Spanish Queen Letizia hosted Jill Biden and other spouses of NATO leaders for an outing in historic Segovia, Spain, on Wednesday.
The first lady made it a family affair: Maisy, 21, and Finnegan Biden, 22, two of Jill’s grandchildren, joined the spouses in their tour of the ancient medieval city.
Also joining the outing was Gauthier Destenay, the husband of Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who was the world’s first openly gay prime minister. The spouses of leaders of Australia, Slovenia, Turkey, Belgium and other nations also participated.
The group enjoyed an outdoor tour of the city on a beautiful, sunny morning in Spain.
Segovia is northwest of Madrid, where this week’s NATO summit is taking place, in central Spain’s Castile and León region.
The ancient medieval town is famous for its medieval walls, Romanesque churches, Roman aqueduct and its medieval castle, which served as one of the templates for Walt Disney’s Cinderella Castle.
The city center was declared of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1985.
The spouses toured the gardens of Royal Palace of la Granja de San Ildefonso. The gardens have a number of fountains with themes from mythology: The Fountain of Apollo, The Fountain of Neptune, The Fountain of Andromeda, ect….
The fountains are bronze-coloured, but have just been painted thay way.
Queen Letizia also led the spouses on a tour of the Royal Glass Factory, where they will learn about the technique of blown glass, and the Royal Tapestry Factory.
Jill Biden, wearing a floral Oscar de al Renta dress and carrying a Squeeze De Citron’s Leche Lemon Drop Citron™ Bag ($78), paused to admire the beautiful woven wall hangings.
The spouses had lunch at the NuBel restaurant, which is known for its tapas and shrimp ceviche.
They also visted the Reina Sofía Museum. It is home to Picasso’s Guernica, which is considered one most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Maisy Biden and Finnegan Biden (the two girls on the left) joined Jill Biden and Queen Letizia (center) during a spouses program tied to this week’s NATO summit
Jill Biden and Queen Letizia join other NATO spouses in viewing Picasso’s Guernica, his famous anti-war painting
Jill Biden, with Maisy Biden in the green dress behind her, tours a glass factory with Spanish First Lady Begona Gomez
Queen Letizia gave Jill Biden a hug when the first lady arrived in Segovia for the outing
The group of spouses toured the gardens of Royal Palace of la Granja de San Ildefonso, which have fountains tied to mythological themes
The spouses walk with Queen Letizia in Segovia, an ancient town near Madrid
First Lady Jill Biden looks at one of the tapestries on display in the Royal Site of San Idelfonso in Segovia
Queen Letizia takes the NATO spouses on a tour of the Glass Factory of San Idelfonso in Segovia
Joining the outing was Gauthier Destenay, the husband of Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who was the world’s first openly gay prime minister; he is greeted by Queen Letizia above
Queen Letizia (second left) leads Jill Biden (center) and other NATO spouses on a visit to the Royal Tapestry Factory
Jill Biden will return to Washington D.C. on Wednesday afternoon so she will miss a dinner at the Prado Museum that night. She’ll also miss an oil tasting being held for the spouses on Thursday.
Maisy and Finnegan Biden have been tagging along for several of the first lady’s events surrounding the NATO summit.
On Tuesday, they joined Jill Biden and Queen Letizia for a visit to a Ukraine refugee center in Madrid and a meeting with Chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen volunteers.
The Queen gave warms hugs to Maisy and Finnegan Biden and chatted with the girls at Tuesday’s tour.
Spanish Queen Letizia took the NATO spouses on a tour of a glass factory to learn how glass is made
Spanish Queen Letizia (2-L), Spanish First Lady Begona Gomez (L), First Lady Jill Biden (2-R), and South Korean First Lady Keon Hee Kim at the Royal Palace of San Idelfonso in Segovia
The Royal Tapestry Factory the spouses toured is part of the Royal Site of San Idelfonso in Segovia
Spanish First Lady Begona Gomez (3-R), and First Lady Jill Biden (R) visit a glass factory with other the First Ladies and partners of the Heads of State and Government of NATO’s member countries
Segovia is known for its medieval castle (above), which served as one of the templates for Walt Disney’s Cinderella Castle
The spouses will see Picasso’s Guernica, which is considered one most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history
The Biden women are enjoying a bit of a girls’ trip – Maisy, 21, flew with the first lady to Spain and Finnegan, 22, who was already on the grond, met them at the airport. They enjoyed a glass of wine the night of their arrival and then went shopping on Monday.
The threesome beat President Joe Biden to the NATO summit by a couple of days. He arrived Tuesday afternoon.
Jill Biden, 71, and Queen Letizia, 49, visited several Ukrainian refugee families on Tuesday afternoon who were taken in by Spain.
The two women sat down with the families to hear their stories and hugged many of the children. They posed for a selfie with a little boy. Maisy and Finnegan – who are the daughters of Hunter Biden and his first wife Kathleen – joined them for the day.
The first lady and the Queen also met with Chef Jose Andres and volunteers at his World Center Kitchen. Andres team has worked in the Ukraine to help humanitarian efforts and are aiding in feeding refugees around Europe.
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