Bagpipes, blue balconies and applause. Oviedo goes out of his way to party. The capital of the Principality hosts this Friday, October 28, the 42nd edition of the Princess of Asturias Awards and it does so in a big way. With the shine of post-pandemic normality. The music of the pipers serves as a guide to get to the theater. In Oviedo, today, all roads lead to Campoamor.
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The theater has become for one day the country’s media epicenter. A corridor has been formed that joins the Hotel de la Reconquista with the theater. 25 bands, folkloric groups and parades surround the royal caravan. Guests and winners have accessed the interior to the beat of the fanfare Ayres for cornetts and sagbuts, by John Addon. It’s all measured to the millimeter.
The cameras point to the two cars of the royal family. It’s 6:30 p.m. The vehicle in which they are traveling moves slowly Philip VI y Letizia. They have the red script. Behind, with a blue script, are his daughters. In a third car the queen arrives Mrs. Sofia. With the right hand, they have greeted neighbors and visitors. Smiles and looks. In a few seconds they have been placed for the traditional family pose. Finally an official portrait in Oviedo without the FFP2.
The media are in the area designated for the press in the theater. Main, odd. Box 11. The first applause in the stalls is always for Queen Sofía. But this year they have all entered almost in sync: the mother of Felipe VI has occupied his box of honor, while he, Doña Letizia and their daughters have walked the 79 meters of blue corridor that connects the Plaza de Escandalera with the stage of the oviedo coliseum It has been 1:17 seconds of applause. Leonor walked next to her sister. She walks safely. She is very happy. She shines in a round neck paillette dress with a slightly puffed sleeve signed by Michael Kors (550 euros, now reduced to 220), that they have adapted for the occasion by lengthening the hem almost to the knee.
Before going on stage, the Queen waved to her mother, Dove Rocasolano, which occupies the aisle seat in row 6. The Ciudad de Oviedo Royal Bagpipe Band and the Vetusta Bagpipe Band have performed the Spanish anthem. The king, in a solemn way, has declared the act open.