An intense blanket of water has received us in Cadavedo (Cadavéu), in Valdés (Asturias), which welcomes the royal family with open arms this morning of October 29. The unexpected news of the day was the absence of Sofiawho has stayed at the hotel in Oviedo because he was not feeling well, as we have been informed at the last moment.
This and the delay. The Kings, who always maintain millimeter punctuality, have been delayed almost an hour, perhaps due to the sudden absence of the infanta. But neither the gray nor the rain have tarnished this day of emotion for this parish, which receives from the hands of the princess eleanor the Exemplary People of Asturias Award 2022.
Once again, the eldest daughter of the Kings is the protagonist of this end of the party, which also brings back the country meal (it had not been celebrated since 2019 due to the pandemic). The dance group La Regalina has welcomed the King and Queen and Leonor to the rhythm of the traditional jota de Cadavedo.
Queen Letizia She wears a very casual outfit for this occasion, with black flared jeans and a two-tone sweater that she has combined with dark boots. For her part, Leonor has given color to this rainy day and has worn a bubblegum pink sweater, beige cargo pants and white sneakers.
Cadavéu has won the “2022 Exemplary People of Asturias Award” for “having known how to maintain productive diversity in rural areas, with which they have managed to both establish population and ensure generational change, and for being a living and organized community “.
The King and Queen and their eldest daughter have continued their tour in Cadavedo through the bread basket and the sewing workshop until they reached the meeting point with the El Óligo theater group, promoters of local cultural activity. To greet the King and Queen, Mari Rico told us that they have “prepared a stage for the pilgrim in verse”, because the town is closely connected to the Camino de Santiago. They have also been given an album book with the legends of the Camino.