We enter the minimalist office of Queen Letizia

Refreshing images that Doña leaves us letizia on the day of this Wednesday. Used to seeing her leave the palace to fulfill her agenda, we found that the Queen did not have to leave Zarzuela today to carry out her work. And that made it possible for us to see one of the corners of his residence, the office† It was during a preparatory working meeting for the cooperation trip that will take place from May 31 to June 2 to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, to learn more about the work that the Spanish cooperation is developing there in the fields of health, governance and gender equality. , rural development and food security.

The office strongly draws attention to a purely minimalist concept. White is the undisputed protagonist of a space where the brightness that lets in the large L-shaped windows predominates and isolates it from the outside. This room gained a lot of fame during the pandemic since the kings carried out their work telematically. Striking is the lack of pictures and photos. Maximum priority for light. The gardens outside give you that oasis of peace and naturalness that is always welcome in a workplace.

It is the place where Letizia holds her meetings and is known to be very close to the place King Felipe has in Zarzuela. However, it has not always had this avant-garde appearance. During the time when the queen was a princess, red and burgundy colors dominated, with many more decorative elements, such as paintings, a writing table under the coffee table or Persian carpets.

For this appointment, the consort has opted for a look that we have seen on her from time to time: a Hugo Boss tweed jacket that inspired styling with a clear mind working girl, a record in which the queen positioned herself perfectly. Among the anecdotes in the images, we appreciate how Letizia takes notes with a red pen and checks some things on her iPad, spread out on the table.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Pilar Cancela Rodríguez; the Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation-AECID, Antón Leis García and the Director of Cooperation with Africa and Asia, Carmen Magariños Casal.

Within the AECID directory, Mauritania is part of the group of least advanced association countries. When the Spanish Cooperative started implementing projects in Mauritania in 1995, lines of action were drawn up to reduce poverty in the country from different developing areas. After the establishment of the Office for Technical Cooperation in 1998, the AECID embarked on a series of work to consolidate democratic processes and the rule of law; the promotion of economic opportunities for the most vulnerable – mainly in the field of rural development – and the consolidation of basic social services, especially those related to health services.

In this sense, in Mauritania there are 12 Spanish NGOs (Non-Governmental Development Organizations), which are active in the rural development and food security, health and gender sectors. It is about seventh cooperation trip from Doña Letizia, after the proclamation of His Majesty the King in 2014. His first trip was to Honduras and El Salvador, in 2015. In 2017, Senegal, in 2018 he traveled to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, in 2019 he traveled to Mozambique , in 2020 Honduras on a humanitarian aid trip and 2021 Paraguay. A spirit that comes from her time as a war reporter when she devoted herself to journalism.

The next time we see Queen Letizia, this Friday, May 27, will be in the center of Madrid, where she will preside over the inauguration of the 81st edition of the Book Fair, which in this edition and under the motto “Browse the world”, celebrates its annual meeting for the purpose of promoting books, reading and the activity of entrepreneurs, entities and institutions dedicated to publishing, distributing or selling books to the public. One of his favorite quotes and in which he makes clear his commitment to culture.