All the hidden details of Queen Camilla’s coronation outfit
The dress she wore to King Charles’ coronation appeared to honor the couple’s love of the outdoors, Queen Elizabeth II and even their dogs.
Queen Camilla’s coronation look was full of hidden, personal details.
When the 75-year-old Queen arrived at Westminster Abbey for King Charles’ big day on May 6, she did so in an outfit that included a crimson velvet and ermine robe and an embroidered dress in ivory, silver and gold.
Combining tradition and modernity, Camilla wore the robe of state that was originally made for Queen Elizabeth II’s own coronation in 1953, with alterations by London’s oldest tailors, Ede and Ravenscroft.
Her Bruce Oldfield Peau de Soie silk dress was simple in design; The garment features Oldfield’s signature paneling, a short chain and intricate embroidery, including “chains of daisies, forget-me-nots, celandine and scarlet, representing the King and Queen’s affection for nature and the British countryside,” the palace said in a opinion.
The dress also appeared to pay tribute to Camilla’s two rescue dogs, Bluebell and Beth, with two golden dogs appearing near the hem of the dress – while the names of her two children, Tom and Laura, and their grandchildren also appear embroidered.
Camilla exited the ceremony wearing a Robe of Estate, also designed by Ede and Ravenscroft. Hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, the cloak featured 24 plants sewn in gold thread. Among them was the lily of the valley, a flower in Her Royal Highness’s wedding bouquet and a well-known favorite of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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It also included a lady’s mantle, symbolizing love and comfort, maidenhair fern, meaning purity, and cornflowers, representing love and tenderness. Delphiniums were also shown which are one of the new ones King Karl’ favorite flowers as well as Camilla’s birth month flower July. The national emblems of the United Kingdom, the rose, thistle and shamrock, were also sewn into the garment.
In addition to the diverse flora and fauna, insects such as bees, butterflies, beetles and a caterpillar were embroidered on the robe for the first time, reflecting the couple’s love of nature.
The Queen also wore the same necklace that Queen Elizabeth II wore on her coronation day in 1953.
