She is known as one of the most stylish royals around.
And Queen Letizia of Spain made a typically glamorous entrance when she touched down in Senegal on Monday night.
Letizia, 45, who is on a four-day working visit to the west African country, showcased her faultless style in a fit-and-flare dress with eye-catching monochrome stripes for her arrival at at Dakar airport.
She was met by First Lady Marieme Faye Sall, who is the wife of the country’s President Macky Sall.
Thick as thieves: Queen Letizia of Spain made a typically glamorous entrance when she touched down in Senegal on Monday night
The pair appeared to be getting along famously as the laughed and joked on the tarmac before heading indoors.
The Spanish queen consort’s visit is intended to boost support for the cooperation projects that Spain has in Senegal, such as the defence of women’s rights and social and economic development.
Letizia, who is the wife of King Felipe VI, is due to kick off her engagements tomorrow at the Technical Cooperation Office of the AECID, where she will hold a meeting with Spanish and international cooperation workers.
Later, she will move to the ‘Aula Cervantes’ in the Campus of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), the country’s main university.
Letizia steps off her plane. The mother-of-two is accompanied by the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean, Fernando García Casas
Two first ladies: The pair appeared to be getting along famously as the laughed and joked on the tarmac before heading indoors
Queen of style: Letizia, 45, who is on a four-day working visit to the west African country, opted for a fit-and-flare dress in eye-catching monochrome stripes when she landed at Dakar airport
Important visit: The Spanish queen consort’s visit is intended to boost support for the cooperation projects that Spain has in Senegal, such as the defence of women’s rights and social and economic development
Flying start: Letizia, who is the wife of King Felipe VI, is due to kick off her engagements tomorrow at the Technical Cooperation Office of the AECID
Working trip: Later on Tuesday, Letizia will move to the ‘Aula Cervantes’ in the Campus of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), the country’s main university
There, she will be informed of the work of the Cervantes Institute in Senegal and attend a meeting with the rector of the UCAD and other academic authorities, as well as Spanish teachers and students.
She will be treated to lunch at t the luxurious Terou-Ki hotel, a five star hotel with spectacular sea views, before heading on to visit to Red Cross of Dakar to learn about a project for the protection of Senegalese women’s rights.
The mother-of-two is accompanied by the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean, Fernando García Casas, as well as the Director of Cooperation with Africa and Asia of the AECID, Cristina Díaz.