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KING FELIPE VI AND QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN ROYALS COURT ON CAMERA
In a dazzling tiara and dramatic hot-pink gown, Queen Letizia of Spain was at her majestic best as the 47-year-old joined husband King Felipe VI (left) for an official photoshoot at Zarzuela Palace to mark the new year. Showing she is a fan of sustainable fashion, Letizia recycled the full-length Carolina Herrera gown she wore last October at a banquet marking the accession to the throne of Emperor Naruhito in Japan. Her dazzling style included the platinum and diamond Tiara de las Flores de Lis, which has been in the Spanish royal family since 1906, when King Alfonso XIII gave it to Queen Ena as a wedding gift.
Felipe, too, proudly sported royal orders including the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Royal and Distinguished Order of Carlos III at the shoot in their official residence.
But while the surroundings were formal, the atmosphere on the day was anything but. “It was all very easy,” said photographer Estela de Castro. “They were relaxed and collaborating at all times.”
The royal pair also posed for a casual – but just as colourful – family shot with daughters Princess Leonor, 14, and Infanta Sofía, 12 (below), before the
