Both began the speech in Catalan and both congratulated each other for being able to celebrate the awarding of the FPdGi awards in Girona. The King, proud father, and Princess Elionor, excited daughter, closed yesterday with their words the presentation of the Princess of Girona awards, with speeches that also had in common the need to work for young people to develop their aspirations, achievements, goals and contributions, both for themselves and for the good of current and future society.
“We must give stability and a guarantee of the future to our youth”, said the King, who closed the ceremony with a speech that began with “I am the father” to thank the applause the Princess had received after leading se in the auditorium The King recalled that it is necessary for all of us to be aware that supporting the youth “must be a common goal, a shared will that unites efforts, projects, ideas, always thinking of the Spain of the coming decades”. In his words, the King spoke of talent, the motto of the Fundació Princesa de Girona, and affirmed that “it is a virtue of the human being, but the key to success consists in providing it with the necessary care at each stage”.
The Princess, who preceded the King in using the word, spoke of the challenges that young people face: training; develop capabilities; live sustainably; and, above all, face vital projects. Elionor, having just finished her high school studies, who is still of legal age and is about to enter the Saragossa Military Academy, recognized that she is at an important moment in her life. “I am looking forward to it, and I am convinced that I will continue to learn and give my best to strengthen the values ??with which I grew up and which today are embodied by our five awardees: respect for others, effort, excellence, the search for knowledge , temperance, discipline, constancy. Also the ability to perceive reality and live with the enthusiasm typical of my age”.
In the words of the King and those of the Princess, there was no shortage of praise for the five awardees, whom Felipe VI described as “brilliant young people, new benchmarks for youth who fill this path of challenges with hope, like themselves they demonstrate with their lives, with their decisions and with their values”. For the King, María Dueñas, Rafael Jordà, Marc Schneeberger Pané, Silvia Fernández Cadevall and Sabrina Habib are “a source of inspiration and an example that should encourage us to continue working for a more collaborative future”. For her part, Princess Elionor reviewed the careers of each of them in their respective languages: in Catalan for Mar, Rafael and Silvia; in Spanish to refer to María, and in English when he spoke of Sabrina.
The Princess ended her words by thanking, in addition to the award winners, “the young people who trust the Fundació Princesa de Girona to continue growing, the companies and organizations that support us. Thank you for allowing me to learn from all of you. And thank you for inspiring us from Girona to so many young people of my generation who want to live in a society more committed to others”, he concluded.
The president of the Congress, Meritxell Batet, was present at the prize-giving ceremony; the Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez; the general secretary of the PSC, Salvador Illa, and the delegate of the central government in Catalonia, Carles Prieto.
The big day of the Fundació Princesa de Girona (FPdGi) was staged at the Camiral hotel, an establishment aimed at customers who love golf and well-being that has hosted events that the Girona City Council refuses to host in the ‘ Auditorium and that, since there are no other publicly owned facilities capable of accommodating hosts, prize winners, organizers and guests, it must be held in a private and isolated venue. The announced pro-independence mobilization, with the presence of Marta Madrenas (Junts), Montse Bassa (ERC) and Mireia Vehí (CUP), was a gathering of around two hundred people who were stopped by Mossos d’Esquadra access to facilities.
