it's today: Queen Letizia and the royal family reach an agreement and take the big step

The Royal Family has reached an agreement to take an important step today. Specifically, the kings will preside over an event this evening that is significant and special for Queen Letizia, since it is related to her former profession.

They will be responsible for presenting the 2025 King of Spain International Journalism Awards. This event is essential for, among other things, fighting for press freedom.

Queen Letizia reconnects with journalism at a key event

The Royal Family has a busy schedule, but today they have found time to, after reaching an agreement, take on a very special event. This is a very interesting event for Queen Letizia and one that advocates for continuing to defend one of democracy's values: press freedom.

The event will begin this evening at 7:00 p.m. at the emblematic Casa de América in Madrid. It will be presided over by the kings, who will present these awards, organized by Agencia EFE and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

Queen Letizia will experience this moment with special emotion. She will reconnect with a world she knows well: journalism. She will be able to talk and spend time with professionals who have been honored for their informative work, many of whom are committed to causes with great social impact.

The King of Spain International Journalism Awards have recognized the best journalistic work in Spanish and Portuguese since 1983. They are a platform for visibility for media outlets and professionals who have contributed to the defense of democratic values. The mother of Leonor, an active defender of culture and knowledge, has shown her personal involvement in these issues on several occasions.

This year, the Ibero-American Media Award has gone to the newspaper La Prensa from Nicaragua. This media outlet has withstood harsh government repression and has kept its commitment to truth and citizenship firm.

The Royal Family, united in defense of press freedom, key for Queen Letizia

The fact that the Royal Family has decided to be present at this event today is significant. It is a sign of institutional unity and strong support for press freedom as an essential pillar of any democratic society.

In addition to the award for La Prensa, other works will be recognized this evening. Among them is the investigation Dorada Opacidad, about illegal gold trafficking, awarded in the Narrative Journalism category. This is a cross-border production that exposes illicit networks with devastating environmental and social consequences.

The project Operación Retuit will also be awarded, in the International Cooperation and Humanitarian Action category. This work, developed in Venezuela, used digital tools and artificial intelligence to protect the anonymity of its sources from possible reprisals.

Other award-winning investigations will include Veneno en el grifo, about drinking water contamination, and Mama Antula, a report on the recently canonized Argentine saint. Not to mention Los sintecho de la humanidad, in the photojournalism category, which starkly portrays the situation of displaced and marginalized people around the world.

Queen Letizia, with a special sensitivity to these issues, has defended the value of quality journalism in multiple public appearances. This is journalism that informs, investigates, and questions, while giving a voice to those who do not have one. Her participation today is not only representative: it is deeply personal.

For many, this awards ceremony is simply an official event, for others, it is a symbol. For the wife of Felipe VI, it is a confluence of past and present. It is a way to look back and see what she was, and to look ahead with pride in supporting those who continue to make journalism a public service profession.