Members of the Spanish Royal Family were in the Principality of Asturias this weekend for the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony.

The awards, akin to the Nobel Prizes, are handed out by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, headed by Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne.

King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia and Queen Sofia were on hand at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo.

Winners this year included Serena Williams in sport and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi for international cooperation.

The Princess of Asturias Foundation also celebrates an Asturian community every year. This time around the honors went to the small town of Valdesoto. The Royal Family visited on Saturday.

King Felipe made a short trip to Peru this month to attend the 10th International Congress of the Spanish Language.

The event was in the city of Arequipa, birthplace of Nobel Prize-winning writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who died this year.

King Felipe visited a museum dedicated to Vargas Llosa. The late author was a dual Peruvian and Spanish citizen, and a marquess.

Princess Leonor met with Vargas Llosa family members earlier this year during her stop in Peru while sailing on the Elcano.

Queen in Rome

Queen Letizia, also this month, was in Rome for World Food Day, organized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. She met with Pope Leo during her visit.

Queen Letizia is a special ambassador for nutrition for the Food and Agriculture Organization.

King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia presided over a military parade in Madrid this month and a reception at the Royal Palace to commemorate Spanish National Day, also known as Hispanic Heritage Day.

Spanish National Day coincides with the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ first landing in the Americas. Many Latin American countries also have holidays around Oct. 12.