After resuming her public duties last month, Norway's Queen Sonja has made her first official trip abroad since her husband King Harald's death.
The royal, 89, travelled to Málaga, Spain during the week where she delivered a poignant speech for an exhibition opening and visited a local school.
In photos shared by the Royal House on Instagram, Sonja dressed vibrantly for her visit to the Norwegian School Málaga in Arroyo de la Miel, wearing a bright coral-pink trouser suit with a colourful patterned scarf and statement jewellery. A red carpet was rolled out for her arrival as students warmly greeted the royal at the school gates with bunches of flowers.
Sonja met with students and was treated to a musical performance by the cohort as her visit reiterated the "importance of the school for the Norwegian environment on the Costa del Sol".
Queen Sonja delivers emotional address
A day earlier, the royal attended the opening of the Munch-Picasso exhibition at the Picasso Museum on 29 October where she shared condolences following the recent tragic train crash in Toledo, which claimed at least 69 lives.
"Allow me, first of all, to say that I was deeply saddened to learn of the terrible tra...