The exclusive photos by Hola magazine, from the Laureus gala dinner:
http://www.hola.com/abonados/casasreales/2006/05/24/ppes-posado/
The nature of the ingredients originated an explosive cocktail: the outstanding presence of the royal family, along with the magnetism of the Sport living legends and the «glamour» of Hollywood starts.
But it was Morgan Freeman and HM the king the protagonists of the most memorable moments of the night, especially when the king broke all the protocol to give the actor one of those big hugs that let one without breath. They laughed together and chatted, and Don Juan Carlos even wanted to present him to Don Felipe and Doña Letizia.
The Princess of Asturias monopolized all the attentions of the night: she dazzled, and not only due to the sparkling dress. Doña Letizia was spectacular, with a precious dress of Felipe Varela. She combined it with golden stripped sandals (with a little knot in the toe and the heel), a purse embroidered with stones, a golden ethnic bracelet and diamond earrings.
Naturally, the Princess had broken the general tonic of her public appearances, caracterized by sober and elegant suits of jacket. This was an exceptional event and she has always had a clear policy regarding her wardrobe: to emphasize her work, she doesn't turn the events into a showcase of the last fashion tendencies, avoiding the label of a fashion icon. She doesn't want the immense attention that her presence always awakes to be distracted by clother and, so to have the attention focused in the important thing: her work as Princess of Asturias. For that reason, she keeps herself away from all the shrillness of accessoires or jewels. For her, less has been more.
The Princes' entrance in the Batlló House, when already all the guests were in the room, turned all the heads and caused an admiration murmur. And the truth is is that when two years of their marriage are being celebrated, the couple is so enamored as in the beginning. The affectionate gestures that Don Felipe constantly dedicated to his wife called the attention: he hold her on her waist, he joked, gave her affectionate gestures with his chin on her head and was always mostly kind to her.
In fact, they did not separate from each other, nor even for a single minute.
In an informal atmosphere, the Princess commented on her recent maternity: "It is wonderful, I am happy. The girl is so beautiful, she is precious". Questioned about the secret of her figure she said: "It is my constitution", while Don Felipe joked with some of the personalities, before confessing that lately he has neglected a little his sport activities.
The Dukes of Palma de Mallorca, on the other hand, were playing at home, especially Iñaki Urdangarín, who felt like fish in the water. Infanta Doña Cristina, who called the attention with a precious suit signed by Giorgio Armani with skirt in muselina that formed ministeering wheels, along with stripped sandals, was also very kind with her guests: Princes Feisal and Alia of Jordan.
In the meantime, Don Juan Carlos, the great sport enthusiastic, chatted livelly with great part of the members of the Academy.
