The Queen of Spain accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic of Korea, Kim Jung-Sook, visited the ONCE Foundation headquarters in Madrid. 

The ONCE Foundation is committed to an inclusive labour market that, from the paradigm of equal opportunities and non-discrimination, addresses the employment of people with disabilities as an opportunity for all. Her Majesty and the First Lady toured the facilities to see first hand the training and entrepreneurship initiatives for people with disabilities.​

At the end of the visit, Queen Letizia and the First Lady bought two coupons from the Organisation with the number commemorating the beginning of diplomatic relations between Spain and Korea, on March 17, 1950. 

The King and Queen of Spain received the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-In, and First Lady, Kim Jung-sook, who are on a State Visit to Spain between the 15th-16th of June, at the Royal Palace of Madrid. 

Their Majesties and the President of the Republic of Korea and First Lady received Military Honors with the interpretation of the National Anthems of the Republic of Korea and of Spain, and a 21-gun salute. ​

​His Majesty and the President reviewed the honours battalion of the Royal Guard, later, accompanied by Her Majesty and the First Lady, they received greetings from the official delegations which was followed by the parade of the Royal Guard. The reception concluded with a meeting. 

Queen Letizia with First Lady Kim Jung-sook.

Her Majesty struggling with the wind.

The King and Queen of Spain offered a State Dinner in honour of the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-In, and First Lady, Kim Jung-sook, at the Royal Palace of Madrid.

Before the State Dinner, Their Majesties welcomed Their Excellencies and attending guests. ​King Felipe VI  delivered a speech and ​remarked that “Spain and Korea share fundamental principles and values, democratic institutions, respect for the rule of law, and the protection of human rights. He also stressed that “my wish, and that of the Queen, is that the interest of our peoples to know our respective cultures, the solid projection of our societies and companies in a global world and, above all, the values and principles that we share."

King Felipe VI accompanied by Queen Letizia, received the first Medal of Honor of Andalusia, awarded by the Andalusian Government, for constituting the most solid affective bond of Andalusia with all the State institutions, at the Palace of San Telmo, Seville.

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, presented the Medal of Honor of Andalusia to His Majesty, with which he recognised his commitment to the autonomous community and to Spain. "With this distinction, we make you a little more Andalusian than you already are by affinity and affection," he said. ​

​This is the first time that this distinction has been granted in the region. The creation of the medal took place by decree of the president of the Junta de Andalucía and its award was agreed upon by the Governing Council on the 21st December 2020 .

Upon arrival, Their Majesties were met by an affectionate crowd. After the initial greetings, they unveiled a plaque commemorating the delivery of the Medal. During the ceremony, King Felipe VI spoke a few words of thanks, before signing the Book of Honor of the Presidency of the Junta de Andalucía in the Governing Council room.

The Queen of Spain presided over the closing ceremony of the third edition of the 'Santander WomenNOW 2021' summit, under the title 'The world we want', at the Vocento Headquarters, Madrid.

The annual WomenNOW Summit is the most important congress on female leadership in Europe, and over two days it has welcomed fifty figures from politics, activism, science and culture to reflect on the challenges we face in a post-pandemic world.

Her Majesty delivered the closing speech.​

On Thursday The King and Queen of Spain carried out two engagements in Granada. Their first event of the day was the inauguration of the exhibition 'Odaliscas. From Ingres to Picasso', at the Museum of Fine Arts, Palace of Carlos V.

The exhibition is made up of 48 pieces by artists such as Ingres, Délacroix, Chasseriau, Gérôme, Constant, Bernard, Matisse and Picasso, among others, from prestigious institutions and private collections. It reflects on the creation of the myth of the odalisque and how its figure became one of the great topics of art history throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and how it became a key theme that traversed a century and a half of major aesthetic transformations in Western painting, showing the validity and importance of the traditional female nude.

Following a tour of the Odaliscas exhibition, Their Majesties went to the Nasrid Palaces, where they saw the restoration works carried out and the link between the space and the exhibition.

Later in the day, Their Majesties presided over the delivery of the 2020 National Innovation and Design Awards, the most important awards given in Spain in the fields of innovation and design, at the Granada Conference Centre. ​

The objective of the National Innovation and Design Awards is to distinguish people and organizations that have made innovation an indispensable element in the development of their professional strategy and business growth. 

After the award ceremony, a round table took place 'Reflections on innovation and design'  and Their Majesties met with the winners.

The King and Queen of Spain presided over the opening ceremony of the exhibition  'Berlanguiano. Luis García Berlanga (1921-2021)', on the centenary of his birth, at the Headquarters of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid.

