April 2019

On the day 2 of her cooperation visit to Mozambique, Queen Letizia of Spain travelled from Maputo to Beira to see the devastation caused by the Cyclone “Idai”, whereupon arrival at the airport of the city she was received by the Governor of Sofala, Alberto Ricardo Mondlane, among other local authorities.

The day started with an informative meeting in the meeting room of the airport where she was informed about the situation after the catastrophe caused by the Cyclone “Idai” in March this year.

Later, Letizia accompanied by the governor of the province of Sofala and the Mozambican Minister of Health moved to Dondo, centre-east of Mozambique, where she visited the START Hospital.

Known as the “red vests”, the START device is composed of a field hospital with surgical capacity and hospitalization with a team of 71 people including the members of the Emergency and Immediate Response Unit of the Community of Madrid (ERICAM), Firefighters of Madrid City Council and of the Community of Madrid, and SUMMA staff, and the Zaporeak- a pharmaceutical technician of Farmamundi and Doctors from the World for psychosocial support, in addition to personnel of the AECID.

Health and logistics from Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Ceuta, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, the Basque Country and the Valencian Community, as well as AECID staff , integrate the Spanish humanitarian response team that serves the most affected people in the province of Sofala.

Spain put together this team after a help request from the Mozambican government through the European Civil Protection Mechanism. The Agency follows the evolution of this emergency from the first moment through the Embassy of Spain in Maputo and its Technical Cooperation Office and the Office of Humanitarian Action in Madrid. The staff of the Agency in the country serves in the affected area and is in permanent contact with the Mozambican authorities and international organizations deployed to facilitate the assistance to the population.

During the visit, Queen Letizia toured the areas of emergency, radiology, the ultrasound, the operating room and the Resuscitation and hospitalization areas.

Queen Letizia received information from the staff during the tour.

After the visit, the Queen held a brief meeting with the staff of AECID on the deployment, activities and lessons learned from the START Team.

After the visit to the START Hospital,  Letizia travelled back to the Beira airport, where after a meeting with the coordinators of the operation of international humanitarian assistance and Spanish members of humanitarian action deployed in the area, she returned back to Spain.

Once again dressing down, Letizia kept her look very casual and comfortable for the day that involved a tour of ground reality.  Letizia was wearing Massimo Dutti poplin shirt with epaulettes. Thanks to @LetiziadePaR on Twitter for the look ids.

The €39.95 shirt from label’s Spring Summer 2019 collection was a big hit and already sold out.

Queen teamed up the shirt with sand coloured Massimo Dutti darted cropped fit chinos. The $89.90 darted chino trousers features a cropped fit, zip fly and top button fastening with two side pockets, two back patch pockets and belt loops. They are still available online at Massimo Dutti.

Letizia paired the outfit with Panama Jackboots.

And her diamond stud earrings we have been seeing since the start of the visit.

On Monday afternoon, Queen Letizia was officially welcomed by the President of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyussi and the First Lady Isaura Nyussi at the President House.

The President and First Lady offered lunch in the honour of Spanish Queen at the Palace of Ponta Vermelha that was also attended by the delegates of both countries.

During the meet, they discussed the reconstruction plans after the damages of the “Idai” and the international aid that may be required for this.

After lunch, Letizia travelled to the Technical Cooperation Office (OTC), where she toured its facilities and discovered a commemorative plaque to mark the visit.

Letizia marking the visit with a plaque.

She also held a meeting with the personnel from the Technical Cooperation Office, International Institutions, Religious Orders, representatives of NGOs, representatives of Decentralized Cooperation, personnel from the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare and the Ministry of Health. Embassy of Spain in Mozambique.

The OTC units correspond to the identification and monitoring functions of the projects and cooperation programs and other support and coordination activities for development financed and organized by the Spanish Corporation. The OTC is a vital organ through which direct contact is facilitated and channelled with partner countries, beneficiaries and counterparts in the field.

Then Queen Letizia received a representation from the Spanish community linked to the Cooperation in Mozambique, where she was able to talk with the donors and get to know first hand the problems and needs they face in their daily work.

For the second leg of the day 1, Queen chose another Spanish label. she wore a pale blue dress from Pedro Del Hierro.

Coming from label’s Spring Summer 2019 ready-to-wear collection, the dress features shirt style collars, full sleeves, a belted waistline and a slightly asymmetric hemline.

Queen paired the outfit with navy blue accessories. She once again wore blue suede Carolina Herrera slingback pumps.

And carried Magrit Hawa Clutch.

Her Bvlgari diamond and aquamarine white gold hoop earrings finished the look.

Queen Letizia started her first day of cooperation visit to Mozambique with a visit to the Manhiça Health Center and the Health Research Center of Manhiça (CISM).

Founded in 1996, CISM is a non-profit organisation working to improve the health of people living in the most vulnerable areas.

Queen Letizia during the tour of the centre.

The organization was the winner of Princess of Asturias 2008 award and works as an intermediate between Spain and Africa with permanent collaborations with the Hospital Clínic and ISGlobal.

The centre carries out biomedical research in health and medicine areas. During the visit, Queen Letizia toured the area of the Microbiology laboratory, where she received an explanation about the CISM and its activities.

The visit ended with a working meeting in which the programs on malaria and tuberculosis were presented.

Letizia stood for a group photograph with the staff of the centre.

For the day, surprising the royal fashion world, Queen Letizia chose to repeat the looks she wore in May 2018 during Haiti Cooperation Visit.

She was wearing a pale pink fluid jacket with a matching loose Pajama from Spanish high-street brand Intropia.

Underneath the jacket, Letizia wore rose nude top from Zara that she also wore in May 2018.

She once again paired the outfit with pink leather Moccasins from Uterqüe. Made of cowhide the stylish pair features a golden chain on the front.

Her simple diamond studs once again finished the look.