the reception of Don Felipe and Doña Letizia in Berlin

A warm welcome from the King and Queen of Spain to Berlin. This Monday morning, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia arrived at the Bellevue Palace for the welcome ceremony that the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and his wife and first lady, Elke Büdenbender, offered in his honor. After the reunion of the two marriages, fine They had known each other since 2018, when they were having lunch together at the Royal Palace of Madridthe reception began, with the king reviewing the three German armies accompanied by Steinmeier.

There were many who had come to Bellevue to see the king and queen firsthand, including a group of students from the Joan Miró school in Berlin, carrying flags from Spain and Germany, who Don Felipe and Doña Letizia did not hesitate to sign, to the delight of children. Not only that, one of the little ones asked their Majesties to make it happen an autograph on a League cardto which both, amused, agreed, before the eyes of the president and the first lady, very happy with the situation.

The queen chose for this welcome ceremony a dress by Carolina Herrera, short sleeves, with teardrop neckline, shoulder straps, waist marked by a sash and midi length. It has three flowers incorporated in the shoulder area. She paired it with the new Magrit accessories, in the same shade as the dress: suede décolleté with relief on the front and an envelope bag with a handle. Doña Letizia was not very splendid with her choice of jewels, leaving all the prominence to her dress. The low ponytail with which she gathered her hair was exposed Bulgari earrings in white gold, diamonds and aquamarine.

After the ceremony and the greeting to the public present, the kings entered the palace to sign in the book of honor, Before holding bilateral meetings, Don Felipe with President Steinmeier and Doña Letizia with the First Lady. Subsequently, Their Majesties will make a floral offering at the Monument to the victims of war and tyranny. After a private lunch, the King will visit the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and meet Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. At night, a state dinner will be held in Bellevue in honor of Don Felipe and Doña Letizia.

On the second day, Tuesday, the king will participate together with Steinmeier in the Spanish-German Forum and will meet Bärbel Bas, president of the German parliament, while Queen Letizia and the first lady pursue a parallel agenda. The Queen and Elke Büdenbender will find out more about the “Write All Their Names” exhibition at collection of the Helga de Alvear Museum, to the People’s Palace. An exhibition that brings together artists who, influenced by constructivist traditions, by Minimal Art, as well as by conceptual art and performance, have developed a formal language as reduced as it is associative.

After that, and together again, The king and queen will visit the city-state of Berlin and the Brandenburg Gate. In the afternoon they will go to Frankfurt together with the Federal President and the First Lady for the inauguration of the Book Fair, of which Spain is the host country this year. That night, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia will offer a reception in honor of their guests, although the venue chosen for the evening is still unknown. On Wednesday, Their Majesties will continue their activities in Frankfurt before heading to Spain, visiting Spanish exhibitors at the Book Fair and the Cervantes Institute, where they will hold a meeting with German Hispanics.

A warm welcome from the King and Queen of Spain to Berlin. This Monday morning, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia arrived at the Bellevue Palace for the welcome ceremony that the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and his wife and first lady, Elke Büdenbender, offered in his honor. After the reunion of the two marriages, fine They had known each other since 2018, when they were having lunch together at the Royal Palace of Madridthe reception began, with the king reviewing the three German armies accompanied by Steinmeier.