Queen Letizia of Spain formed a special bond with a young girl on January 26 as she metwith young people affected by speech impediments in Madrid. The young girl, whosuffers from Specific Language Impairment, a condition which affects her comprehension and expression oflanguage, took quickly to the mother-of-two and looked very comfortable aroundher.
Queen Letizia bonded with a young girl who suffers from speech impediments Photo: Gtres
Several familiessupported by the ATELMA charity, an organization which aims to raise awareness aboutdisorders that impair language acquisition during childhood development, werewelcomed to Zarzuela Palace by the Queen.
The43-year-old spoke with the charity’s founders about the organization’sactivities, objectives and projects. The group spoke at length about how theycan raise awareness about the existence of these disabilities, improveeducation about these issues and help support the families that have children livingwith these impairments.
The Queen met with families that have children affected by the conditions Photo: Gtres
As ever,the wife of King Felipe VI looked stylish and sophisticated for the informalmeeting. She opted for a smart red blazer, over the top of a floral printblouse from Mango and black cigarette trousers. Finishing off her look, shechose Gucci’s black leather mid-heel ‘Jolene’ pumps and Chanel’s diamond starComète earrings.
The 43-year-old looked stylish in a red blazer and black trousers Photo: Gtres
Later on inthe afternoon, Letizia met with Scientific Committee of the Spanish NutritionFoundation, an organization that encourages coordination between scientificresearch and food industries on issues that are related to nutrition. Themeeting forms part of the monarch’s role as the UN’s Special Ambassador of theFood and Agriculture Organization for Nutrition.