Why is the brooch worn by Queen Camilla in Westminster Abbey so special and who did it belong to?
Ever since she became queen, the wife of Britain’s King Charles knows how to “put her hands deep into the royal vaults” and pull out real gems from them – both figuratively and literally.
At the annual Commonwealth Day service, the Queen wore an extraordinary piece of jewelry that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, which royal treasurers say has languished in obscurity for the past hundred years.
For completely inexplicable reasons, since it is an extraordinary brooch made of aquamarine and diamonds in the shape of two hearts, which somewhat resembles the patterns of peacock feathers. Two large aquamarines of intense color are particularly impressive.
It is a brooch of Queen Alexandra of Denmark, the wife of the British King Edward VII, which has not been seen in public for a century. This is what Norwegian jewelry expert Trond Noren Isaksen claims, who, with the approval of King Charles, recently had an insight into Queen Alexandra’s jewelry collection.
The beauty of this brooch was further accentuated by the outfit of Queen Camilla, who wore a light blue coat by Bruce Oldfield and a matching hat by Philip Treacy, with decorations in the form of a stylized peacock tail.
It was also an opportunity to divert public attention from the “photo affair”, which shook the royal family, Tatler writes.
Photo: Brittanica
