King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the Commemorative literary act of the centenary of the inauguration of the first Casa del Libro (House of the book) ‘Circle of Fine Arts’ in Madrid. The first Casa del Libro, initially named Palacio del Libro, opened its doors at number 29 Gran Vía in Madrid, a building that housed the offices of Espasa Calpe, on April 15, 1923.
The attendees were presented with a copy of the book “100 Years of Casa del Libro”, a special edition that will only be sold in the bookstore where it all began, the one on Gran Vía, 29. In the Ballroom of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, a great book in which a calligrapher wrote down the first lines of a new chapter in the history of Casa del Libro, begun by the writer Carmen Posadas, and which the guests completed with their own reflections.
The Community of Madrid Choir and the Sinan Kay Choir, under the direction of Mrs Lara Diloy, performed the centenary hymn composed for the occasion, interpreting a dialogue between children and adults in which they expressed the vision that one and the other have of reading as a source of knowledge: “Everything happens in the House, / I leave the gaze / of a past that I made in books”.
After the ceremony, The King and Queen toured the exhibition “Previous Chapters-Chronology”. The exhibition covers the 100-year history of Casa del Libro and can be seen later in the Eugenio Trías Municipal Library in Madrid, in conjunction with the Madrid Book Fair.
The attendees were presented with a copy of the book “100 Years of Casa del Libro”, a special edition that will only be sold in the bookstore where it all began, the one on Gran Vía, 29.
What Queen Letizia of Spain wore to Casa del Libro Centenary Commemoration
Moving towards Queen Letizia Style – Letizia was looking stunning in a familiar orange outfit.
Letizia was wearing 2 piece outfit from the Spanish label, Zara that she first wore in March 2019 during the Argentina visit.
She wore an $89.90 long asymmetric top featuring long sleeves, a round neckline, asymmetric hem, with a deep vent and a buttoned opening in the back. and teamed up the top with Zara Side Vent Pants. $69.90 Mid-waist trousers with front pockets and decorative jetted back pockets feature front vents at the hems and metal hook, button and zip fastening.
Letizia again wore the outfit in May 2021 when she and King Felipe presented the 2020 “Miguel de Cervantes”.
Letizia was wearing her CXC E0076 Earrings which she debuted at Red Cross day in May 2022.
and her Coreterno ring.
Next week King Felipe and Queen Letizia are taking off. Princess Leonor will be back home for the Easter holiday on Friday and we might see family attending the Easter service on Sunday.
