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Spain's Queen Letizia is visiting Spanish aid projects in El Salvador
She met President Salvador Sanchez Cerén at the National Palace
Wore a Hugo Boss dress last seen at a gallery opening in Madrid last year
She has now completed her tour of El Salvador and Honduras
Newly elected President Cerén had to defeat vote-rigging attempt to win

By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline

Published: 05:48 EST, 29 May 2015 | Updated: 14:58 EST, 29 May 2015

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Spain's ever-stylish Queen Letizia wrapped up her Central American tour yesterday with a visit to the National Palace in San Salvador.

Dressed in a chic floral number, the 42-year-old royal was every inch the style icon as she arrived to meet El Salvador's freshly-elected president, Salvador Sánchez Cerén.

Letizia was making the final stop on her whirlwind four-day tour of Central America, which has also seen her take in neighbouring Honduras.

Queen Letizia, pictured with Salvador Sánchez Cerén, completed her tour with a visit to the National Palace

Although the focus of the tour has been inspecting Spanish aid projects, the visit has also proved a treat for fashion fans thanks to Letizia's glamorous sense of style.

Her final appearance saw her don a Hugo Boss dress first seen in Madrid last year when it was worn to the opening of the El Greco y La Pintura Moderna exhibition at El Prado museum.

On this occasion, the Spanish queen wore the dress belted but donned identical nude patent peep-toe stilettos.

The trip to the National Palace came at the end of a busy tour which yesterday saw the royal visit El Salvador's Casa Tomada cultural centre, accompanied by its director Fernando Fajardo.

There she chatted to members of La Cachada Teatro, a league formed by saleswomen in pursuit of women's rights.

She wore a rose print dress by Hugo Boss, last seen during a visit to a Madrid gallery, for the visit

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While visiting Spanish aid projects in El Salvador, Queen Letizia still managed to look ravishing...even in the middle of her tour!

She ended her journey with a white floral print dress along with nude peep toe pumps and a nude clutch to match.

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The 42-year-old royal was given an official welcome by the newly elected President Cerén

Letizia was also introduced to some young well-wishers at the Palace in Salvadorean capital San Salvador

The royal also gave fashion fans a treat with her choice of accessories, among them this nude clutch

President Cerén was elected last autumn and saw off a vote-rigging attempt by his Left-wing opponent

It was all smiles as the royal posed with the president and his wife Margarita Villalta de Sánchez (left)

A day earlier, Letizia won hearts across the country when she plucked a baby from the crowd during a walkabout in Jiquilisco, a town 65 miles south-east of San Salvador.

The royal was there to inspect a school which is supplied with water from a pumping station paid for by Spanish taxpayers.

She later visited a water sanitation project, travelling to Isla de Mendez to see it, although not before spending plenty of time with the local children.

The theme of Letizia's four day trip has been charity work, in particular projects funded by Spanish aid.

As with her time in Honduras, the royal's itinerary in El Salvador includes visits to aid projects and charities, including those looking into gender issues and cultural heritage.

Letizia is certainly no stranger to the latter, having used the 11 months since becoming Queen to champion cultural causes at home.

Guards flanked the red carpet laid on the steps of the National Palace during the official ceremony

Letizia, pictured yesterday (left), donned the same Hugo Boss dress and nude heels in Madrid last year (right) to attend the opening of the 'El Greco y La Pintura Moderna' exhibition at El Prado museum

Earlier the same day, Letizia paid a visit to El Salvador's Casa Tomada cultural centre (pictured)

She made the rounds - in florals again - accompanied by its director Fernando Fajardo (right)

She chatted to members of La Cachada Teatro, a league formed by saleswomen in pursuit of women's rights

Despite her hectic schedule, the royal showed no sign of fatigue and smiled broadly during the tour

She has also made a point of focusing her efforts on children's causes and the disabled, both of which feature prominently in her schedule.

Like nearby Mexico, where Letizia briefly lived, and Honduras, El Salvador has been beset by social problems, many drug related, for years.

Home to the world's fourth highest murder rate, drug cartels and the violence it engenders are huge problems for the country.

With 41.2 murders for every 100,000 people, the capital San Salvador is blighted by violent drug cartels, among them the notorious Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18.

Although a truce between the two was briefly agreed in 2012, the three years since have seen escalating violence as the gangs battle it out for a share of the drug trade.

Nevertheless, the recent election of Salvador Sánchez Cerén who was forced to overcome vote-rigging and intimidation from his Left-wing opponent to win has given cause for hope.

Queen Letizia greets fruit sellers in El Salvador during tour