Queen Letizia of Spain was elegant as she opened the school year in Santiago de Comostela today.
The Spanish royal, 50, showed off her chic sense of style in a strikingly bold, yet elegant ensemble as she visited the school in north-west Spain today.
The Queen wore a Parisian-style white and navy blue striped top with three-quarter sleeves and a high neckline.
And while Letizia normally wears her locks, it looks like she wanted to change up her hairstyle.
Instead, she wore her hair in a low ponytail and parted her dark brown locks, brushing some hair to the side.
Queen Letizia of Spain, 50, showed off her chic sense of style in a strikingly bold, yet elegant ensemble as she visited school in north-west Spain today
She wore her hair in a low ponytail and parted her dark brown locks, brushing some hair to the side.
Letizia today visited the CEIP Plurilingüe do Camiño Inglés school, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.
The center’s director, Francisco Ávila, said he saw the queen’s visit as “a unique opportunity” to showcase the center’s work, local media La Vanguardia reported.
Letizia tucked the top into a pair of smart navy trousers and wore a belt that cinched around her waist.
The former journalist completed her look by wearing a pair of Carrie Blue Suede Sling Back heels from Isabel Abdo.
The queen wore three silver hoops with diamonds every year and opted for natural makeup, along with her signature smoky eyeshadow.
The royal family smiled as they walked through the building, accompanied by officials such as the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, the President of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, and the President of the Parliament of Galicia, Miguel Ángel Santalices.
It’s been a busy few months for the Queen, from her trip to Australia to watch her national women’s football team win the World Cup, to saying goodbye to both her daughters.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia are left with an empty nest after their youngest daughter, Infanta Sofía, 16, moved to Wales last month.
Sofía, 16, left her residence at ‘Prince Pavilion’ near Zarzuela Palace to attend school at UWC Atlantic College in the Welsh county of Vale of Glamorgan.
The royal family smiled as they walked through the building, accompanied by government officials
The center’s director, Francisco Ávila, said he saw the queen’s visit as “a unique opportunity” to showcase the center’s work, La Vanguardia reported.
The former journalist completed her look by wearing a pair of Carrie Blue Suede Sling Back heels from Isabel Abdo
The school is often referred to as ‘Hippie Hogwarts’ due to its progressive approach to education and picturesque castle setting.
The college is based in St Donat’s Castle, South Wales, in a 12th-century castle, set in 122 hectares of woodland and farmland with its own valley and coast.
Founded by German educationalist Kurt Hahn, it is based in the 12th-century St. Donat’s Castle on the country’s south coast and costs as much as £67,000 a year for courses such as Tai Chi, the Theory of Knowledge and Tibetan Literature.
Meanwhile, the king and queen’s eldest daughter, Princess Leonor, 17, also left for the military academy last month.
The heir to the Spanish throne must complete the three years as per tradition as she follows in the path of her father, King Felipe.
Like a boarding school, the General Military Academy of Zaragoza follows a strict timetable during the week. but Leonor is allowed to return home on weekends when she is not maneuvering.
After training at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza, Spain’s equivalent of Sandhurst, she entered the naval school and completed her three years at the General Air Academy.
The princess, who turns 18 in October, revealed her enthusiasm to soon become a cadet at the Princesa de Girona Foundation awards ceremony in Girona, Catalonia, on July 5.
She said: “I have just finished high school and am about to start a new phase with a period of military training.
“I am happy because I know how much the Spaniards appreciate our armed forces… it is an important moment in my life and I feel very excited and determined to keep learning and doing my best.”