Queen Letizia of Spain joins Prince Charles at the National Gallery – Royal Central

Queen Letizia of Spain joined Prince Charles for an evening at the National Gallery in London. The traffic delays forced the queen to keep the Prince of Wales waiting for 20 minutes, but that did not seem to worry him, as he glanced furtively at the exhibit before he arrived.

On Wednesday evening, the Prince of Wales and Queen Letizia were at the opening of the exhibition "Sorolla: Master of Spanish Light". It will be the first British exhibition of the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida; The exhibition will contain more than 60 works of art by Sorolla y Bastida covering his entire career.

The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland in cooperation with the Spanish Sorolla Museum in Madrid. This is Sorolla's first exhibition in the UK for more than a century and presents both portraits and scenes of Spanish life.

Our reporter captures the arrival of Queen Letizia at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Casa Real said about the new exhibition: "Installed in the exhibition galleries of the Sainsbury wing, it brings together sixty paintings that cover the painter's entire career, including important masterpieces on loan collections. public and private sectors in Europe and the United States. This is the first retrospective of the artist since 1908, when Sorolla himself organized an exhibition at Grafton Galleries, where he was proclaimed "the world's best living painter".

"Although one-third of Sorolla's works come from private collections, another third is the result of an extremely generous loan made by the Sorolla Museum, one of Madrid's most amazing little museums, located in the house and garden the Valencian painter designed and built for his family. The Sorolla Museum, created after his death at the request of the artist's family, is part of the network of Spanish national museums. "

Charles's cousin, Lady Sarah Chatto, was part of the entourage who followed Her Majesty and His Royal Highness through the museum, while the Queen showed Prince Charles some of his favorite works.

The conservatives introduced a portrait of Princess Beatrice Battenberg in the Sainsbury wing. His Majesty then declared: "I recognize him!" of King Felipe VI of Spain.

After viewing the new exhibit, members of the Royal Family took part in a reception with Gallery President Hannah Rothschild to discuss the unity of Britain and the rest of Europe and the world. example of the presence of the queen.

"At a time when one has the impression that Britain is turning its back on Europe, it is particularly nice to see you here, Your Majesty. Art has always crossed and will always transcend borders. British art owes a lot to the royal family of Spain, "she said.

The Queen and Prince spent 15 minutes mingling with guests and donors before the end of their visit.