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King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the annual armed forces day that was held in Seville this year.
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Armed Forces Day is observed in Spain since 1978. It started as a purely military celebration, but with time became a more colourful and popular event, the central act that is held each year at a different city. Since 1987 it is observed the Saturday nearest to 30th May, the feast day of Saint Ferdinand, King.
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Upon arrival, King and Queen were received by the President of the Junta de Andalucia, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla.
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A Battalion of the Royal Guard gave honours to the Royal couple.
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Three Royal Guards, representatives of each of the Armies and the Navy, and a Civil Guard carried the Flag that was later hoisted to the National Anthem.
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A tribute to the fallen was paid by the King and armed forces and King laid a wreath in the honour of fallen soldiers who gave their lives to defend the nation.
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A flypast was performed by the Spanish Air Forces.
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The event ended with a formal parade. A reception was offered to the three armies and Civil Guards in the presence of their Majesties where they met with defence and civil authorities.
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For the day, Queen Letizia chose a completely different look than her last year’s appearance. She chose a more of summer look for with Suzie Midi Dress from Seville based designer Ana Cherubina.
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The €280 crepe dress features cross-over design, short sleeves with shoulder gathers (super flattering), cut at the waist with a button and a plunging neckline. The dress is still available online. The dress is also available in Blue.
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Letizia paired the dress with red Felipe Varela wide-heel leather pumps.
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She was carrying red Magrit handbag
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and chose Queen Sofia’s ruby and diamond earrings to finish the look.