The Queen attended an official act this Wednesday in Mérida, Extremadura.
It was about the delivery of the awards that bear her name and in which the Royal Board of Trustees on Disability recognizes the effort and work of people, companies and entities to advance in the full inclusion of people with disabilities.
And there a curious anecdote has taken place, because Doña Letizia has given one of those awards to one of the winners who was dressed exactly like her.
For the occasion, the Queen wore an
evasé
dress , sleeveless, two-tone, with the right part in black and the other half, the left, in white, which was accompanied by a wide black belt and high-heeled shoes from the same color.
Exactly the same one worn by Inmaculada Vivas, Professor of Civil Law at the University of Seville, who has received a special mention at the awards for her professional career in the work of people with disabilities, as well as for her academic and research career in the legal field.
When Vivas went out to the podium to collect the award, the queen could not help but smile at her curious coincidence.
After she has taken her, since Vivas seemed somewhat embarrassed by her situation, and has made her pose next to her.
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The garment in particular is a dress from the Spanish firm Mango and is part of the "party and ceremony" collection, according to it.
It is priced at 49.99 euros and is available on the textile firm's website in sizes XXS and XXL (although L, XL and XXL are temporarily out of stock).
The Queen, at the award ceremony that bears her name, in Mérida this Wednesday. Jorge Armestar (Europa Press)
The Assembly of Extremadura has hosted the award ceremony for these awards, a total of six, as well as three special mentions, distributed in seven different categories.
Previously, the XXX meeting of the Royal Board of Trustees was held.
Doña Letizia has been accompanied by the Minister of Social Rights and the 2030 Agenda, Ione Belarra;
the head of the Extremaduran Executive, Guillermo Fernández Vara;
the president of the Legislative Chamber of Extremadura, Blanca Martín;
and the director of the Royal Board of Trustees, Jesús Martín;
as well as by representatives of numerous groups related to disability.
This call has especially taken into account the recognition of candidatures with a gender perspective and that promote the rights of women and girls with disabilities, as stated by the Royal Board of Trustees.
In the category of accessibility and universal design of municipalities, the award went to Mérida for "the determined commitment" of this City Council with universal accessibility;
and the award in defense of the rights of people with disabilities went to the CERMI Mujeres Foundation, for establishing itself as a "reference point for disability feminism from an intersectional approach".
In addition, in this last modality, the jury has awarded a special mention to Óscar Moral, a lawyer with a disability, for his work in defending the rights of people in this group.
In terms of inclusive sport, the award went to the First Inclusive Games of the Sanitas Foundation, and the inclusive culture award went to the
Valorarte project: the creativity of unexplored talent
, of the Laborvalía Association.
In this modality, a special mention has been given to the film project
If Talía were blind
, from ONCE, in which eleven theater companies made up of blind or severely visually impaired actresses and actors have participated, under the direction of Antonio Gil Aparicio from Extremadura.
In the accessible technology section, the DACTYLS project, from the ONCE Foundation for Deafblindness, has been awarded;
In research, the PiTDAHgoras project has been awarded, which promotes the child development of girls and boys with attention disorders.
