He Campoamor Theater in Oviedo This Friday it will once again be the venue for the awards ceremony. Princess of Asturias Awards, which in 2023 reaches its forty-third edition. The ceremony, as usual, was presided over by King Felipe and Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía.

The Royal family The entire Oviedo cultural facility is responsible for delivering these awards every year. During the ceremony, the Royal City of Oviedo Bagpipe Band is in charge of performing the national anthem of Spain before presenting the awards to the winners of the Princess of Asturias Awards 2023.

They are already known winners of 2023 and in this edition, the Princess of Asturias Foundation has distinguished Meryl Streep, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts; Nuccio Ordine, Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities; Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Princess of Asturias Prize for Social Sciences; Eliud Kipchoge, Princess of Asturias Sports Award; Haruki Murakami, Princess of Asturias Award for Literature; Medicines for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation; Jeffrey Gordon, E. Peter Greenberg and Bonnie L. Bassler, Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research; and Mary’s Meals, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.

How much money do the winners earn?

Although in the ceremony the winners are physically awarded a sculpture by Joan Miró, an insignia like a medal, the winners in their area also receive financial compensation. As detailed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, each winner will receive a total of 50,000 euros.

It should be noted that two of the winners have died this year after learning that they would be awarded. Specifically, the historian Hélène Carrère d’Encausse and Nuccio Ordine They died this summer and their families will come to collect the award on their behalf.