The King and Queen of Spain presided over the closing ceremony of the commemoration of the fourth centenary of the death of the writer Miguel de Cervantes. In his speech Don Felipe highlighted the effect of the work, interest, passion, influence and values Cervantes. "Their ideal of justice, tolerance, freedom, beauty, solidarity, love or friendship are still so alive, they remain as valid and necessary in our present world as they were in the times in That he embodied them in the pages of his works and gave them life through his characters, "he stressed.

On this Monday, January 30th 2017, His Majesty was celebrating his 49th birthday, but there was no day off for the monarch as he and Queen Letizia participated together in a joint appointment. While she was laying beside him for a group photo with their guests at the Royal Palace in Madrid, it is a lovely look that Dona Letizia gave her husband.

In photos: Letizia in sumptuous evening dress in the morning

The event, for which Queen Letizia of Spain had chosen to wear a recycled a Felipe Varela separates which consist of a red jacket with scallop edges and a matching high-waisted pencil skirt. Accessorizing with her Carolina Herrera 'Maysa' clutch bag, gold filigree hoop earrings and her red snakeskin D'Orsay heels, a bespoke version of Magrit's 'Alicia'. About 200 people gathered in the Column Hall of the Royal Palace, mostly personalities from the world of education And culture. While this act officially put the finishing touches to the 400th anniversary, demonstrations will still take place. And this until the 23rd of April, the date of the death of Cervantes.