worn more than the dress underneath itself, and I also think that her height helps elevate the look of it. Well done! Letizia wears her dress beautifully but I find that she is looking less glamorous from the neck up in that first photo. Leonore is a beauty without question, but I find her dress though simple and adequate, slightly underwhelming. Love;y t see them all. The king has every reason to be very proud of his ladies.
ردحذف- Anon 9:13
The sleeves on Leonore's dress are much prettier than the dress on the model. Her taste in clothing is simple and elegant. Obviously not the most important for her. A good example for her people whom she will some day reign over.
حذفSuch an interesting burgundy dress, well done for wearing something unusual and carrying it off!
ردحذفSofia looks good, this outfit looks modern and edgy, suits her well. Queen Sofia looks beautiful, this pantsuit is gorgeous. The detail of the jacket I love. Queen Letizia looks beautiful her dress is interesting. She is wearing those black diamond earrings, which I love, perfect addition with this outfit. King Felipe looks superb, well dressed and attired.
ردحذفI didn't know that diamond earrings are made with clips. On the first picture they seem more being fantasy earrings instead of the real stuff.
حذفMaybe it is a way of making jewelry (earrings) that we don't see everywhere. I am just wondering.
Wow! What a fantastically elegant (understated elegance too, my favourite) family group. Can hardly believe that Leonor’s dress is H&M!
ردحذفCP Victoria is also wearing now and then a dress by H&M. Especially from the H&M Conscious dept. CP Victoria is often wearing dresses from Scandinavian brands just like Queen Letizia (and her daughters) are wearing often dresses from Spanish brands.
حذفThese are the type of spectacular outfits I was anticipating for this years Asturias awards. All the outfits have style and personality. Sofia's is really unique with the wrap around pashmina. I like the way she draped it over her shoulder. Letizia ( I like the sheer overlay on top of her dress) and Leonor (I like the textured, rich looking fabric) also look elegant but some accessories/jewelry would have added some more glamour.
ردحذفThat's not an Oscar night.
حذفGlamour is for celebrities.
حذفI agree Sandra - well expressed.
حذفYou like your royal family in dark clothes without any fantasy. No wonder they are even wearing black earrings.
حذفLetizia looks sensational! 🤩
ردحذفWonderful to see both girls in dresses!
Celebrations are always nice. Nice outfits except infanta Sofia's dress. Well, she is young she can get away with it. I do like Q Sofia's suit.
ردحذفcss
Of course they can do it, of course they wear not only "office pant suits", but they don't need and want to glam up all the time, which is quite right. I love Letizia's profile with ponytail and I love everything about a lady ponytail - especially if it is an evening ponytail, excellent! Infanta Sofia is spectacular, the gown a mixture between classical greek goddess and playful youth, really beautiful, and I enjoy each time when she pulls away at least some hair from her face. Leonor is elegant in a restricted, very puristic way, we will see if this trait is here to stay, I would not mind it at all.
ردحذفWhat a shame that the crown princess is wasting her lovely youth wearing such a matronly and gloomy dress. Her hair and makeup is lovely! MR
ردحذفJust a moment please - *you think* it is matronly and gloomy, it does not mean that it *is* gloomy and matronly and of course not, that it is a shame. Why not respect others and also Leonor's choice? I for one love the dress for its simplicity and perfect fit in all its simplicity, adding to it the nice way to accentuate the waist even if the skirt is wide, it is done by means of seams, without a belt and it looks beautiful. It fits Leonor like a glove, actually much better than the model.
حذفWhoa MR. She’s not wasting her youth! She’s looking absolutely spectacular. Above all, let’s not pull down the young people, eh?; who may also read the internet. Let’s lift them up. Negative thoughts on young people, keep them to yourself. There is so much to celebrate in these young princesses that I’m happy to say: spectacular young women.
حذفI too think it's a somewhat matronly and underwhelming dress that lacks the finesse and glamour you'd want for an evening outfit. Her styling is underwhelming too - no updo, no bling, no colour accent. She is still beautiful and the dress is of course fine. Just underwhelming. And that is a totally valid point to make. And given her beauty and potential to look stunning it is indeed a missed opportunity.
حذف22:18 Are you talking about yourself?
