Instagram user @maggiemroy added: “This has to be the worst outfit she’s ever worn. It looks as if she borrowed one of her daughter’s coats!”

Some others said she looked “like a Barbie”, as royal watcher @girlclub2510 pointed out.

Other royal fans, however, loved Queen Letizia’s fashion choice with Instagram user @aimeemeridarose saying: “Lovely! And it seems straight hairdo is a trend.”

@rletizia08 said: “Since she has all these outfits in light pink, she now is wearing her sort of new pink pumps a lot, looks good.”