Glamorous in grey! Queen Letizia looks chic in a business-like suit as she attends a cancer forum in Madrid 

  • Letizia, 44, opted for a low-key colour scheme for an appointment in Madrid
  • Donned a chic grey trouser suit at the AECC's 4th Forum Against Cancer
  • Comes after she and husband King Felipe VI yesterday welcomed the President and First Lady of Germany to Madrid 

Queen Letizia of Spain opted for a low-key colour scheme as she warded off the winter chill in Madrid this afternoon.

The 44-year-old stepped out in a chic grey trouser suit teamed with matching shoes and a black clutch for a cancer conference.

Letizia, who has been busy with several official engagements in the past week, wore her hair in a loose side parting, adding a pair of gold drop earrings to complete her look.

Letizia, who has been busy with several official engagements in the last few weeks, wore her hair in a loose side parting, adding a pair of gold drop earrings

The 44-year-old stepped out in a chic grey trouser suit teamed with matching shoes and a black clutch

The glamorous royal added a pop of colour to her low-key look with a slick of plum lipstick.  

The mother-of-two was attending the AECC's 4th Forum Against Cancer and was joined by key figures in the country's healthcare industry.

The conference, held at the Telefonica Foundation in Madrid, is running under the slogan 'To Prevent Cancer, a Possible Reality'. 

The mother-of-two was attending the AECC's 4th Forum Against Cancer and was joined by key figures in the country's healthcare industry

The glamorous royal added a pop of colour to her low-key look with a slick of plum lipstick

Letizia's outing comes after she and husband King Felipe VI yesterday welcomed the President and First Lady of Germany to Madrid.

The Spanish royals hosted Joachim Gauck, 77, and Daniela Schadt, 57, at their home in the Palace of Zarzuela. 

Letizia, who is mother to Princess Leonor, 11 and Princess Sofía, nine, wed Felipe, 49, in 2004. 

Letizia's outing comes after she and husband King Felipe VI yesterday welcomed the President and First Lady of Germany to Madrid

Queen Letizia, far right, and King Felipe, second from right, welcomed Daniela Schadt and Joachim Gauck on the steps of the Palace of Zarzuela in Madrid yesterday

She married into the Spanish monarchy following a successful career as a journalist and newsreader.

She was previously married to Alonso Guerrero Pérez, a writer, but the pair divorced after just a year and by 2003 Letizia had announced her engagement to Felipe, then the Prince of Asturias. 

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