King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain were at CaixaForum in Madrid today to undertake an annual engagement that is a staple part of their summer Royal calendar – Presentation of the “La Caixa” Scholarships. This was Queen Letizia’s second engagement of the week. On Monday, Spanish Queen received the winners of BBVA foundation scholarships and SM award winners at the Royal Palace.
Felipe and Letizia are one of the busiest royals around the globe. Today’s engagement saw them presenting Foundation postgraduate scholarships to 100 university students who will be studying abroad. This year marks the 41st edition of the Scholarships that aims to promote the talent of the most outstanding students by expanding their training in some of the best universities in the world across four continents: Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania.
The “la Caixa” Foundation’s Postgraduate Scholarships Abroad program is a benchmark among the university community. The scholarships are open to all disciplines of study. The program covers the entire cost of tuition and a monthly stipend. In addition, it is responsible for travel expenses and an orientation course before joining the respective universities. Since its establishment in 1982, the forum has allocated 200 million euros to the training of 3,784 students with an average cost of 90,000 euros per student.
Addressing the gathering, King Felipe said, “41 years that demonstrate the solidity of the Foundation’s commitment. A solidity supported by the figures associated with this initiative From a project launched in 1982, with a call for 45 scholarships, it has reached in our days with calls that double the number of grants and also with an Association of Scholars that already has 5,700 members specialized in the most varied disciplines. All of them, all of you, form a true network of academic and professional talent that is a benchmark inside and outside our borders“.
What Queen Letizia wore to the 2023 “La Caixa” Scholarship presentation
- Laura Bernal 38003 Dress – (Repeat – first worn in June 2022 during NATO Summit)
- Isabel Abdo Carrie Slingback pumps – (Repeat – first worn in July 2023)
- Gold & Roses Luzia 2 Star earrings – (Repeat – Worn in June 2023)
- Coreterno Amor Che Tutto Move Ring – (Repeat – debuted in January 2023)
Letizia was wearing her Laura Bernal 38003 Dress that she first wore in June 2022 when she welcomed the partners and spouses of NATO leaders who were in Spain for the NATO Summit.
The Queen teamed up the outfit with her Isabel Abdo Carrie Slingback pumps that she debuted last week when she visited General Military Academy with King Felipe VI and Princess of Asturias, Leonor.
Completing the look of the day were Gold & Roses Luzia 2 Star earrings debuted in June 2023 when Letizia welcomed Queen Rania of Jordan in Madrid.
And her Coreterno Amor Che Tutto Move Ring that she debuted in January 2023.
Check out Queen Letizia’s style at the same event in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Next, we will see Queen Letizia on Friday when she will join King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia to meet the Board of Trustees of the Spanish Committee of the United World Colleges Foundation, Sponsors of Scholarships and Students at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
