Queen Camilla Jewels 1: September 2022 - February 2024


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The Courtald Shell brooch was a firm favourite of the late QEII and lovely to see it worn at Royal Ascot this year.
 
Good to see that Queen Camilla is now also digging out the brooches worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
 
I'm looking forward to seeing many more of the late Queen's favorites worn by Camilla, this one was such a lovely surprise.
 
Ista said:
I'm looking forward to seeing many more of the late Queen's favorites worn by Camilla, this one was such a lovely surprise.
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Indeed. I wasn't expecting to see this one so soon. It was a real favourite of QEQM's, and used quite a lot by QE2 as well.
 
This brooch is splendid ! And beautifully worn.
 
It's great how Queen Consort Camilla is slowly, slowly showing us some of the royal stash and she's not a Christmas tree.
 
Susan D said:
It's great how Queen Consort Camilla is slowly, slowly showing us some of the royal stash and she's not a Christmas tree.
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Indeed. I very much agree with the approach of Queen Camilla in relation to the use of jewellery from the royal vault. I think it can be summed up as follows:
• Wear a few big statement pieces (eg, Geoge VI sapphire demi-parure, Belgian necklace tiara, City of London Fringe necklace, Prince Albert sapphire brooch) that had previously been used by QE2 to establish clearly that Camilla is now Queen, and successor (albeit consort, and not regnant) to QE2.

• Dig deep into the vaults to slowly introduce pieces that haven’t been seen in public for a long time, especially not on QE2 or QEQM. This gives Camilla incremental jewellery to wear, without relying in pieces closely associated with previous Queens. Eg, the Tudor crown brooch, the Art deco all diamond brooch used on Christmas day, the Art deco emerald and diamond brooch used recently in northern Ireland

• Gradually introduce other, highly personal pieces previously worn by QE2 and QEQM (eg, the Courtald Shell brooch used for Day 1 of Ascot 2023)
 
Susan D said:
It's great how Queen Consort Camilla is slowly, slowly showing us some of the royal stash and she's not a Christmas tree.
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I appreciate that she’s wearing ‘real’ jewels and not something bought at the corner store … what a waste if the vaults went unexplored!
 
Susan D said:
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Getty Images has this photograph of Queen Consort Camilla's brooch worn at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Of course, I have no idea as to who actually owns this brooch.
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A reasonable guess is that the brooch is owned by HM King Charles.

Whilst royal wills are sealed and not made public, I expect the sole beneficiary of QE2's will would have been King Charles. That would be a monarch-to-monarch tax free transfer.
 
Camilla has worn her gorgeous pink topaz choker with the pink topaz earrings from the same set today in Ascot. I feel like we haven't seen the topaz for a very long period!
 
W.Y.CII said:
Camilla has worn her gorgeous pink topaz choker with the pink topaz earrings from the same set today in Ascot. I feel like we haven't seen the topaz for a very long period!
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I agree, and it's nice to see it back.
 
W.Y.CII said:
Camilla has worn her gorgeous pink topaz choker with the pink topaz earrings from the same set today in Ascot. I feel like we haven't seen the topaz for a very long period!
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It is good to see the natural order of things has been restored, and Camilla has a choker on! ?
 
It's good we get to see the hidden collections thanks to Camilla. Hope she wears a different one every day without repeating.
 
W.Y.CII said:
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firmed source but it has been said that it's a gift from Charles. So probably yes.
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Charles has always had an appreciation for fine jewellery as well as some more recent pieces. The only thing we really know is that he purchased the earrings and brooch at auction and, after quite some time had passed, Camilla wore them as a pearl choker and earring set.

Charles is also a visionary willing to take the time it would take to acquire the number of pearls required for five strands of the most lustrous and beautifully matched pearls. The attention to detail is amazing when you consider the differing sizes and colours of pearls in general and I am guessing that these are rather uncommon pearls.

So, he either already had them or, more likely, bided his time to achieve as near perfection as possible. Gifting them to Camilla would leave her as the owner of that set and all of the rest of her pearl chokers. I believe that would also include the gift of the late QEQM's gorgeous longer triple string of gorgeous pearls with a magnificent but subtle diamond clasp.
 
MARG said:
Charles has always had an appreciation for fine jewellery as well as some more recent pieces. The only thing we really know is that he purchased the earrings and brooch at auction and, after quite some time had passed, Camilla wore them as a pearl choker and earring set.

Charles is also a visionary willing to take the time it would take to acquire the number of pearls required for five strands of the most lustrous and beautifully matched pearls. The attention to detail is amazing when you consider the differing sizes and colours of pearls in general and I am guessing that these are rather uncommon pearls.

So, he either already had them or, more likely, bided his time to achieve as near perfection as possible. Gifting them to Camilla would leave her as the owner of that set and all of the rest of her pearl chokers. I believe that would also include the gift of the late QEQM's gorgeous longer triple string of gorgeous pearls with a magnificent but subtle diamond clasp.
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The pink topaz was first seen on Camilla in around 2005 or 2006 at a reception at Windsor when attached as a clasp to the side of a much longer necklace of pearls, possibly three strings, but may have been more.

The necklace then resurfaced in its current form at the wedding of Peter Philips and Autumn, in May 2008. It has been used regularly since.
 
muriel said:
The pink topaz was first seen on Camilla in around 2005 or 2006 at a reception at Windsor when attached as a clasp to the side of a much longer necklace of pearls, possibly three strings, but may have been more.

The necklace then resurfaced in its current form at the wedding of Peter Philips and Autumn, in May 2008. It has been used regularly since.
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I think you are right, I seem to remember the brooch was too heavy to to stay up to one side and just didn't fulfill the dream. Perhaps seeing the LQM's three strand necklace worn that way they decided to default to an ordinary style choker. If so it was a great call because we have seen chokers a lot more than the longer strands. There is just something about seeing that clasp with those luscious pearls, it lifts the ensemble from ok to OKAY!!!
 
For Day 3 at Ascot, I think the Queen is wearing the same brooch as what she wore to church on Christmas Day, 2022.
 
muriel said:
For Day 3 at Ascot, I think the Queen is wearing the same brooch as what she wore to church on Christmas Day, 2022.
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Yes it is the same. One of the reporters said on Twitter that it was one of the late Queen Elizabeth II.'s. But we have never seen her wearing it.
 
Stefan said:
Yes it is the same. One of the reporters said on Twitter that it was one of the late Queen Elizabeth II.'s. But we have never seen her wearing it.
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I am reasonably sure this brooch, along with the many others we have seen Camilla use in recent months, have come from within the royal vaults. QE2 had plenty of brooches in rotation, and I suspect there were many more in that collection that she chose not to use.

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As Camilla thankfully appreciates the Family jewels and wears them with pride ,we will see many more brooches over the next while and possibly some long forgotten pieces too.
 
Aside from being shocked that Camilla became Queen, I'm wondering what Queen Alexandra would have thought about her personal jewellery being worn by Mrs Keppel's great-granddaughter.
 
*great-great granddaughter, for the record
 
Lilyflo said:
Aside from being shocked that Camilla became Queen, I'm wondering what Queen Alexandra would have thought about her personal jewellery being worn by Mrs Keppel's great-granddaughter.
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I was thinking the same thing about her wearing Alexandra’s bracelet. It’s somewhat nice to see a change from diamonds. the van cleef jewels, sapphires etc.
 
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