Queen Letizia is elegant in green suit as she makes a sombre return to work at Zarzuela Palace after weeks of devastating floods in Valencia
Queen Letizia of Spain was elegant in a green suit as she somberly returned to work at the Zarzuela Palace after two weeks of devastating floods in Valencia.
The European queen, 52, met with representatives from Code.org at the royal residence in Madrid to discuss the importance of teaching computer science in schools, especially to young girls.
The nonprofit organizes the annual Hour of Code – a movement where 10 percent of students around the world code for an hour during Computer Science Education Week in December.
The royal mother of two then sat down with members of the Spanish Porphyria Society.
The royal family discussed the rare disease with the association’s president, Fide Mirón, who has congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
Letizia, 52, wore a somber colored suit at the Zarzuela Palace today. The oversized blazer and high pleated trousers are from the Spanish clothing brand Bimba y Lola
For her day full of busy meetings at Zarzuela Palace, Letizia wore an elegant suit from the Spanish brand Bimba y Lola.
The muted green blazer and high pleated trousers, which she has owned since 2021, have become an indispensable part of Letizia’s wardrobe.
The stylish royal wore a black blouse under the jacket and decorated with gold star-shaped earrings.
Letizia completed her ensemble with a pair of black kitten heels from her favorite shoe designer Magrit.
Spanish outlet El Mundo previously reported that the queen has chronic metatarsalgia – or, in layman’s terms, pain in the ball of the foot.
After suffering a broken toe earlier this year, lower heels are likely more comfortable for Letizia than her high heel alternatives.
With her brown hair falling just below her shoulders, the queen kept today’s look simple with subtle makeup consisting of light brown eyeshadow and a sheer pink gloss on her lips.
Letizia’s meetings come just a few hours before her husband, King Felipe, 56, returns to Valencia to visit forces involved in rescue work in the flooded area.
The Queen of Spain let her brown hair fall to her shoulders and kept her look simple with subtle makeup consisting of light eye shadow and a sheer pink gloss on her lips
Letizia poses in front of the Zarzuela Palace with representatives of Code.org – a non-profit organization with the aim of teaching computer science in schools
The 52-year-old monarch walks with Fide Mirón, president of the Spanish Porphyria Association
The harsh weather conditions have already claimed more than 200 lives.
On November 3, the King and Queen of Spain traveled to Paiporta – one of the towns worst affected by the heavy rains – to pay their respects to the victims and express their condolences to those affected by the floods.
Torrential floods of muddy water had devastated the city’s infrastructure in Spain’s worst disaster in decades.
Letizia appeared to cry as she spoke to a woman in Paiporta, as the queen wrapped her hands around her shoulder.
She also comforted groups of sobbing local women affected by the flash floods and gave them hugs as they explained their situation to the Queen.
Meanwhile, her husband, King Felipe, was harassed and had dirt thrown at him by angry locals during his visit.
The monarch was pelted with mud and objects such as cans by angry survivors of the deadly floods as he walked through the devastated city.
Queen Letizia appeared to be crying as she spoke to a woman in Paiporta on November 3
The Queen of Spain comforts a woman during her visit to Paiporta earlier this month
Spain’s King Felipe is harassed and has mud thrown at him by angry locals during a visit to Paiporta in Valencia – where more than 200 people died in devastating floods
Hecklers also targeted Letizia as a video showed the queen breaking down in tears with mud on her face as she was helped through the busy streets by her entourage.
King Felipe returns to Valencia today to visit the Jaime I base in Bétera to talk to members of the army, air force and Military Emergency Unit.
The monarch will then travel to the port of Valencia to visit Galicia – an amphibious ship that has arrived with members of the military to help with the damage caused by the flooding.
His trip ends with a tour of the Valencia Trade Fair, where the army’s main logistics base is set up.
But the king is expected to return to the flood-hit area next week, with his wife Letizia again at his side.
It has been reported that they will visit Chiva – a visit that was on their original schedule before being scrapped due to the hostile reception in Paiporta.