Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the closing ceremony of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival on August 2, wearing a red asymmetrical one-shoulder dress by Carolina Herrera — the latest in a string of festival appearances that have become a fixture of the Spanish royal summer. Town & Country

The festival, now in its 16th edition, is held annually in Palma de Mallorca and screens Spanish and international cinema at the Centro Cultural La Misericordia. The Spanish Royal Household's official website records the queen's attendance at the closing ceremony, as it has in prior years. Casa de S.M. el Rey

Letizia accessorized the red dress with Gucci block heel sandals, Palma Oro earrings by the Mallorca-based jewelry designer Isabel Guarch, and a metallic gold clutch from Begum Khan. The choice of a Palma-made earring designer nodded to the festival's island setting.

At the ceremony, Letizia presented the festival's "Master of Cinema" award to French composer and director Alexandre Desplat, whose film scores include The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water. She also met Spanish actors Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo, who star in El Ser Querido — English title The Beloved — which had its Spanish premiere at the festival after debuting at Cannes earlier in the year. Town & Country

The festival appearance is part of the royal family's annual summer routine. The Spanish royal family spends its summer holiday in Palma de Mallorca, staying at the Palace of Marivent, a government-owned residence on the island. The day after the closing ceremony, the family was scheduled to hold its traditional summer reception in the Marivent gardens — a recurring event that brings together local officials and community figures.

Letizia's fashion at the festival has drawn attention each year. She wore a white corset dress with a gold bracelet at the 2025 closing ceremony, a metallic liquid dress by BOSS Womenswear in 2024, and a black slip dress from the high-street label & Other Stories in 2022. Hola The range runs from accessible retail to luxury houses, and the queen has mixed both ends of the spectrum across editions.

What makes the festival ceremony worth noting is how matter-of-fact it has become. A European queen handing a career award to an Oscar-winning composer, then staying to watch a film starring one of Spain's most globally recognized actors — that is the program, not a special occasion. The Spanish crown's cultural patronage runs on a calendar the public can set its watch to, and the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival now occupies a fixed slot in it each August.