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For the previous week and a half, the previous Duchess of Cornwall—now the Queen Consort—has discovered herself mourning for her mother-in-law and monarch whereas additionally adjusting to the function of partner to the King. Carrying brooches belonging to the likes of the Romanovs and the Queen Mom, Camilla has worn jewels that reinforce royal historical past whereas stepping as much as the brand new problem.
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On September 9, the day after the Queen’s dying in Scotland, the brand new King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at Buckingham Palace. They took time to view floral tributes left outdoors the gates and greeted sympathetic members of the general public. Camilla selected pearls and diamonds for her first full day as Queen Consort, sporting pearl drop earrings with small diamond leaf clips, her favourite necklace (4 rows of pearls secured with a spherical diamond clasp), and a diamond knot brooch. You’ll additionally spot one other necklace layered beneath her pearls. She hardly ever removes this gold chain with a pair of charms: a Kiki McDonough Apollo pendant and a gold disk that includes the initials of her grandchildren.
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On September 10, Queen Camilla joined the King and the Prince of Wales at St James’s Palace for the accession council, which was televised for the primary time. For this momentous event, Camilla wore two of her most acquainted and cozy items of jewellery: her pearl drop earrings with the diamond floral clip and the four-row pearl choker necklace with the spherical diamond clasp. You’ll additionally spot her diamond engagement ring (which beforehand belonged to the Queen Mom) and her gold marriage ceremony ring, in addition to a number of bracelets layered on her proper wrist. I’ve been requested concerning the significance of those; I don’t know the story behind every of the bracelets she wears frequently, however certainly one of them is a Van Cleef & Arpels Magic Alhambra bracelet. (She’s a giant VC&A fan.)
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Later within the day, Queen Camilla launched into an sudden walkabout close to Clarence Home. She’d modified her gown and swapped her pearl necklace for a particular heirloom brooch. That is the Queen Mom’s Rock Crystal Brooch, a virtually century-old piece made from diamonds and carved rock crystal with black enamel accents. The brooch was a favourite of the Queen Mom when she was Duchess of York—she notably appreciated sporting it on the brim of her hats within the Nineteen Twenties.
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On September 11, the Queen Consort joined the King for a reception for the Excessive Commissioners of the Commonwealth Realms and their spouses within the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace. She wore a textured gold necklace and diamond drop earrings, in addition to a brooch that includes entwined initials (two Cs, I imagine?) topped by a small crown.
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September twelfth was a day filled with royal engagements from starting to finish. The day started with King Charles’s joint deal with to the Home of Commons and Home of Lords at Westminster Corridor in London. Simply as she had for the accession council, Camilla reached for comfy items, together with her four-row pearl choker necklace, for this occasion.
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Later within the day, King Charles and Queen Camilla traveled to Edinburgh. There, she waited at St Giles’ Cathedral as Charles and his siblings joined the procession that took the late Queen’s coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral to lie in state. She wore her four-row pearl choker with the spherical clasp for a prayer service on the cathedral, plus a diamond thistle brooch that belonged to the late Queen Mom.
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Subsequent, the King and Queen headed to the Scottish Parliament Constructing to obtain a Movement of Condolence. Camilla swapped out her coat for a distinct one, eradicating her brooch within the course of, however once more wore her favourite pearl drop earrings and pearl choker necklace.
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That night, because the King and his siblings stood vigil at their mom’s coffin within the cathedral, Camilla once more wore the Queen Mom’s Diamond Thistle Brooch.
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On September 13, Charles and Camilla headed to Northern Eire, the place the King made a speech and obtained condolences at Hillsborough Fort in Belfast. Appropriately, Camilla wore her diamond and turquoise shamrock brooch for the journey. (I obtained an e mail from a stunning reader who met Camilla through the couple’s walkabout, and she or he reviews that the brooch is simply beautiful in particular person.)
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That night, the King and Queen have been again in London, the place they joined the remainder of the royal household to obtain the late Queen’s coffin at Buckingham Palace. The following day, they have been a part of the procession that traveled with the coffin to Westminster Corridor, the place the Queen would lie in state for the subsequent a number of days. For the journey and the prayer service at Westminster, Camilla wore some important jewels. She once more wore her pearl drop earrings with the diamond floral clips, however this time she added one other four-stranded pearl necklace with a bigger diamond clasp, an oval form with a cross design. She additionally wore her supermodel brooch, which is claimed to have been a present from her late father, Main Bruce Shand.
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September fifteenth was a day of relaxation for King Charles and Queen Camilla, however they have been again to work on the sixteenth, touring to Wales. There, Camilla wore her favourite pearl drop earrings with a diamond brooch within the form of a Welsh leek. The brooch, reportedly a present from the late Queen, is seemingly a duplicate of the late monarch’s personal diamond leek brooch.
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On September 17, Camilla attended a luncheon at Buckingham Palace given for governors-general of the Commonwealth nations. She selected a diamond moth brooch from her personal assortment for the occasion.
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On September 18, Queen Camilla wore diamonds as she and King Charles hosted a reception for heads of state and different abroad guests forward of the late Queen’s funeral. Camilla’s jewels for the occasion included her vintage diamond floral earrings (worn on her marriage ceremony day in April 2005), her Van Cleef & Arpels Snowflake Necklace, and a tennis bracelet.
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And on Monday, Camilla wore sapphires and diamonds for the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II, together with a pair of cluster clip earrings and the Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch.
A few notes: first, thanks upfront for maintaining the remark part civil and targeted on jewellery, as traditional. And second, a programming replace. To permit myself slightly time to recharge, I’ll be posting one article a day for the remainder of this week. We’ll have loads of jewels to marvel at in every of these posts, and we’ll resume our regular content material calendar on Monday, September twenty sixth. Thanks in your understanding as all the time!
