The Mallorca Council has presented the proposals for the Premis, Honors i Distincions 2026, the island’s highest institutional honours, which will be awarded on 12 September during the Diada de Mallorca celebrations. Among the main distinctions are the appointments of singers Rels B and Concha Buika as distinguished children of Mallorca, while actor Michael Douglas will be recognised as an adopted son of the island.
The island institution stated that these honours aim to recognise personal and collective achievements linked to culture, education, sport, solidarity, business and the protection of Mallorca’s heritage.
The selection process included a public participation phase in which residents, organisations and local councils were invited to submit nominations. The proposals were later discussed within the Board of Spokespersons, which includes representatives of all political groups, in order to reinforce institutional consensus before final approval at the ordinary plenary session scheduled for 11 June.
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Rels B and Concha Buika to be named distinguished children of Mallorca during Diada 2026
Rels B has been nominated in recognition of his international career within Spanish-language urban music and his contribution to promoting Mallorca worldwide. Concha Buika will receive the distinction for her artistic contribution and internationally recognised musical career.
Michael Douglas will be honoured as an Adopted Son of Mallorca due to his close connection with the island and the Tramuntana mountain range over nearly four decades, as well as his involvement in environmental restoration and social and cultural revitalisation initiatives in Deià.
Among the recipients of the Premis Jaume II are organisations and personalities from a wide range of sectors, including Encesa pels Drets Humans, Isabel Calero, Bar Bosch, the Gremi de Margers de Mallorca, Museu Etnográfico Campos, ASNIMO, Colegio Madre Alberta, the Palma 47 Infantry Regiment and Joan Mas i Vives.
The Medals of Honour and Gratitude of Mallorca will also recognise the social contribution and professional trajectory of figures and organisations such as Antònia Rosselló, Fundació La Sapiència, Antoni Vidal Ferrando, Toni Ballador, Hipercentro, Can Company, Grup d’Empreses Roig, Tomeu Penya, Cucorba and the Federació Balear de Tir de Fona, among other leading names from Mallorca’s cultural, social and business sectors.
The Mallorca Council emphasised that these distinctions represent collective recognition for individuals and projects that have significantly contributed to the island’s social, cultural and heritage development over recent decades.