Luis García-Berlanga Martí (1921 - 2010), was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Throughout Berlanga's career, he won many prestigious awards including the Prince of Asturias Award for Arts in 1986.  The exhibition identifies the evolution of Luis García Berlanga's cinematographic career and, in parallel, moments of Spanish life portrayed by national and international photographers who looked at and interpreted that autochthonous reality at the time. Promoted by the Film Academy, the exhibition presents the filmmaker as one of the most significant authors of 20th-century Spanish culture and shows the creator of unforgettable stories and characters through his films. 

​Their Majesties received a guided tour of the exhibition that consists of photographs, audiovisual material, scripts, posters and filming plans by the curator Esperanza G. Claver. Concluding their visit, the King and Queen conversed with the relatives of Luis García Berlanga, Spanish cinema personalities and guests.

Queen Letizia debuted a vibrant pink dress by Hugo Boss. It is the 'Dellisi' style from the BOSS Womenswear line.  The lightweight maxi-length dress, crafted in silk georgette is inspired by the season's boho trend. It is fashioned with ruched detailing and a tiered skirt with a voluminous A-line shape. A cord belt trimmed with signature hardware adds definition and impact at the waist of this statement piece.

Letizia complemented the hot pink tone with her fuchsia Carolina Herrera fuchsia croc embossed slingback pumps.

She finished the eye-catching ensemble with her bezel set diamond earrings.

The Queen of Spain inaugurated the exhibition 'Emilia Pardo Bazán. The challenge of modernity', on the centenary of her death, at the National Library of Spain, Madrid. 

Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851 - 1921), was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. She is known for introducing naturalism into Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality, and for her ground-breaking introduction of feminist ideas into the literature of her era. Pardo Bazán's ideas regarding women's rights for education made her a prominent feminist figure.

Through more than two hundred pieces including books, manuscripts, photographs, etc, the exhibition explores the multifaceted character of Emilia Pardo Bazán, one of the great European writers of her generation. Her Majesty and the attending authorities received a guided tour from the curator of the exhibition, Isabel Burdiel Bueno.

ROYAL NEWS FLASH: The King and Queen of Spain will receive their first State visitors since the beginning of the pandemic. Next week, Their Majesties will host the President of South Korea and the First Lady.  

The King and Queen of Spain presided over the annual meeting with the members of the Board of Trustees of the Princess of Asturias Foundation on Friday at the Royal Palace of Madrid.

The Princess of Asturias Foundation is a private non-profit institution, whose aims are to contribute to the promotion of all the scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of the universal heritage of humanity and consolidate the existing links between the Principality of Asturias and the title traditionally held by the heirs to the Crown of Spain.   King Felipe VI has been Honorary President of the Foundation since its creation in 1980. After his proclamation as King of Spain in 2014, his eldest daughter Leonor is now the Honorary President of this institution.​

Later in the afternoon, Their Majesties met with the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. King Felipe VI and the President of the Portuguese Republic went on to present the Iberian candidacy for the '2030 FIFA World Cup' and attended a friendly match between the National Teams of Spain and Portugal.

The Queen of Spain, as Honorary President of the Foundation for Aid against Drug Addiction (FAD), chaired a working meeting with the Board of Trustees, at the Mutua Madrileña Headquarters, Madrid.

During the meeting, Her Majesty was presented with the main consequences in areas such as employment or health, caused by COVID-19 in adolescents and youths. Along with FAD's strategy to contribute to Spain's recovery after the crisis and the possibility of applying for Next Generation EU funds, which has been developed with the support of the Boston Consulting Group. 

The FAD was created in 1986, it is a private, non-profit, non-denominational, apolitical institution that aims to prevent drug use and its consequences, promoting preventive education at all levels - school, family and community, finding specific objectives related to drug use, and attending to other psychosocial risk behaviours.

Queen Letizia made a statement in a striking grey pinstriped dress featuring a structured neckline softened by a tie detail at the left shoulder. 

The dress is by Spanish fashion designer, Ulises Mérida. It was seen on the runway as part of ​Mérida's A/W 2021-2022 'LIBRE' collection done in partnership with the Association for the Prevention, Reintegration and Care of Prostituted Women (APRAMP).  APRAMP is a Spanish organization created in 1984, dedicated to support the people who suffer sexual exploitation, forced prostitution and trafficking.

Letizia kept her accessories simple and opted for her Carolina Herrera 'Astrud' clutch and custom pair of black Magrit leather pumps.

She completed the chic outfit with her Gold & Roses 'Skyline' crawler earrings.