On July 23, 2026, Queen Letizia of Spain received representatives of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation (FMBBVA), along with 16 scholarship students from Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Since 2007, the FMBBVA has promoted initiatives in entrepreneurship, education, and financial inclusion to support people in vulnerable situations. For the occasion, the Queen wore a maxi dress by Antik Batik.
Queen Letizia also met with the creative team and participants of The Grandchildren of Silence, an audiovisual project created by young journalists and communications professionals that features the testimonies of the grandchildren of victims of ETA terrorism.
They explained to the Queen the origins of the audiovisual project, which reflects on memory and the consequences that ETA's terrorist violence has had on these families. The audience was attended by Teresa Prieto Leache, Jesús Ulayar, and Beatriz Iruretagoyena Toca, participants in the documentary and descendants of ETA victims.
Gosh it looks so Spanish, I love it, especially her shoes with the tie versus the strap like Queen Matilde.
ReplyDeleteQueen Mathilde's shoes were a Spanish brand too.
DeleteThe lady in the chique brown dress is also wearing shoes with ankle straps. I think it is fashion every summer in Spain because when there are pictures of Queen Letizia taken in a group with other Spanish ladies, many of them wear shoes or espadrilles with ankle straps.
Cute summer dress. It gives me BBQ vibes with the rick rack and espadrilles tho. Maybe not great for a professional meeting however and it looks a little big on her small frame - off the rack is what comes to mind. Not particularly Queenly IMO.
ReplyDeleteIs a queen obliged to wear a certain style? Can she not wear relaxed summer clothes for a relaxed meeting?
Delete“Off the rack” forms a huge part of Letizia’s wardrobe. She wears a lot of high street Spanish brands which are in the reach of many Spaniards, and I love this about her.
No BBQ in Spain, maybe paella,fish,etc...
DeleteYes, I agree the outfit does look a bit bbq, especially with those espadrilles!
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DeleteMaybe it depends where in Spain. I had a barbecue in Spain once. We had a day trip to the Abbey of Monserrat, in the morning we went to visit the wine cellars of red rioja wines and also those of the Spanish cava Codorniu (the best cava there is). At noon the bus stopped in a place of which I forgot the name and the whole group of tourists were lead into an orchard where we sat down under the trees and received a delicious Spanish barbecue. There was paella, fish, chicken and other meat. The meat and the fish were prepared on the barbecue fire, the paella was served as a side dish together with other side dishes and all sorts of salads. All the food was very delicious.
09:49...things for tourists, we live in apartments, we cannot do fire...It is forbiden also in the mountain because of the fires ..
DeleteWell my Spanish neighbours from Malaga they told me about the barbecues they held in the summer with their family each year when they returned home for the holidays. But they don't live in apartements there. In my country it is also forbidden to organize a barbecue on the terras of an apartement. I can imagine with the high temperatures there are in the South of Europe and the many fires it is not possible anymore to have a barbecue. So, I am lucky I still had the chance to participate at a Spanish barbecue several years ago.
DeleteSur les deux dernières photos, je trouve que la jeune femme vêtue d’une robe marron clair est très chic ; je serais curieuse de connaître le nom de son créateur ?!
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ReplyDeleteIs ric rac braid back in fashion ? I remember it being used to hide a let down or added hems on hand me down dresses 50years ago
Cute dress and espadrilles but the outfit feels much more appropriate for an outdoor casual event, not a business meeting inside the palace IMO
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think she is way too casual. There is nothing wrong with her outfit, it´s just the wrong choice for the occasion.
Delete19:07 you’re cracking me up, imagining you know more than the Queen of Spain as to what she should wear when! Ha ha ha. I assume it was a joke?
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DeleteGee I don’t see BBQ just because of rickrack. This dress has lots of fabric and I especially like the white piping around the arm holes, along with the applique makes a nice appropriate summer dress that fits well.
ReplyDeleteYes to the dress.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very distinctive dress, the shoulder embroidery is quite interesting. The white border circular to the arm holes is a wonderful addition, and again interesting. The Applique is pretty and adding interest to the body of the skirt, otherwise probably overall rather bland look, basic black. I like this dress very much, I feel it suits the Queen well. The skirt has nice swish and movement, very feminine. Yes there is plenty of fabric but with this dress, I like it. I also don't feel the dress is too casual, she looks smashing!
ReplyDeleteThe anglosaxons always with their culture, in Spain there is no BNQ, that IS something from Americans in general...we live in apartments..
ReplyDeleteBBQs are very common where I live in Europe, typically outdoors on open wood fires in public nature spots, but many people have a small bbq on their apartment balcony in summer too.
Delete14:07... totally forbiden in Spain...we go to restaurants....imagine 40C degrees and bbq...at home...
DeleteThe American barbecues are very different than the European, unless maybe in Texas where they prefer juicy T-bone steaks instead of hamburgers.
DeleteTerrible fires in Madrid... horrible!!
ReplyDeleteWas she at the beach? That’s what I thought when I saw the photos.
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