Queen Camilla wears Queen Elizabeth's Sapphire Tiara at Charles' first state banquet

23-11-2022

By Jawad Hussain

In King Charles' first state visit, the Queen Consort hosted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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In her new position as a monarch, Queen Camilla is donning her first tiara.

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The Queen Consort, 75, wore the Belgian Sapphire Tiara at a state supper at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

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Camilla wore the garment for Charles' first state visit as King, welcome Cyril Ramaphosa to the U.K.

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Queen Elizabeth II wore the tiara to Singapore in 1989 and to the U.K. for China's state visit in 2015.

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Queen Camilla wore a lace evening gown by Bruce Oldfield with royal regalia: an Order of the Garter sash and Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order star and sash. She wore the tiara's necklace and bracelet.

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Camilla didn't wear the earrings, but the ensemble is called the King George VI Victorian Suite. King George presented Elizabeth's wedding tiara, choker, and earrings in 1947. The jewels belong to the mid-1800s; the bracelet was added in the 1960s.

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