Queen Letizia of Spain wore an elegant black dress while attending the opening ceremonies of the IX International Congress of the Spanish Language.
The royal, 50, looked effortlessly elegant as she and her husband King Felipe VI, 50, arrived at Cádiz’s Gran Teatro Falla.
Her chic Hugo Boss dress featured fishnet details along the neckline and fanned out into elegant tasseled sleeves that covered the arms.
For the event, the mother of two, who has recently divided opinion by letting her natural gray hair show, opted to style her hair in a bun.
She was wearing a black clutch and paired the outfit with stiletto heels.
The royal, 50, looked effortlessly elegant as she and her husband King Felipe VI, 50, arrived at the Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz.
Letizia wore long, embellished statement earrings and kept up her makeup look glam with a smoky eye.
Elsewhere, Felipe showed off a dapper silhouette in a pinstripe suit and blue tie, smiling as he made an appearance with his wife.
The European monarchs were very encouraged in their attendance at the congress, during which the attendees reflected on ‘the reality of Spanish, its past, its present and its future, under the motto ‘Spanish language, miscegenation and interculturality. History and future’. ‘.
The Spanish king had delivered a speech celebrating ‘the great Hispanic convocation’.
Today, the queen looked effortlessly elegant in a bodycon lilac gown as she and Felipe attended a conference for the event this afternoon.
The queen was all smiles as she opted for a striking purple gown with a plunging V-neckline.
Along with ruching around the bust, the midi dress also featured slightly puffed sleeves and a thigh-high slit in the front.
In keeping with her spring outfit, Letizia accessorized her dress with a small £110 leather bag from Spanish label Olivia Mareque in the exact same shade of lilac.
Her elegant gown featured fishnet detailing along the neckline and fanned out into graceful tasseled sleeves that covered the arms.
For the event, the mother of two, who has recently divided opinion by letting her natural gray hair show, opted to style her hair in a bun.
Letizia wore long, embellished statement earrings and kept up her glam makeup look with smoky eyes.
Elsewhere, Felipe cut a sleek silhouette in a pinstripe suit and blue tie, smiling as he made an appearance with his wife.
Letizia smiled as she shook hands with attendees, wearing an elegant black dress for the event with her husband.
The European monarchs were very encouraged in their attendance at the congress, during which the attendees reflected on “the Spanish reality, its past, its present and its future”
But rather than stick with the thick lilac leather strap that comes with the bag, Letizia opted for a £26 alternative, complete with two dainty leather knots on either side.
Letting her spring dress take center stage, Letizia finished off her ensemble with a pair of nude patent leather slingback heels by Venezuelan designer Carolina Herrera.
To complement the lilac theme of her outfit, Letizia also opted for makeup in brown tones.
The royal was photographed sporting a shimmery smoky eye that she offset with copper-toned lipstick.
Letizia showed off the dress’s striking tasseled sleeves as she greeted those in attendance at today’s engagement.
The Spanish queen wore long, dangling earrings to accessorize, opting to put her hair up in a bun.
The European monarch clung to a black handbag as she and her husband mingled with other attendees.
Cutting a sophisticated figure, Letizia blow-dryed her hair into subtle loose waves.
Aside from some feather-shaped dangling earrings, Letizia kept her jewelry to a minimum for the outing.
Writing for the Daily Mail today, Christa D Souza argued that Letizia’s gray streak ‘signifies a woman who has given up’.
She wrote: ‘OMG Queen Letizia of Spain, 50 years old, is beautiful. that skin that figure And that hair, luscious and brown and now with a single gray streak running down one side. Although in the front of her hair, if I may be so bold, Her Majesty, are you sure she’s fine with grey?
Letizia smiled and greeted others as she attended the event. She wore black stilettos for the engagement.
During the ceremony, Letizia and Felipe attended the ‘Tiempo de Luz’ concert at the Falla Theater today
The Spanish king had delivered a speech celebrating ‘the great Hispanic convocation’. In the photo during the event in Cádiz with Letizia
Letizia chatted with a delighted supporter while enjoying the ‘Tiempo de Luz’ concert during today’s event.
In 2021, stylists told FEMAIL that Letizia was “embracing her true natural beauty” by letting her gray hair show.
Celebrity hairstylist Tom Smith said: “Lockdown has helped Queen Letizia get used to her natural tones and she feels empowered and confident.”
Queen Letizia looks younger and more radiant with the brilliance of gray hair showing through.’
Queen Letizia is making a bold statement by showing off her gray roots in public as the world’s media criticize her. The change in beauty standards means that gray hair is no longer taboo. Gray hair has become part of a person’s identity.
In the picture: Queen Letizia of Spain shows off her natural gray stripe while attending the 10th Promotion of Honorary Ambassadors of the ‘Spain’ Brand at the Royal Palace of El Pardo
Queen Letizia of Spain pictured earlier this month sporting a lock of her gray hair in an engagement.
Letizia, who previously worked as a journalist, has worked closely with the Royal Spanish Academy, which is the official institution that oversees the Spanish language since 1713, for several years.
The royal, whose father Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and stepmother Ana Togores are journalists, met her husband King Felipe when she was asked to interview him at his job as a reporter.
Letizia’s media career was long and began with a period in the Asturian newspaper La Nueva España.
Then came a role at ABC, a popular national newspaper that enjoys the third largest circulation in Spain, before spells at EFE and the Guadalajara-based Mexican publication Siglo 21.
A year later, back in Spain, he worked for the Spanish version of Bloomberg, a news channel and agency specializing in economics, before moving to CNN+.
When she met her future husband, Letizia worked for the popular television channel 24 Horas, where she presented the popular evening newscast Telediario 2.