Queen Letizia of Spain was the picture of elegance as she and her husband King Felipe received the President of Colombia and his wife today.
The Spanish monarch hosted a lunch today at the Royal Palace in Madrid for the President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez and wife Maria Juliana Ruiz.
Looking typically polished, the 49-year-old donned a red silk gown by Massimo Dutti featuring button detailing on the sleeves and a cinched waist teamed with a pair of matching slingback heels.
Letizia most recently wore the dress during the launch of the ‘Spain For Sure’ Campaign at the Prado Museum in Madrid in June 2020.
Queen Letizia of Spain was the picture of elegance as she and her husband King Felipe received the President of Colombia and his wife today
Looking typically polished, the 49-year-old donned a red silk gown as she chatted with the First Lady of Columbia
The Spanish monarch hosted a lunch today at the Royal Palace in Madrid for the President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez and wife Maria Juliana Ruiz
She was effortlessly chic as she received the guests, keeping her look simple with some dainty teardrop earrings and no handbag.
Her brown tresses were styled straight, loose around her shoulders and for her make-up look the mother-of-two opted for a subtle smokey eye and a touch of bronzer.
Putting safety first, the mother-of-two donned a plain white face mask as she greeted her guests.
Maria, 43, opted for a white knee length dress with a ruffled hemline, cinched in with a black leather belt and styled with a pair of black court heels.
King Felipe, 53, cut a handsome figure in a navy blue suit, paired with a white shirt and yellow silk tie. He also wore a white face covering throughout the event
Her brown tresses were styled straight, loose around her shoulders and for her make-up look the mother-of-two opted for a subtle smokey eye and a touch of bronzer
The red silk gown featured button detailing on the sleeves and a cinched waist and she teamed the garment with a pair of matching slingback heels
Letizia appeared in good spirits as she chatted with the President and First Lady of Columbia, occasionally looking very animated by the conversation which took place at the Royal Palace in Madrid
Letizia was effortlessly chic as she received the guests, keeping her look simple with some dainty teardrop earrings and no handbag
The First Lady of Colombia also wore a face covering while chatting with Letizia, carrying a black clutch and finishing her look with elegant pearl earrings and a gold bangle.
King Felipe, 53, cut a handsome figure in a navy blue suit, paired with a white shirt and yellow silk tie. He also wore a white face covering throughout the event.
Earlier this week the Queen was seen visiting the Spanish national art museum, recycling a pale blue Pedro del Hierro shirt dress which she debuted during a Spanish Cooperation trip to Mozambique in 2019.
Last week was also a busy one for the monarch, who attended Madrid’s book fair on Friday, visited a school on Wednesday, welcomed the Chilean president to Madrid on Tuesday and attended an award ceremony on Monday.
The mother-of-two’s oldest daughter, Princess Leonor, who will inherit the throne from her father Felipe VI, has recently moved to Wales, where she will be studying at the UWC Atlantic College.
Letizia and her husband are pictured together ahead of meeting the President of Columbia and his wife at the Royal Palace in Madrid this afternoon
The Spanish monarch appeared in good spirits as she walked through Madrid’s Royal Palace today
Both Letizia and her husband wore plain white face coverings while greeting the President of Colombia and his wife
Letizia and Maria appeared to be deep in conversation ahead of taking lunch together at the palace this afternoon
The First Lady of Colombia also wore a face covering while chatting with Letizia, carrying a black clutch and finishing her look with elegant pearl earrings and a gold bangle
Maria, 43, opted for a white knee length dress with a ruffled hemline, cinched in with a black leather belt and styled with a pair of black court heels as she attended the lunch with the Spanish royals and her husband
Letizia was seen chatting with President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez at the Palace this afternoon
Other pupils counts Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, also 15. Both girls have enrolled on a £67,000, two-year course to study for their International Baccalaureate diploma at UWC Atlantic College.
UWC college students are selected in more than 150 countries, independently of their socioeconomic means.
The future Queen is going to study at a 12th-century castle dubbed the ‘Hippie Hogwarts’ in Wales, the Spanish royal household announced and will begin her two-year course at the boarding school this summer.
The most recent royal alumna was Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, 19, the daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, who enrolled in 2018 but had to cut her time at the college short due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and continued her studies online from home.
The school, for students aged 16 to 19, says it seeks to ‘inspire changemakers’ who want to work for the common good. Her parents will personally meet the cost of the £67,000 course.
Maria, 43, opted for a white knee length dress with a ruffled hemline, cinched in with a black leather belt and styled with a pair of black court heels
President Ivan and Letizia appeared to be getting on swimmingly as they chatted ahead of lunch this afternoon
The Spanish royals are seen greeting the President and First Lady of Columbia at the Royal Palace earlier today
Letizia and Felipe are seen posing for a photograph with President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez and wife Maria Juliana Ruiz this afternoon
Letizia met Felipe VI at a dinner party in 2002, and quickly started dating, leading to their royal wedding in May 2004.
The former newsreader is the granddaughter of a taxi driver and the eldest daughter of Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez, a journalist, and first wife María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez, a nurse and hospital union representative.
She attended public high school and did a degree at the Complutense University of Madrid. She later gained an MA in Audiovisual Journalism at the Institute for Studies in Audiovisual Journalism.
King Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son, now King Felipe VI.