Prince of Asturias Awards 1981–2014. Speeches

7 P rince of A sturias A wards 1981-2014. S peeches Speech I It was my wish that the backdrop for the first public words uttered in my life would be precisely this Principality of Asturias, whose title I so honourably hold. Words that express the satisfaction I feel upon once more being in this land with which I have close ties, and presiding over, also for the first time, at my father’s behest, a ceremony as significant as the one we are celebrating here today. My congratulations to those who have received the Awards bearing my name and to the members of the Juries who have exercised their good judgement in selecting them. My thanks to all those who are in attendance here today in order to exalt a ceremony that holds great promise for the future. And lastly, my most sincere felicitation to the Foundation, whose important undertaking is now underway and that ought to attain a notable and effective significance, to the benefit of this beloved Asturias, which I carry and will always carry in the deepest recesses of my heart. Watch video