حذف@ Glamour and bling? Keep an eye and the mind on the context. This is royalty, not celebrity. To look like Leonor does without bling and glamour is the real thing, anyway. Besides that, I am very pleased with her dress, a very feminine dress with simplest means. Anyone could wear it - but that does not make it matronly.
حذفBut 10:54 how is it a missed opportunity to look stunning when she does look stunning? She looks absolutely gorgeous. I think you would choose something else and that’s great, as you’ve written “ lacks the finesse and glamour you'd want for an evening outfit”, but for her, with so the resources available, she HAS chosen this, and absolutely rocked it.
حذفI disagree it is a perfect dress and I bet the colour just looks fantastic in person, very classy. Everything does not have to be skin tight.
حذفMatronly and gloomy? Absolutely not, the purple dress worn by Princess Sofia is the best in the whole group, and very age appropriate. Next is former Queen Sofia, very elegant in her white nicely detailed pant suit.
حذفThe chiffonly wrapped burgundy outfit worn by the younger sister is underwhelming and aging, and the black dress on Queen Letitia adds nothing to her looks, and her hair is too casual for the occasion.
Well done to Queen Sofia for the bright white trouser suit. Well done to Infanta Sofia for pulling the long lengths of hair back a little. While I like the dresses worn by both Princess Leonor and her mother, I think they might have been more appropriate if they had swapped!
ردحذفJolie complicité des deux soeurs (photo 3).
ردحذفBelle robe pour Letizia, le voilage transparent ajoute du charme.
Sa coiffure est à la fois simple et chic (c'est un style qui irait parfaitement à Kate mais elle se coiffe rarement ainsi, dommage).
Les escarpins semblent de couleur bronze, c'est raffiné.
La coiffure de Sofia est bien réussie, sa tenue est similaire à celle d'une vestale romaine avec le beau bracelet ainsi que la forme tunique de la robe et le drapé tout autour d'elle et sur les épaules (il faut imaginer la même robe en blanc et ce serait exactement comme une vestale). La version portée par le mannequin, plus décolletée, est aussi superbe.
La robe de Léonor plaira sûrement à beaucoup mais ce n'est pas son meilleur choix (la couleur est un peu sombre, la forme un peu trop large).
Le roi a choisi une cravate en harmonie avec les tenues de ses filles, c'est une belle attention ! Paloma.
Stunning. For everyone who complained that the earlier outfits were not edgy enough here is a perfect example of what the Spanish RF can pull off on the correct occasion.
ردحذفIMO, Princess Leonore and her grandmother are the fashion winners at this event. I am impressed by the height of Queen Sofia's heels. I just can't get too excited about Infanta Sofia's style. I guess it is evolving.
ردحذفI agree
حذفInfanta Sofia's dress is wearing her, not a good look. And the flat shoes are suitable for evening wear, she needs kitten heels
حذفSofia is 18. Let her evolve without criticism!
حذف@Sofia's "dress is wearing her" - I was always curious what this expression means and interpreted it in most cases like "volumes of fabric swallowing a rather small and/or thin woman", oftentimes it was Maria Teresa, bundled in volumes of fabric. IMHO, this is not the case here, Sofia is quite well visible, neither small nor frail, and the contours of the whole "unit" as well, because of the transparency. I like it quite well, very interesting lines and contours without being heavy.
حذف939 stop. It is a critique not criticism
حذفOoh I very much agree with commenter 9:39!
حذف@9:39 I agree entirely.
حذفThey all look lovely. I like Leonor’s the most, the texture makes the dress which in person it was probably even more. I would have liked to see a necklace, bracelet to bling it up a bit. I keep looking back at Letiza wedding photos with her hair away from her face, I don’t see the same face anymore, can’t put my finger on what has changed.
ردحذفyes, first photo is kind of alarming! she lost so much weight
حذفIt is only the photo, I saw her yesterday in person and she is think but healthy. I was no able to take a photo properly, too many people.
حذف*"think"...sorry
حذفI mean thin
حذفShe has been far too thin for years, it has gone to a new level. The daughters look healthy, the Mom, not so much.
