The first day of the King and Queen’s visit to China featured two very different looks, both of which remained true to Queen Letizia’s understated and refined style.
In the morning, we saw her in Chengdu wearing a vibrant fuchsia outfit that set the tone for her day. In the evening, in Beijing, she completely changed her style with a sage green dress for the private dinner hosted by President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. A meeting held at Zhongnanhai, the official residence of the presidential couple.
For this occasion, the queen opted for a more understated elegance, one that doesn’t require glitter to stand out.
What was the green dress Letizia chose for the dinner with Xi Jinping like?
This is a piece that many will remember. The Queen debuted it in 2021, during the concert preceding the Princess of Asturias Awards. It features a sage green design with a midi cut, flowing cape sleeves, and a subtle feather detail on the side that adds texture and movement. Everything suggests it was made by her trusted dressmaker, as it isn’t from a commercial designer, much like the fuchsia dress she wore that same morning.
An interesting detail, confirming what we already knew, is that Letizia is not governed by labels, but by the aesthetic coherence she has cultivated over the years.
To complete the ensemble, the Queen chose gold slingbacks that subtly contrasted with the understated green, adding a modern and luminous touch. She also wore her hair loose with a side part, gold hoop earrings, and her signature Coreterno ring.
The result was a polished, understated look, designed for a high-profile private dinner where naturalness and protocol needed to coexist.