Queen Letizia Uses 1 Simple Accessory to Spice Up Her All-Gray Look

Queen Letizia of Spain isn't afraid to wear serious color — not one single bit — and that's why we know we can always count on the royal to teach us new ways to sneak in a pop of brightness, even into our most neutral look.

To attend the opening of an exhibition celebrating Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes at the National Library in Madrid, the Queen did just that by pairing a professional outfit of a wool midlength dress, a matching coat, and black pumps with a floral-print silk scarf with touches of red and purple.

Sure, you might be thinking Letizia didn't reinvent the wheel by adding a vibrant accessory to a plain look — we've seen it before — but it's the effortless way she tied the extralong scarf into two loose knots over the collar of her coat and matched the shade of her lipstick to the tones in the material that made this outfit special. Already itching to re-create it? We have more photos of the look and a few shopping options ahead.