Farewell with honors at the foot of the T4 runway, at the Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas Airport. This was the boarding of King Felipe VI and Letizia on the plane that will take them to Holland. The monarch and his wife boarded the aircraft around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16. They are accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares.
For the flight, Mrs. Letizia has rescued a black tailored suit, with basic, simple and discreet pants. The outfit is combined with a white top and medium-heeled slingback shoes (the well-known kitten heels), very comfortable for traveling. This heel format has become one of their favorites due to the two-for-one effect: it is stylish and also comfortable. Furthermore, since she herself told us that she suffers from Morton’s neuroma (thickening of the tissue around a nerve due to pressure, especially from continued use of high heels), the kitten whole It is a staple in your dressing room.
The trip program in Holland
This state trip, the first on this year’s international agenda, reinforces the ties between the two countries. The welcome ceremony in the capital of the canals will be tomorrow, Wednesday the 17th, in Dam Square, in front of the Royal Palace. There the flower offering will take place. Afterwards, Guillermo and Máxima will offer the Kings of Spain a private lunch.
One of the core events of the program is the visit to the port of Amsterdam, the fourth most important in Europe, where Don Felipe will have the opportunity to see the EVOS and Sunoco terminals. The main objective is to promote the green hydrogen maritime corridor established with Bilbao, which joins Algeciras (Cádiz) and Rotterdam, according to Europa Press.
In the evening, at the gala dinner, Crown Princess Amalia, 20, will receive the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic from the hands of Don Felipe. A distinction that has been awarded to him by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and whose purpose is “reward extraordinary behavior of a civil nature, carried out by Spanish and foreign people” for “the benefit of the nation” or that contribute “to favoring relations of friendship and cooperation of the Spanish Nation with the rest of the International Community”, as stated on the ministry’s website. Accompanied by Guillermo, Felipe VI will tour the Johan Cruyff Foundation, which promotes and promotes sport to improve the health of children who have a disability.
Felipe VI and Letizia visited Holland for the first time as kings in October 2014. The four Kings have a very good relationship, as we already saw in the visit of the Dutch monarch to Spain in June 2023, on the occasion of the 375th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.