Queen Letizia Queen of Spain isn t shy about rocking high street pieces in her royal wardrobe, and today she showed off her style credentials in an eye-catching two piece from Zara.
The mother-of-two, 48, and her husband King Felipe VI travelled to Oliva, near Valencia, to present Spanish poet Francisco Brines, 89, with his Cervantes Prize 2020.
Brines won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2020 and the sovereign had the special attention to deliver it to him in his home, due to his fragile health.
The Cervantes Prizes are traditionally handed out during an annual ceremony in Alcala de Henares on 23 April.
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She also spoke with the Spanish Minister of Education Isabel Celaa before going on to make a speech and present the winners with their awards.
The scenes come just days after the royal attended the ceremony of the delivery of the National Flag to the ACAVIET (Aviation Academy of the Army) in Colmenar Viejo in Madrid.
Putting safety first and in keeping with Covid-19 guidelines, the Spanish royal could be seen wearing a mask
The Spanish royal made a speech before she presented the winners with their awards
During the awards ceremony, the Spanish royal greeted attendees and also met with the Spanish Minister of Education Isabel Celaa (left)
By Elizabeth Osayande & Victoria Adibie
THE Vice-Chancellor, Mountain Top University, MTU, Prof. Elijah Ayolabi, has said for reading culture to improve in the country, the government must place a high premium on education.
He said this at the one day event to mark the 2021 International Book Day organised by the MTU Library.
He noted that the lecture tagged:
Plagiarism and copyright in academic writing, presented by Dr Ifeoma Oluwasemilore, to mark the occasion, was apt as it exposed those in the writing business to the importance attached to producing an intellectual work.
According to him: “One of the ways to improve reading culture is to create awareness and encourage reading culture in the country. It is also by publishing and making it available not only in hard copy but also in electronic format, because these days, people want the electronic format more.
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April 23 is a key date for world literature, since it was on that day back in 1616 that three of its most distinguished figures passed away: Miguel de Cervantes, the greatest writer in Spanish language, William Shakespeare, the most outstanding writer in English language and the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the first universal writer from the American continent. It is undoubtedly a historical coincidence full of symbolism.
As the ambassador of Spain I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the figures of Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso, and with them, to the language that both contributed to magnify and that is spoken today by more than 500 million people around the world.