Girls night out! Three generations of Spanish royalty showcase the perfect high summer dressing
The best things in life come in threes
There’s an old adage that says, ‘Like mother, like daughter,’ and, in the case of the ever-chic Spanish royal family, it would seem that daughter’s daughters are just as quick to embody the sartorial charm of sovereign style. Last night, former Queen Sofía, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia of Spain were out in force to enjoy an evening of glamour and great cuisine at Palma de Mallorca’s Beatnik restaurant before perusing the stalls at the Paseo de Sagrera market, all resplendent in swirling prints and almost-identical espadrilles.
Queen Sofía, 83, looked delightfully refined in a floral-inspired silk trouser suit and white blouse. Holding onto the arm of her daughter-in-law, Queen Letizia, Sofía sizzled in the bold hues of purple, red and hues which she accessorised with glass bead jewellery and a mother-of-pearl button-bedecked handbag.
Letizia, current queen and wife of King Felipe VI of Spain, 49, opted for a pink and white chintzy shirt dress from Spanish retailer Zara. The eye-catching design has had discerning high street style sleuths dub it this year’s ‘It Dress’ from the label, with its popularity being likened to the infamous £40 polka-dot midi dress of 2019 which had a fan-run Instagram account of IRL spottings and boosted the company’s sales by 5 per cent alone during its peak. Letizia paired the piece with a Feel Mallorca canvas flap clutch and pink wedged espadrilles from Clouui, two more Spanish retailers.
