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Queen Sofia, 76, and Queen Letizia, 43, posed happily together
The pair were at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid to support FAD
Foundation Against Drug Addiction counts Sofia as president

By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline

Published: 08:54 EST, 29 September 2015 | Updated: 10:00 EST, 29 September 2015

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Queen Sofia of Spain is never one to put a foot wrong when it comes to style, and her daughter-in-law Queen Letizia is no different.

So the pair looked immaculate today clad in matching beige as they attended an audience with the Foundation Against Drug Addiction at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.

Letizia, 43, wife of King Felipe, and Sofia, his 76-year-old mother, posed happily together as they carried out their royal duties on a sunny autumn day.

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Queen Sofia of Spain (left) and Queen Letizia (right) looked immaculate today clad in matching beige as they attended an audience with the Foundation Against Drug Addiction at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid

The monarchs were at the palace to meet with the communication media of FAD - a drug awareness organisation of which Sofia is honorary president.

Letizia donned a pale tweed skirt and jacket with lace detailing for the occasion, teamed with a simple belt that cinched her tiny waist, and wore her chestnut bob sleek and straight.

Queen Sofia wore a sharply tailored jacket worn over a brown and cream dotted dress which fell just below the knee.

Both Sofia, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain who abdicated in July 2014, and Letizia, a mother-of-two, are considered to be two of the most stylish European royals; wearing ensembles which often win plaudits from the Spanish press.

Sofia's eldest daughter Infanta Elena has two children Felipe, 17, and Victoria, 14, with ex-husband Jaime de Marichlar.

Infanta Cristina has four children: Miguel, 13, Pablo, 14, Juan, 15, and Irene, ten.

Sofia accessorized her outfit with gold hoop earrings, a necklace and a glimmering brooch, while Letizia kept it simple with just a pair of earrings

The pair looked relaxed and in good spirits as they sat behind their microphones

At one point Letizia, a former journalist, appeared to crack a joke - perhaps about the matching outfits

Letizia, 43, wife of King Felipe, and Sofia, his 76-year-old mother, strode happily together as they carried out their royal duties on a sunny autumn day

The stunning royal, looking slender as ever, sported open-toed stilettos and painted her toes red

Queen Sofia is never one to put a foot wrong when it comes to style, and her daughter-in-law Queen Letizia is no different

Letizia donned a pale tweed skirt and jacket with lace detailing for the occasion, teamed with a simple belt that cinched her tiny waist, and Sofia wore a sharply tailored jacket worn over a brown and cream dotted dress

The former and current queen were at the palace to meet with the communication media of FAD - a drug awareness organization of which Sofia is honorary president

The youngest member of the family is Letizia's husband King Felipe, and the couple have two daughters Leonor, ten, and Sofia, eight.

Letizia was last recently seen out about about with Felipe as they attended the inaugural performance of the new season at Madrid's Royal Theatre last week.

The elegant monarch showed off the results of a relaxing summer in the Spanish sun, as well as her much-discussed biceps, in a chic black cocktail dress.

She teamed the simple look with a pair of black heels, a clutch and wore her hair in a low up-do.

Both Sofia, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain, and Letizia, a mother-of-two, are considered to be two of the most stylish European royals

The pair both looked tanned and healthy after a no-doubt sun soaked summer

Letizia wore her chestnut hair in a sleek bob, while Sofia opted for a wavier style

The duo giggled as they prepared to have their photo taken with other members of the occasion

Letizia's husband King Felipe is the youngest of Queen Sofia's three children, and her only son

Felipe looked dapper in a double-breasted suit with a white shirt and blue and red patterned tie. Still sporting his clean-shaven look, he doesn't appear to be ready to embrace a beard again.

The couple caught the premiere performance of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti.

The opera, a Welsh National Opera production, has fittingly royal themes, focused around Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex and her duty to the country.

King Felipe and Letizia looked elegant in simple black to open the new season at Madrid's Royal Theatre last week

Letizia wore a chic black cocktail dress with an asymmetric neckline accessorised with black heels and clutch

The Teatro Royal theatre's website notes that the work is a 'psychological and religious profile of the queen trapped in a suffocating network of dysfunctional relationships: her young lover, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, is in love with Sara, Duchess of Nottingham.'

The monarch's attendance at the event was another sign that it's back to work for the Spanish royals after a long summer and the day previous, Letizia went back to the classroom to inaugurate the new academic year.

The week before she joined her husband King Felipe VI in St. Augustine, Florida, as the former capital city of Spanish Florida celebrated its 450th anniversary.

Arm in arm with King Felipe, 47, she toured the centuries-old Castillo de San Marcos fort, which was designed by a Spanish engineer.

The royals smile at fans as they catch the premiere of Roberto Devereux at Madrid's Teatro Real

Letizia showed off her holiday tan and much-discussed biceps in a black sleeveless dress

America's first city, St. Augustine was founded in 1565 by a Spanish admiral named Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who later became Florida's first governor.

It was named after the feast day of St. Augustine, which happened to be the day that passengers on Pedro's ships first set eyes on the town.

Celebrating the city's 450th anniversary, King Felipe VI delivered a speech from the King’s Balcony of the Government House, overlooking the Plaza de la Constitución. He and Letizia were joined by a man who was dressed up as Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in a black-and-red period costume.

Felipe and Letizia are only the second Spanish royal couple to visit the city since it was founded four and a half centuries ago.

King Felipe VI's father, King Juan Carlos I and his mother, Queen Sofia, made a trip there in 2001.

As part of their US tour, the pair also visited Washington, D.C., where they were welcomed by President and Michelle Obama.

They attended a glamorous soiree at Capitol Hill alongside senators Tim Caine and John Barrasso.

The perennially chic Letizia chose to give a sartorial nod to her host in sparkling $5,095 Nina Ricci, which is a Spanish label adored by Michelle Obama, that showed off her slender shoulders and helped showcase her dangling diamond chandelier earrings.

Earlier, the Spanish royal couple had been given a formal welcome at the White House by the Obamas, with Mrs Obama giving Letizia a tour of her famous organic garden.