Princess of Asturias Awards 2021
This Friday, October 22, a new delivery of the Princess of Asturias Awards has taken place, (Prince of Asturias Foundry), which have been carried out at the Campoamor theater in Oviedo.
These awards have the objective of highlighting the work of artists, athletes, scientists, NGOs and other personalities.
The Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities has been awarded, since 1981, to the person, group of people, or institution that is dedicated to creating a relevant contribution in their field.
The coverage of the event will be carried out as usual, by Spanish Television, which will broadcast the award ceremony. Its coverage from the Campo Amor theater will begin at 18:15 local time in Spain.
Security measures taken for the event
In 2020, the restrictions for this event were very large, due to the situation experienced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced a minimalist ceremony to be held at the Hotel La Reconquista in Oviedo.
According to information given by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, sanitary measures have been reinforced to avoid any type of risk, the theater capacity has been reduced to 60%, the distance and the use of a mask will be mandatory.
The week of events and meetings with the award winners is maintained, the traditional concert in the auditorium, in which it will also have a capacity of 60%, in the same way the Exemplary Award of Asturias will be awarded, only this will not be you will have the traditional food.
This will be the third installment since the Awards were renamed "Princess of Asturias", for the accession to the throne of King Felipe VI.
Categories Awarded at the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards
Chef José Andrés and his NGO World Central Kitchen have been the winners of the 2021 Prince of Asturias Award for concord, this foundation was founded in 2012 to help in conflict areas or areas affected by natural disasters and other extreme situations.
The Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research 2021, went to the developers of the vaccines against COVID-19, among which we can mention, Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, Philip Felgner, Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci, Derrick Rossi and Sarah Gilbert.
All of them have contributed to developing the technology of the messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19 used by Moderna or Pfizer BioNTech except Sarah Gilbert who worked on the development of the vaccine at Oxford and AstraZeneca.
Marina Abramović won the 2021 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, with her risky creations "performances", which explore the limits of the body, the psyche and the human soul.
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation 2021 CAMFEDCampaign for Female Education (campaign for female education), has been an effort launched in 1993 by the English philanthropist Ann Cotton who worked hard in rural Africa to bring young women out of exclusion, the foundation has promoted equity and social justice through girls' education, women's leadership and action against climate change.
Teresa perales received the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, a swimmer from Zaragoza, she has been part of a swimming elite for two decades, in her career she has achieved 43 medals in total, 12 gold, 21 silver and 10 bronze.
Teresa practiced karate until a neuropathy made her lose the mobility of her legs, she obtained a diploma in Physiotherapy and was trained as professional "coaching", her example of overcoming has been awarded with numerous recognitions to which the Princess Award is now added of Asturias.
Finally, the Award for the Exemplary Town of Asturias, went to Santa Maria de Puerto Somiedo, it is a small Asturian town at 1486 meters of altitude, its history is linked to those of the cowboys, Asturian cow farmers, its location and geography have made that remains highly preserved.
How much is a Princess of Asturias Award worth?
Each Award consists of a diploma, a sculpture by Joan Miró representative of the award, in addition to this a badge with the shield of the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and if you wonder, does it include any financial awards?, the answer is Yes, the Foundation gives each winner what they have called an economic endowment of 50,000 euros.
Thus, we come to the end of this summary of the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards, which was attended mainly by the King and Queen Felipe and Letizia, accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, who were the figures central of the event.