Queen Letizia of Spain cut a sombre figure today as she delivered humanitarian aid to a shelter in the Sula Valley of Honduras which was devastated by hurricanes.
The royal, 48, sported a face mask, pink shirt and red jacket during the trip, as she went to the most affected areas by Hurricanes ETA and Iota.
Pictures show Letizia surrounded by local children as she visited the country as part of a two-day trip to express Spain’s solidarity with the Honduran people.
Queen Letizia of Spain cut a sombre figure today as she delivered humanitarian aid to a shelter in the Sula Valley of Honduras which was devastated by hurricanes
Pictures show Letizia surrounded by local children as she visited the country as part of a two-day trip to express Spain’s solidarity with the Honduran people
The royal, 48, sported a face mask, pink shirt and red jacket during the trip, as she went to the most affected areas by Hurricanes ETA and Iota
The royal is travelling alongside the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Ángeles Moreno Bau and will return to Spain this evening.
Letizia is part of a team delivering 120 tonnes of cargo to Hondorus, including rapid COVID test kits; making it the most substantial amount of aid from the Spanish Cooperation Agency in the last ten years, according to Royal Central.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, more than 4.3 million Central Americans, including 3 million Hondurans, were affected by Hurricane Eta alone. Those numbers only rose when Iota, another Category 4 storm, hit the region.
In addition to the hurricanes, families from Hondurasr are suffering from economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic as well as chronic problems of violence and poverty.
The royal is travelling alongside the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Ángeles Moreno Bau and will return to Spain this evening. She is pictured meeting locals
Letizia is part of a team delivering 120 tonnes of cargo to Hondorus, including rapid COVID test kits
Letizia has also met with President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife during the trip.
This is the second time the monarch has visited Honduras, her first visit was in 2015.
The royal’s trip also intends to contribute to raising awareness and mobilising the international community as a whole about the seriousness of the situation and the need to redouble efforts in critical areas such as education, health and climate change.
This is the second time the monarch has visited Honduras, her first visit was in 2015.
Letizia is pictured meeting locals and helping with plans to help the area after the devastating effects of Hurricane ETA and Iota
It comes as the Spanish royal family’s official Christmas card was shared online to mark the annual Christian celebration.
For the first time in five years, King Felipe, 52, and Queen Letizia, opted not to appear alongside their daughters in the festive handout.
Princess Leonor, 15, and Infanta Sofía, 13, beam in the snap taken in the parish of Somao, in Northern Spain during a family trip there in November.
The royal’s trip also intends to contribute to raising awareness and mobilising the international community as a whole about the seriousness of the situation and the need to redouble efforts in critical areas such as education, health and climate change
Queen Letizia of Spain visit to the shelter established in the Patria Institute in Honduras
The card features a timely message penned in Spanish and English, which reads: ‘May this Christmas bring us a specially hopeful New Year 2021’.
Each member of the royal family signed their titles underneath the message to give the card a personal touch.
In the photo, identical-looking sisters Leonor and Sofía are both dressed casually, with their hair swept back in high ponytails and with an absence of face masks.
Letizia, pictured today in Honduras, married King Felipe 16 years ago at Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid.
Leonor, 15, showcases her seasonal style in a high-neck cream jumper paired with a black body warmer, meanwhile Sofia dons a check coat and beige knitwear.
Letizia married King Felipe 16 years ago at Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid.
The relationship began in November 2002 and in 2003, just months after she had been promoted to the position of anchor on the national news channel.
She then quit her job and days later the royal engagement was announced.
The former newsreader is the granddaughter of a taxi driver and the eldest daughter of Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez, a journalist, and first wife María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez, a nurse and hospital union representative.
She attended public high school and did a degree at the Complutense University of Madrid. She later gained an MA in Audiovisual Journalism at the Institute for Studies in Audiovisual Journalism.
King Juan Carlos abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son, now King Felipe VI.