![Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares (L), President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez (2nd L), King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain attend the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
On Monday, Queen Letizia of Spain sparkled at a reception at the palace—and recycled a gown from more than four decades ago!
![King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain attend the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain hosted a diplomatic reception at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Monday, meeting with government officials and members of the diplomatic corps.
![President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (3rd R), King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain receive the new Nigerian ambassador during a reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia03.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Felipe and Letizia received credentials from members of the diplomatic corps during the reception, including the new ambassador from Nigeria.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
For the reception, Letizia chose a bright, cheerful Valentino gown with a rose garden theme. The dress features a sheer bodice embroidered with pink roses and a large green ballgown skirt. Immediately, many on social media recognized the dress as one previously worn by Queen Sofia in 1977. Letizia has worn clothing from Sofia’s archive on several occasions. It’s a growing trend: for example, royals in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg have also been known to rewear decades-old clothing for gala occasions.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1673&ssl=1)
With the vintage gown, Letizia wore a pair of modern earrings from her jewelry collection. These are the ruby and emerald drop earrings from Tous. She’s worn them quite a lot in recent months, including another outing with a different floral embroidered dress.
![King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain attend the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1754&ssl=1)
Here’s another angle that shows the earrings nicely. You can also see the small diamond stud in a second piercing on her left ear. Letizia had the second piercing done recently.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends the reception of the accredited diplomatic corps accredited in Spain during a celebration act at the Royal Palace on January 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-0119-01-letizia07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
She finished off the look, as usual, with her gold oval ring from Karen Hallam, worn on her left hand. Someone recently asked why Letizia doesn’t wear her engagement or wedding rings. We don’t exactly know why, but we discussed it in this previous article.
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