Red alert Queen Letizia of Spain recycles £222 coral Adolfo Dominguez dress as she opens Spanish language centre in Senegal

  • To attend the official opening of Cervantes Institute headquarters in Dakar (Senegal), Queen Letizia, Spain, wore a bright red summery number. 
  • Wore a £222 from Adolfo Dominguez which she first wore in 2018 again in 2019
  • Opened the the Cervantes Institute which supports Spanish learning and culture around the world










In style, she reigns supreme.

Today was no different for Queen Letizia, Spain. She wore a bright red summery top to the Cervantes Institute’s inauguration in Dakar (Senegal).

Last night, the monarch (49 years old) arrived in Senegal. Marie Faye Sall, the Republic’s first lady, welcomed her to the country. 

Queen Letizia of Spain as sported a summery red number to attend the inauguration of the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in Dakar, Senegal. The monarch, 49, arrived in the west African country last night where she was met by the first lady of the Republic of Senegal, Marie Faye Sall

Queen Letizia of Spain wore a red shirt and shorts to the Cervantes Institute’s official opening in Dakar, Senegal. Marie Faye Sall was the first lady of Senegal when the 49-year-old monarch arrived in west Africa.

Today, she sported a £222 from one of her favourite designers Adolfo Dominguez which she first wore in 2018 to welcome the new Spanish Prime Minister at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca

Today, she sported a £222 from one of her favourite designers Adolfo Dominguez which she first wore in 2018 to welcome the new Spanish Prime Minister at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca

Today, she sported a £222 from one of her favourite designers Adolfo Dominguez which she first wore in 2018 to welcome the new Spanish Prime Minister at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca. 

Showing off her easy sophistication, the royal paired the dress – which she wore again in  2019 at a heritage education seminar in La Rioja – with  her Lodi ‘Saray’ leather pumps, as well as Gold & Rose white gold and diamond double dagger earrings.

Letizia kept her makeup natural and tied her hair in a ponytail to protect herself from the heat.  

Letizia opened today the Cervantes Institute. It has over 85 centers around the globe. 

Showing off her easy sophistication, the royal paired the dress - which she wore again in 2019 at a heritage education seminar in La Rioja - with her Lodi ‘Saray’ leather pumps, as well as Gold & Rose white gold and diamond double dagger earrings.

Showing off her easy sophistication, the royal paired the dress – which she wore again in 2019 at a heritage education seminar in La Rioja – with her Lodi ‘Saray’ leather pumps, as well as Gold & Rose white gold and diamond double dagger earrings.

Queen Letizia of Spain was spotted in the  floral dress at the Heritage Education in the School seminar in La Rioja in 2019

Queen Letizia of Spain was spotted in the  floral dress at the Heritage Education in the School seminar in La Rioja in 2019

They were established in 1991. 

After inaugurating the centre, the Royal visited the multimedia classroom and signed a book of honor. 

It’s been a busy week for Letizia,  who accompanied her husband King Felipe VI, 53, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language (ASALE) at Madrid’s Royal Spanish Academy just three days ago.

But the Senegal trip will be the last international engagement for Her Majesty for 2021, who is set to return to Spain before taking a private winter break with her family.  

After opening the centre, the royal toured the multimedia classroom and signed the book of honour.

The royal visited the center and then signed the Book of Honour.

The Senegal trip will be the last international engagement for Her Majesty for 2021, who is set to return to Spain before taking a private winter break with her family

Senegal will mark Her Majesty’s final international engagement in 2021.

Letizia and Felipe VI met at a party in 2002. The pair developed an immediate connection that led to their 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.

Her education was at a high school in the public sector. She also completed a degree from Complutense University of Madrid. Later, she earned an MA in Audiovisual Journalism from the Institute for Studies in Audiovisual Journalism.

King Juan Carlos abdicated and was replaced by his son King Felipe VI.

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