Queen Consort Camilla Wears Queen Elizabeth’s Sapphire Tiara for 1st Time at State Banquet
usmagazine.comLooking the part! Queen Consort Camilla sparkled at King Charles III’s first state banquet — donning the late Queen Elizabeth II’s bejeweled Belgian Sapphire Tiara for the big event.Camilla, 75, and Charles, 74, welcomed Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa, to the U.K.
on Tuesday, November 22 — the first state dinner hosted by the British royal family since then Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States in 2016.The queen wore a royal blue gown by Bruce Oldfield to match the dazzling accessory, along with the blue Order of the Garter sash and the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order star and sash.
She topped off the regal look with a matching necklace and bracelet from the royal vault.Tuesday marked the first time Camilla sported the tiara, which was previously owned by Elizabeth, who famously wore it for her visit to Singapore in 1989 and when welcoming China to the U.K.
in 2015.The George VI tiara was initially added to the sapphire set — which includes the necklace, bracelet, three rings and drop earrings — in 1963.
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