Queen Letizia stunned observers with a cobalt blue dress and large tiara during a dinner for Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik of Oman.

Her Majesty wore a diamond and pearl tiara once owned by Queen Maria Cristina, mother of King Alfonso XIII, King Felipe’s great grandfather.

Queen Letizia also wore the Collar of the Order of Oman during the gathering at the Madrid Royal Palace.

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.

King Felipe this week delivered strong words about Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to the “massacre” there.

His Majesty’s speech, which surprised many people on the Spanish right, tracks Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s pressure campaign on Israel. Indeed, Spain recently recognized a Palestinian state.

The King, during his speech, noted Spain’s Jewish history and called on Hamas to release hostages it continues to hold.

He also called on Israel to follow international law in Gaza and the West Bank. Kind Felipe said it was painful and hard to understand what Israel was doing in Gaza.

As we have mentioned here before, King Felipe still counts the King of Jerusalem as one of his historical titles.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia returned in recent days from a state visit to Egypt, where they met with local government and business officials, and visited historic sites.

Queen Sofia spent two days in Washington for a meeting on Spain’s centuries old relationship with the United States.

Her Majesty attended events at the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall just blocks from the White House. The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute helped organize the historical symposium.

During her time in the U.S., Queen Sofia held a reception at the Spanish ambassador’s residence for Washington-area Spaniards.

Members of the Spanish Royal Family are back at work following the traditional August vacation break.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia spent days late last month visiting several communities affected by this summer’s wildfires.

His Majesty was at the Supreme Court in Madrid last week for the opening of the judicial year. It’s an opportunity for the King to speak with top judges.

The Spanish Royal Household sent its congratulations over the weekend when Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

King Felipe, Queen Letizia and other members of the Spanish Royal Family spent time in Mallorca during the start of their August vacations.

Mallorca — and the Marivent Palace in Palma — have for decades been a favorite spot for Queen Sofia. The same cannot be said for Queen Letizia, but she has continued spending at least some time on the island.

Activities included a reception for Balearic Island leaders and civil society, the King’s Cup sailing tournament and a meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at Marivent.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia then took private vacations in Greece, media outlets reported. They may have spent time in a property owned by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

King Felipe and his mother, Queen Sofia, held a rare event together at their home of Zarzuela Palace this month. The pair met with food bank leaders

The Queen Sofia Foundation has for decades been involved in helping support Spanish food banks.