The story of Queen Letizia and Mallorca, this is how their summers on the island have been

Queen Letizia

has had an intense week before packing her bags to move to Mallorca.

It began last Monday in Galicia, with the Offering to the Apostle that took her together with the King and his daughters to the Cathedral of

​​headquarters

in Madrid, where he chaired a work meeting on

and He

surprised everyone wearing a

dress that belongs to Princess Leonor.

Now it's time for a few days off on the Balearic island.

Or not.

Because Queen Letizia has never considered Mallorca as a vacation spot, but as part of her official agenda, and it is not a place where she seems to feel too comfortable.

The alarms went off during the summer of 2010, when the then

broke the protocol and when asked by one of the journalists who were waiting for her at the

, she replied: "Do you think this is a private vacation?"

A short but direct phrase that gave a good example of her story of

with the island.

Queen Letizia has never felt comfortable in the

, a place tailored to her mother-in-law,

who likes to spend the long summer months there with her sister.

It is a place that reminds her of her childhood, of the Mediterranean that bathes the shores of Greece, and in which she feels especially comfortable and loved.

A very different situation for Doña Letizia, who has no

to the island, who has had to live there with the King Emeritus and her sisters-in-law and who has spent some unpleasant moments on this island, such as the famous slap of the

to her grandmother when leaving the

.

That is why Queen Letizia shortens her stay in

as much as possible, although the few days she spends on the island allow us to see some of her more

looks , sometimes even

, because it is common to see her break protocol with more elegant dresses. short of what the norms mark.

The summers of Queen Letizia in Mallorca

Her summer basics in Palma include Ibizan-patterned dresses, in a nod to ablib fashion, lots of white and pastel colours, linen, espadrilles, flowing skirts and cropped pants that she combines with sailor-striped shirts.

We review the looks with which she has landed on the island since she became Queen.

Queen Letizia with printed pants

In 2014, the already Kings of Spain decided to maintain the family tradition and spend part of their holidays in Mallorca.

This is how they posed in the Marivent Palace with their daughters, in a relaxed atmosphere.

Doña Letizia then opted for pants with this fluid design with a geometric print that she combined with a romantic blouse.

The queen with bob cut

A year later, in 2015, the Queen surprised Marivent by completely changing her style with this bob haircut, a very flattering medium length of hair that suited her wonderfully.

She also opted for the pants, this time in khaki green, which she again combined with an embroidered white blouse.

On her feet, the Menorcan sandals.

The Queen, with a navy look

The navy style is a basic in its inns in the Marivent Palace.

In 2016, he chose it by combining fluid white pants with a striped shirt, in the most traditional sailor look.

She paired it with flat strappy sandals.

Pure summer.

Doña Letizia, with a sailor look

Another navy look to start your stay in Mallorca.

It was in 2017, where for her family pose at the Marivent Palace, Doña Letizia replicated the outfit of the previous summer: white pants and a sailor striped shirt, although this time with touches of yellow on the shoulder pads.

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