Annie Leibovitz’s photo of Philip VI and Queen Letizia has gone viral around the world. They were commissioned by the Bank of Spain to an American artist and cost 137,000 euros. The images show us the kings as we have never seen them and the international press has already echoed and reacted to some of the snapshots that are part of history.
© Annie Leibovitz / Bank of SpainHello! He emphasizes Queen Letizia about whom he speaks “Looks spectacular with a strapless dress” The truth is that the photographer managed to capture all the beauty and charm of Doña Letizia, who in the 1940s chose a black mermaid-style dress by Cristóbal Balenciaga to fall over her shoulders, a fuchsia cape by the same designer Basque that King Juan Carlos wore in 1962. and was directed by a Catalan woman to attend Sofia’s wedding. Hollywood Style,” highlighted the British publication. Also British magazine TatlerAn expert on fashion, lifestyle and high society says that in them the monarchs “look powerfully regal.”
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© GTRESFor his part, Daily Mail He talks about how “Letizia of Spain dazzles in a strapless dress” and notes that Leibovitz immortalized the already memorable Elizabeth II in the White Room at Buckingham Palace in 2007. He highlighted the “glamour of old Hollywood”. About Don Felipe, he says that “he has an attractive personality in his military uniform.”
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© GTRESParis match Highlighting the Queen’s “magnificence” in an “ultra-glamorous portrait”. Although Queen Letizia is not wearing any tiara or decorations, the truth is that she looks regal in this picture reminiscent of red carpet actresses. For the French magazine, she is “a queen who looks statuesque.” For the Germans BunteThe new portraits are “spectacular” and highlight that “we’ve never seen this couple before.” Belgium Het Laatse Nieuwyes (HLN) reveals that they are “surprisingly glamorous compared to what we’ve seen in the past” and Norwegian See Og Hor tHe also mentions that kings have never been seen like this. “These images definitely have the wow factor! Queen Letizia looks like a Hollywood superstar and there is something very dramatic about the overall impression given by the photos,” said Caroline Vagle, a Scandinavian royalty expert.
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© GTRESThese portraits also reached the other side of the Atlantic. We should not forget that 75-year-old Leibovitz was born in Waterbury, Connecticut (USA). American magazine people He assured that the picture in which Queen Letizia appears “could be a movie poster” and highlighted that they are the end of an exceptional year in which the monarchs celebrated 20 years of their marriage and ten years of the announcement of Don Felipe.