حذفSo why does her face look so different
حذفShe married in 2004, it's now 2025, so obviously she's 21 years older! Even she has no longer the same jawline as before, we all lose volume with age, you know, except of course if you use a lot of fillers, which she apparently doesn't. She always had a rather sharp-shaped face, she's always been thin, her sister Telma for example has the same sharp traits and is also thin. Must be a family characteristic.
حذفAnon 16;48.. because you are the same now that in your wedding...🥰
حذفThis body shaming is completely inappropriate. Veerle is absolutely correct. Our faces are naturally fuller in our youth, unless we have weight gain. And an excellent point as well about our wedding pictures. I can still fit into my wedding dress, but my face has obviously changed over the decades, including the loss of volume.
حذف08:17 and most likely you gained as much weight!
حذفEveryone looks great. I like that Infanta Sofia is finding her way. Her outfit is a little flirty, yet a little conservative at the same time. I agree, her height is an asset here. Chris
ردحذفTo me the best dressed is the Infanta Sofia. The burgundy color suits her very well. I prefer a color than always these black clothes. Sofia is becoming a very lovely princess but, she should use a lighter colored lipstick.
ردحذفQueen Letizia's dress is too short to be a long dress and too long to have a normal length. I don't like dresses with an hemline around the ankles.
Her hair in a ponytail makes her look older.
CP Leonor's dress : nothing special to mention.
Former Queen Sophia : I am surprised she can still walk with heels like these.
We often see her wearing espadrilles under her pants.
Colored lipsticks are very Spanish, most of us use red, burgundy....so...
حذفAnon 09:30...I agree...I look like a "dead" with so light lipstick, my eyes bright much more with colours.
حذفIf it is so very Spanish how come that CP Leonor and Queen Letizia both are using less red lipstick ?
حذف13:15 because they are individuals with own tastes!
حذفAnon 13:25...and they are not very well...
حذف11:58 how old are you?
حذفAnon 20:57....56 years old...if your complexion IS cold winter , red that contains blue IS the BEST...even your teeth would come across as more White..if not all seems as rose...
حذف7:21 None of them "should" do anything. You may want to see them style themselves in a different way, but what is right to you is not right for everyone else.
حذفWhat a proud family, mother and daughters look modern but als so ‘très royale’.
ردحذفPrincesse Leonore's dress is nice, but it does not fit the occasion and not fit a young Lady. With the dark colour and plain cut, it is a dress for day time events and should be worn by her mother.
ردحذفI absolutely adore Leonor’s dress! It suits her brilliantly and is absolutely apt for the occasion.
حذفAbove all, I think Leonor took care of not outshining her sister. If so nice gesture from her.
حذفMagnifique Léonor mais je n' aime pas du tout sa robe, Letizia et Sofia sont ravissantes
ردحذفFroufrou
Sofia nous montre un nouveau style qui me fait penser -cela dépend des photos- à une vestale !
ردحذفThe H&M dress looks much better on Leonore than on the model. Beautiful color and the texture makes it look more expensive than it is. Perhaps a boat neckline would look better, but it's a minor thing. Sofia is just wow! Her dress is stunning and surprising, suits her. They all look great.
ردحذفLetizia was born in Oviedo, she is from Asturias, so she is in her homeland and her daughters are mid "asturian"....She obviously enjoys to be there.
ردحذفbruh whoever says leonors dress is matronly, gloomy or underwhelmed, think again. So what if she doesnt dress like the "young woman" you want her to dress as, maybe thats because shes not like other young women. I personally think what you mistake as matronly is pure elegance which you cant see.
ردحذفI’m not “bruh” (seriously?! + eye roll) but I agree with your comment. She looks fantastic in the dress and I love that a crown princess is wearing H&M and so elegantly!
حذفI agree with the comment, but "bruh" is a new one here.
حذفI keep looking at Leonor dress which I really like, perhaps as mentioned above a boat neck would of opened it up a bit, but I think it is the sleeve length that make it appears less elegant in some people’s eyes.
ردحذفNot a good hairdo för Q L!
ردحذفAhhhh I love it!
حذفI don't agree. I adore it!
حذفJe ne suis captivée par aucune tenue.
ردحذفNéanmoins, une bien belle famille.
-Astrid.
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