How Queen Letizia of Spain honored Queen Elizabeth at her funeral

Queen Letizia followed hundreds of years of royal tradition at the Monday funeral of Queen Elizabeth II – and her somber headdress has a sweet relationship with the late monarch.

The Spanish Queen, 50, covered her face with a long black mourning veil as she attended services for the late monarch, wearing Cherubina’s “Elizabeth” style headdress ($ 250) in tribute to the beloved head of state in Great Britain.

Dressed in an elegant black dress with a belt from Carolina Herrera, Queen Letizia – who is the wife of King Philip VI – joined thousands of mourners at Westminster Abbey for a memorial service to Queen Elizabeth, who died on September 8 at the age of 96.

Her choice to wear the veil – along with other participants including Kate Middleton, Queen Consort Camilla, Princess Charlene, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, and Princess Eugenie – is steeped in history.

Queen Victoria was famous for her mourning veil for the rest of her life after the death of her husband, Prince Albert, and many other members of the royal family wore them for years at funerals – including Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Queen Mother.

While the other royal ladies’ veils yesterday were of the shorter, mesh variety, Letizia seemed to be the only one to wear a full mourning veil that wrapped around the front and back of her halo-style headdress.

Letizia added feather-shaped earrings from Chanel and an elegant black Giorgio Armani purse to her look.

Spanish aristocrats have met Queen Elizabeth II on a number of occasions, including during a 2017 UK state visit where the two queens had unforgettable tiara moments.

They joined many other royal families at the funeral, including Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco, who rarely appeared in public after a mysterious illness that nearly killed her.

Other guests include King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Charles XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Rania and King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Queen Margaret II of Denmark, who was one of Elizabeth’s queens. cousins ​​and dear friends.

Additionally, Joe Biden and celebrities Sandra Oh, Bear Grylls, musician Gregory Charles and Olympic gold medalist swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among the 2.00 guests.