Festival of letters in Barcelona. This Tuesday, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia opened its doors to host the 75th edition of the awarding of the Planet Awardsone of the most prestigious in the world and also one of the best endowed, since with one million euros for the winner, it surpasses the Nobel Prize in Literature by 5,000. After three years of absence, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia They returned to witness the ceremony after giving the award to Carmen Mola (pseudonym of Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero) for The beastin 2021 and with anti-covid masks. On this occasion, the staging has been very different: smiles, greetings and a ‘glam’ look that has become the center of attention.
Letizia attended the Planeta Awards this Tuesday but she could have easily walked the red carpet at Venice or the Goya Awards: pure elegance and sophistication. The queen has braved the cold with a dress with wide straps and a straight neckline made of layers of tulle and studded with diamonds signed by Carolina Herrera. Slightly fitted, the skirt fell in a bell and finished with a fluid flare.
The royal consort has closed her outfit with discreet accessories (handbag by Felipe Varela and ‘kitten heel’ pumps by Massimo Dutti) to leave all the prominence to the jewelry: on her wrist, the white gold and diamond Cartier bracelet inspired by the Greek columns that had belonged to Queen Sofia and that we saw on Letizia in 2017 for the first time.
She has also opted for the chaton earrings that belonged to Queen Victoria Eugenia and that are part of the jewelry of passing, that is, those that are passed from one queen to another.
a magical night
The Planeta Awards ceremony is one of the favorite events for Queen Letizia, who is passionate about reading. This time, in addition, it takes on special relevance, since she will be able to share the event with her great friend. Sonsoles Onegaawarded in 2023 for The maid’s daughters. The daughter of the legendary Fernando Ónega received the support and backing of Letizia during the promotion of her work and unexpectedly attended the book signing after the devastating criticism that her award-winning novel received: “My dear Let, the one you’ve messed up “, wrote the journalist in the copy that the Queen carried.
The finalists qualified for the grand prize are The man from Garibaldi Squareby Antonio Chaves Ferrand; Rare child of humid pampasby Baltasar Valdez; What is writtenby Elizabeth P. Vaquero; The bitter taste of chrysalisesof Pasiphae; Miracleof Eutropius; female metamorphosisby Jon Wall; I only use hateby Gallo; Good night and good luckde Anna Ajmátova; Satan is looseby Ernie Loquasto; and glass rainby Dolors Fernández Guerrero. All signed with a pseudonym to guarantee transparency.
The Planeta jury is made up of Carmen Posadas, Eslava Galán, José Manuel Blecua, Luz Gabás, Pere Gimferrer, Eva Giner and Belén López, director of Editorial Planeta and secretary of the jury. Gabás and Giner are the new jury members, replacing the writers who died this year Rosa Regàs and Fernando Delgado, winners of the award in 2002 and 1995, respectively. The host of the night José Crehueras, president of Antena 3.
The Planeta Novel Prize was created in 1952 by José Manuel Lara to promote Spanish-language authors. It started with an endowment of 40,000 pesetas. In 2021, this amount rose to one million euros, exceeding the Nobel Prize in Literature endowment.
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