Queen Camilla dazzled in an Aquamarine Tiara as she paid a subtle tribute to the Duchess of Edinburgh this evening.
Camilla, 77, accompanied King Charles as he welcomed more than 1,500 guests from around 130 different countries to Buckingham Palace for the Diplomatic Corps Reception.
Queen Camilla looked incredible in a Fiona Clare blue and black patterned dress with a bright blue royal sash.
She also wore the Five Aquamarine Tiara, previously owned by Queen Elizabeth II but had since been loaned to Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
She wore the Five Aquamarine Tiara, previously owned by Queen Elizabeth II but had since been loaned to Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh
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Camilla also accessorised with her own aquamarine and diamond necklace and earrings for the occasion.
The King’s Family Order badge was pinned to the Queen’s sash, a symbolic portrait of the reigning monarch gifted to female members of the Royal Family.
She debuted the same badge in June earlier in the year during the Japanese Imperial family’s visit to England.
Last year, Camilla opted for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
Female royals were expected to wear tiaras, and guests were required to wear a national dress or long evening dress
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Female royals were expected to wear tiaras, and guests were required to wear a national dress or long evening dress.
Camilla, who has just returned to duties after fighting a chest infection, is mourning the death of her beloved Jack Russell, Beth, who had to be put down at the weekend.
The guest list includes all ambassadors and High Commissioners at the foreign missions in London, former Prime Ministers, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and other leading public figures.
More than 500 members of the ‘Diplomatic Corps’ attended the reception to highlight the monarch’s crucial role in British diplomacy.
Camilla, 77, accompanied King Charles as he welcomed more than 1,500 guests from around 130 different countries to Buckingham Palace for the Diplomatic Corps Reception.
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The reception, normally held on the first Tuesday in December, is one of the highlights of the royal calendar.
It was brought forward to avoid a clash with the Amir of Qatar’s state visit later this year.
There are more than 170 Ambassadors and High Commissioners based in London at any given time and each one of them will have an Audience with King Charles shortly after taking up his or her role.
Princess Kate, 42, was not in attendance as she announced a slow and measured return to royal duties in September after the conclusion of her cancer treatment.
