Queen Letizia of Spain visits Penelope Cruz on set of new drama in Madrid

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Spanish royal visited Madrid set of the movie for two hours
The 43-year-old is believed to have been invited by Penelope's co-star Jorge Sanz
Queen Of Spain is the sequel to Penelope's 1998 film Girl Of Your Dreams

Published: 19:47 EST, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 04:27 EST, 25 May 2016

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Penelope Cruz's latest film is called The Queen Of Spain.

So it was apt that Spanish royal Queen Letizia should pay a visit to the Hollywood beauty on set, offering her official seal of approval to the upcoming comedy-drama, La Reina De España.

The 43-year-old monarch appeared on great terms with Penelope as the actress showed her around the Madrid set earlier this month, appearing deep in conversation as they discussed the shoot.

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A royally good time! Queen Letizia of Spain (right) paid a visit to Penelope Cruz (left) on the Madrid set of her new film earlier this month, the aptly titled comedy-drama, La Reina De España

Queen Letizia looked impossibly chic in a belted mackintosh worn over a breton top and smart trousers, set off with black stilettos during her two hour visit to set.

Meanwhile, Penelope was clad in '50s costume, cutting a retro figure in a plaid dress and boots, while wrapping up warm in between takes with a padded jacket.

The 42-year-old actress wore her dark locks pulled back into a high ponytail, set off with a red ribbon

Retro beauty: Penelope was clad in 50s costume and wore her dark locks pulled back into a high ponytail, set off with a red ribbon

Getting on famously: The 43-year-old monarch appeared on great terms with Penelope as the actress showed her arounD, appearing deep in conversation as they discussed the shoot

The royal visit was a fantastic way to boost morale on set and was thoroughly enjoyed by all, according to HOLA! magazine.

Penelope's co-star Jorge Sanz is believed to have arranged the visit as he is on friendly terms with the Queen.

He told told the publication: 'She loves Spanish cinema. There was much laughter and joy on set.

'She has a good sense of humour.'

Royal stamp: The royal visit was a fantastic way to boost morale on set and was thoroughly enjoyed by all, according to HOLA! magazine

Big fan: 'She loves Spanish cinema. There was much laughter and joy on set', Penelope's co-star Jorge Sanz told the publication

Fun-filled spirit: 'She has a good sense of humour', the star added of the royal

The Queen Of Spain marks the third collaboration between writer-director Fernando Trueba and Cruz, following Belle Epoque and 1998 film The Girl Of Your Dreams.

The upcoming project serves as a sequel to The Girl Of Your Dreams, which saw Cruz play Macarena Granada, a Spanish actress who travels to Nazi Germany for work.

She ultimately flees to America with her lover, a Russian prisoner working as an extra who she helps escape the concentration camps.

Three time's the charm: The Queen Of Spain marks the third collaboration between writer-director Fernando Trueba and Cruz, following Belle Epoque and 1998 film The Girl Of Your Dreams

Sequel: The upcoming project serves as a sequel to The Girl Of Your Dreams, which saw Cruz play Macarena Granada, a Spanish actress who travels to Nazi Germany for work

In the 18 years since the first film's release, Cruz's character has become a huge movie star.

She leaves the bright lights of Hollywood to travel back to mid-1950s Spain in order to play Isabella I of Castille, and once again crosses paths with the main characters from The Girl Of Your Dreams.

Director Trueba recently told Screen Daily that while he'd never envisaged making a sequel, ideas for another film came popping into his head.

He said: 'The characters stayed with me as if they were real.

'I thought of so many gags, situations and dialogues over the years that I decided to start putting them on paper.'

Lights, camera, action! In the 18 years since the first film, Cruz's character has become a huge movie star

Blast from the past: She travels back to mid-1950s Spain in order to play Isabella I of Castille, and once again crosses paths with the main characters from The Girl Of Your Dreams

Sophisticated style: Queen Letizia looked impossibly chic in a belted mackintosh worn over a breton top and smart trousers, set off with black stilettos