Queen Letizia is resplendent in red for final act of Moroccan State Visit

15/2/2019

For the final engagement of the State Visit to Morocco, King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended a reception held for the Spanish community at National Library in Rabat.

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The Spanish queen looked beautiful in a burgundy embroidered midi dress by Carolina Herrera.

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Crafted in silk organza, this Carolina Herrera dress features a bateau neckline, full length velvet sleeves, midi length skirt, and a cascading sequin embroidered designs throughout. The piece is from the designer's Fall 2017 collection.

Carolina Herrera Embroidered Silk Organza Midi Dress

The new dress was teamed with familiar accessories, including her red Reliquia 'Archy' handbag and burgundy Lodi suede ankle strap pumps.

Queen Sofia's ruby and diamond dove 'Saudi' earrings topped of the elegant ensemble.

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Following the event, Their Majesties boarded a flight bound for home.

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A final wave goodbye.

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20 Comments

Marsha

19/2/2019 02:21:21 am

This dress is stunning
Her purse and shoes perfect
By far the best dressed royal

Vanessa

19/2/2019 04:14:50 am

This dress, while beautiful, seems a bit too dressy for the occasion. Seems more like a cocktail dress to me. I'm really not fond of the middle part for her hair but the curl is a refreshing change

Sandy

19/2/2019 08:55:39 am

I agree, Vanessa. I love everything about the dress especially the burgundy colour and the contrasting fabric on the belt and sleeves. It is beautiful but more suitable for a formal occasion in the evening.

Wendy

19/2/2019 06:51:57 pm

It was in the evening, in the morning they were at the mausoleum. You can see it got dark when they are getting on the plane.

Sara

20/2/2019 12:16:48 am

It was cocktail with the Spanish Community in Rabat, the Capital City, very formal event.

Bertie

19/2/2019 04:29:58 am

I love this dress to bits, the sequin detailing is fabulous and works an ancient craft in a modern abstract pattern which is brilliant. My only quibble might be that the embellished chiffon doesn't lie or hang well which detracts a smidgeon from what might have been a smooth line.

To have the solid colour sleeves against the delicate organza is an inspired touch, but again I'm not so sure that something as heavy as velvet helps the overall lie of fabric. However it remains a fabulous dress and Letizia's loose wavy hair is perfect, shoes and bag are spot on. Those earrings are sensational.

Thanks so much for all your work in bringing out all these catch-up posts, it's been frustrating watching Letizia step out in these styles and not get the full background ID!

Jennifer

19/2/2019 04:47:57 am

A gorgeous sumptuous dress befitting a Queen. I wish it had been styled in a similar way to the runway presentation with black opaque tights and ankle strap tie shoes, it would have been glorious and helped break up the red. I don't care for this particular clutch - I feel that it is too large and structural for the feminine shape of the dress. I hope we see this Carolina Herrera again around the festive season.

Miriam

19/2/2019 08:00:30 pm

Black opaque pantyhose in Africa?? Oh My God!!

Ava Pittman

19/2/2019 05:05:20 am

This is a lovely dress, a little unusual, but I think she looks fantastic. Her accessories are just right. Her hair for this occasion looks lovely.

Stephanie

19/2/2019 10:31:55 am

This is a stunning dress on Queen Letizia and it looks fabulous from the different angles in the photos. As said above, a beautifully co-ordinated outfit.

Greenlee

20/2/2019 02:28:48 am

This dress is so sophisticated and red is Letezia’color, as we all agree! Loved her hair, earrings, shoes, and makeup too. One small quibble, would prefer a smaller dressier clutch. A very successful trip, style wise.

Zoe link

20/2/2019 03:02:22 pm

The entire Moroccan suitcase was exceptional. Pity she only acts as arm candy at these events. It would be quite earthshaking and many steps forward if the husband for once sat in the audience and turned over his notes to her. He would probably receive more praise than she. We live in hope.

Wendy

20/2/2019 07:40:42 pm

That's imposible, he is the Monarch, she only the consort, when he is there...
With Leonor, it will be the contrary..

Zoe link

21/2/2019 12:30:06 pm

Nothing is impossible. They are selling an image, and recognizing the image of the modern woman would be priceless. The King and Queen of Jordan recently visited the University of Jordan. See who was the speaker and who sat in the audience. .. and please stop with the she is only a consort nonsense. It's a nasty sexist putdown of a woman by another woman. Her CV says she is more than that..

Wendy

22/2/2019 12:26:40 am

Her CV is terrific! But things are like that, not sexist...Leonor will be the Queen, her husband a nodody...

Julia

21/2/2019 01:14:31 pm

Zoe, there is a time and place for Letizia to have her platform, but this occasion was not one of them. Letizia does plenty of solo engagements and she is a great role model in the way she speaks about the causes she represents. This has nothing to do with sexism, so Zoe I don't even know why you would bring this up. If this was Queen Elizabeth, she would be speaking not Prince Philip just because he is male. So stop making this about gender when it's not.

Zoe link

21/2/2019 11:02:34 pm

'Only' before the word consort is not an uplifting term. This was not the venue but there are many journalism events where she who is a certified professional does not speak. She has read his speeches here and there but he was not in the audience..Valencia for example. It would not diminish his prominence but would be a nod to especially to young women who try to excel at whatever they do. Public opinion among the young (who are moving away from archaic rules) is important to them.

Edith

20/2/2019 07:53:10 pm

This beautiful dress is by Carolina Herrera New York. It was on the runway at the New York Fashion week automn/winter 2018 and its
price is 7764 euros.

Wendy

22/2/2019 03:33:01 am

It is from Fall 2017, as Elizabeth points out, so she must have bought it cheaper..

Geneviève

22/2/2019 01:39:03 am

I can't fault this ensemble. I like that it's unique and the beading on the bodice is particularly interesting but I'm just not excited about the look overall.

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