Queen of tweed! Letizia adds a twist to her favourite plum suit as she attends a drugs charity meeting in Madrid

  • Spanish royal looked chic in plum at Banco Santander headquarters in Madrid
  • Letizia wore a favourite slim-fitting Hugo Boss skirt with handbag and heels
  • Refreshed her perfectly co-ordinated look with a Uterque tweed top
  • She met with Santander chairman Ana Patricia Botin - who also opted for tweed - for the Foundation Against Drug Addiction meeting

By Jo Tweedy For Mailonline

Published: 07:50 EST, 19 December 2016 | Updated: 11:53 EST, 19 December 2016

Queen Letizia of Spain showed how to breathe new life into a favourite outfit today as she attended a meeting in Madrid this morning.

The 44-year-old Spanish royal looked perfect in plum as she accompanied Santander chairman Ana Patricia Botin to a meeting at the Foundation Against Drug Addiction (FADS) headquarters in Madrid.

Wearing one of her staples - a Hugo Boss skirt suit - Letizia added a colourful tweed top into the mix.  

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A high-flying meeting: Queen Letizia, right, arrives for a Foundation Against Drug Addiction meeting at the Banco Santander headquarters in Madrid. She was greeted by Santander chairman Ana Patricia Botin

Even the lipstick matched! Letizia, 44, showed off her glossy brunette locks as she attended the drugs charity meeting

In a show of sartorial synchronisation, Ms Botin also opted for tweed, sporting a grey and white long coat with black trousers and smart boots.

Letizia, who wore her glossy brunette mane loose, opted for the seasonaltweed top by Uterque and teamed it with an old favourite - a plum pencil skirt by Hugo Boss. 

A smart pair of heels - perfectly matched in colour - and a clutch bag completed the look.

On a breezy day in Madrid, it proved the perfect ensemble as she arrived for the meeting about the charity which is close to her heart.

Her Majesty became the honorary president of FAD in September last year, taking on the role from Queen Sofia who served as patron for nearly 30 years.

Mother-of-two Letizia is honorary president of the Foundation Against Drug Addiction charity, a role she took on a year ago from Queen Sofia, who was its patron for 30 years

It's a tweed kind of day: Santander chairman Botin, regularly voted one of the world's most powerful women, opted for a similar fabric to welcome the royal to the bank's Madrid HQ 

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She's known for her chic dress sense and Queen Letizia was living up to her reputation as she stepped out to an event today.

She teamed a bouclé sweater by Spanish brand Uterqüe with a purple skirt by Hugo Boss, before finishing off with purple suede pumps and a clutch.

Queen Letizia clearly has a soft spot for this aubergine-colored skirt - and a soft spot for Hugo Boss in general, actually - which we have seen her wear many times before, often teamed with the matching 'Jamayla' burgundy blazer.

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No signs of slowing down for Christmas: Letizia remains committed to her charity work - despite there being less than a week until the festive break

Ready for business: Letizia extends a hand to an official at the meeting

It's been a busy few weeks for the former journalist's charitable commitments. 

Before the weekend, she attended a function at the  'UNICEF' Spanish Committee Foundation. 

Earlier in the week, the 44-year-old accompanied her husband King Felipe VI to the glitzy International Journalist Awards of ABC ceremony wearing a sparkly striped dress that isn't even available to buy yet.

Spanish power! Botin and the Spanish royal look up as they chat before the meeting begins

Last week, Queen Letizia braved the rain in a cream trench coat to attend a function for UNICEF, of which she's Honorary President of

Before her marriage to Felipe, Letizia was a news anchor for Spain's national news channel TVE, with whom she covered US Presidential elections, the 9/11 bombings and the Iraq War.

Her surprise engagement to the then-Prince in 2003 was followed by their wedding in May 2004 at the Cathedral Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid, the first Royal wedding to take place in the building.

She became Queen of Spain in 2014 upon her husband's ascension to the throne after the abdication of his father Juan Carlos I.

The couple have two daughters, Princess Leonor, 11, and Infanta Sofia, nine.

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