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The countdown to one of the most important appointments on the agenda of the Spanish Royal Family has already begun. This Friday, October 22

, the Princess of Asturias Foundation Awards will

be presented in Oviedo

.

An appointment that, this year, returns to the Campoamor Theater after the last edition had to be held in the Covadonga Room of the Hotel de la Reconquista due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, the

capacity restrictions,

the mandatory use of the mask and the safety distances are maintained.

The

Princess Leonor,

who is studying the International Baccalaureate in Wales, will

act as host

for the awards, something his father could not do while studying in Canada. In addition, both Leonor and Sofía are going to participate

for the first time in the concert

held the day before at the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium.

However, the one who seems not to

be present

on this special day is Queen Sofia.

Throughout the years, the mother of Felipe VI

has not missed the delivery of these awards,

but on this occasion, the Queen Mother has an important crossroads before her.

And it is that

her nephew Philippos from Greece

is getting married this weekend in Athens, in the same place where she married King Juan Carlos at the beginning of the 60s.

Queen Sofía and Don Felipe, in the 2000 edition.

The celebrations are

scheduled to

begin on Friday afternoon,

the same day that the Princess of Asturias Awards are presented, and last

until Sunday,

although the wedding itself will not be until Saturday afternoon.

Although a complete list of attendees has not been provided, it is known that

representatives of numerous royal houses will

attend

,

as they maintain family ties to each other.

It has been confirmed that the Reina Sofía will be present, in the same way that will make

the

Infanta Elena

.

Of whom there is no news is the

Infanta Cristina

, who did

attend the civil wedding of the couple,

held in December last year in the Swiss town of St. Moritz.

Although Doña Sofía will not miss this link, it could be that she will finally choose to make it compatible with the awards ceremony in Oviedo.

Although everything indicates that the Queen will be

absent from Campoamor,

as published by numerous media.

The truth is that, as the wedding was on Saturday afternoon, in reality Felipe VI's mother

would have time to travel to Athens

and be on Leonor's return, although this meant

missing the dinner prior to the marriage of her nephew.

While waiting for an official confirmation in this regard, there are those who point out that Queen Sofía will choose to travel directly to Athens and this will be, therefore, the first time that she is absent in Oviedo.

Menchu ​​Álvarez del Valle, in the 2019 ceremony.

Doña Sofía will not be the only great absence in Campoamor.

Although for different reasons, this time

Queen Letizia will not be accompanied by her grandmother,

who did not usually miss the appointment either.

Menchu ​​Álvarez del Valle

died last summer at his house in Ribadesella, the same house that so many times witnessed the secret escapades of the courtship of Their Majesties.

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