{"id":68083,"date":"2023-11-07T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=68083"},"modified":"2023-11-07T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:44:38","slug":"camilla-rewears-her-coronation-gown-to-state-opening-of-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/camilla-rewears-her-coronation-gown-to-state-opening-of-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Camilla rewears her coronation gown to state opening of parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Queen Camilla re-wears embroidered coronation gown featuring her children&#8217;s names and the George IV State Diadem crown her late mother-in-law also wore to her first State Opening of Parliament<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Camilla rewore her coronation gown which contains a sweet nod to her family<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Think you&#8217;ve seen Queen Camilla&#8217;s crown before? It&#8217;s on our banknotes and coins\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Queen Camilla rewore her coronation gown for the state opening of parliament today.<\/p>\n<p>The royal, 76,\u00a0\u00a0looked elegant in her Bruce Oldfield couture gown which she paired with her late mother-in-law&#8217;s\u00a0George IV State Diadem crown and necklace.<\/p>\n<p>The crown, which Queen Elizabeth also wore to her first state opening of parliament,\u00a0\u00a0has been passed down from monarch to monarch since George IV&#8217;s coronation in 1821 and is worn only for official occasions.<\/p>\n<p>It is worn only for official occasions, such as this State Opening of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>While paying respect to her mother-in-law, Camilla also paid a subtle tribute to her loved ones on her show-stopping gown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77502977-12720389-image-a-272_1699360853764.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen Camilla rewore her coronation gown for the state opening of parliament today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/70684693-12720389-Queen_Camilla_had_some_secret_names_embroidered_onto_her_Coronat-a-261_1699360551493.jpg\" height=\"941\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The royal, 76, looked elegant in her Bruce Oldfield couture gown which she first wore to the coronation (pictured)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bespoke dress has the names of her two children, Tom and Laura, along with those of her grandchildren, Gus, Freddy, Louis, Eliza and Lola embroidered in.<\/p>\n<p>There were also two gold terrier pups embroidered onto the gown to represent Charles and Camilla&#8217;s rescue dogs Beth and Bluebell.<\/p>\n<p>The royals rescued the pooches from Battersea Dogs&#8217; and Cats&#8217; Home in 2017.\u00a0The two adorable dogs have even made\u00a0Buckingham Palace their new home.<\/p>\n<p>Camilla&#8217;s ivory dress which was designed by Couturier and close friend Bruce Oldfield, who also worked closely with Diana during her time as a working Royal, was made from Peau de Soie, a silk fabric.<\/p>\n<p>The gown was embellished with silver embroidery which was\u00a0woven by Stephen Walters in Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>With an ivory, silver and gold colour palette, bracelet length sleeves, a strong shoulder and a wide V-neck neckline, the gown was in Camilla\u2019s signature silhouette, a modest neckline, and an elongated waist.<\/p>\n<p>Camilla also donned a Robe of State, decorated with the King&#8217;s favourite flowers, delphiniums, and lily of the valley, a favourite bloom of the late Queen Elizabeth II.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The robe boasted hand embroidery using gold thread and depict meaningful symbols of nature, notably specific insects and flowers which hold special meaning for the couple and the wider Royal Family as a whole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/70685337-12720389-image-a-262_1699360558972.jpg\" height=\"695\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While paying respect to her mother-in-law, Camilla also paid a subtle tribute to her loved ones on her show-stopping gown. She had the names of her children and grandchildren discretely embroidering near the bottom of her skirt<\/p>\n<p>Among the flowers embroidered onto the garment were lily of the valley &#8211; which was Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s favourite bloom, lady\u2019s mantle, myrtle, maidenhair fern, cornflowers, delphiniums and national emblems &#8211; the rose, thistle and shamrock.<\/p>\n<p>Camilla\u2019s new robe, expertly decorated by the Royal School of Needlework (of which Camilla is patron), have also been adorned with bees and beetles to reflect the Royal couple\u2019s affection for the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>Fittingly, an earlier insight into Charles&#8217; vision of his Coronation &#8211; the event invitation &#8211; also boasted similar imagery, with depictions of flowers and insects.<\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, the crown features four crosses alternating with bouquets representing different parts of the United Kingdom: roses, thistles and shamrocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It features 1,333 diamonds, though it was shrunk by Queen Alexandra in 1902, who removed 11 diamonds to fit her smaller head. The Queen Mother also had it resized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77501109-12720389-image-a-280_1699361183549.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77501111-12720389-image-m-279_1699361178408.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Camilla, wearing the famous George IV State Diadem for the first time, has chosen to re-use her coronation gown, designed by Bruce Oldfield, for her first State Opening as a Queen consort. Right: The Queen wearing the diadem in 2015<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77502979-12720389-image-a-273_1699360862150.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Camilla also donned a Robe of State, decorated with the King&#8217;s favourite flowers, delphiniums, and lily of the valley, a favourite bloom of the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>The King paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II today as he attended his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing MPs and peers in the House of Lords in what was the first King&#8217;s Speech in more than 70 years, he spoke of the &#8216;legacy of service and devotion&#8217; of his &#8216;beloved mother&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In paying tribute to his mother, the King was following in the footsteps of the Queen herself, who spoke warmly of her father when she opened Parliament for the first time in November 1952.<\/p>\n<p>The last King&#8217;s Speech was in 1950 when King George spoke amid Britain&#8217;s involvement in the Korean War. He was too ill to open Parliament the following year and died in February 1952, with his eldest daughter Elizabeth ascending to the throne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77501245-12720389-image-a-277_1699360884220.jpg\" height=\"779\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Camilla opted for the queen&#8217;s necklace and crown<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/12\/77502673-12720389-image-a-278_1699360944648.jpg\" height=\"791\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The late queen is pictured on the way to her first state opening on parliament in 1952<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Charles showed no flicker of his own eco-consciousness as he set out Rishi Sunak&#8217;s new legislative plan to offer annual licences for gas and oil projects in the North Sea today and ease the Net Zero &#8216;burden&#8217; on Brits.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Other measures the King announced included giving police the power to enter a property without a warrant to seize stolen goods and action to tackle the use of tech in crime, such as 3D printing templates for firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Charles wore the Imperial State Crown, his lengthy crimson Robe of State and Admiral of the Fleet Royal Naval dress uniform, having travelled in a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords in the Diamond State Coach amid great royal fanfare. Charles wore the crown on his return journey to Buckingham Palace after his coronation<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12720389\/camilla-coronation-gown-parliament.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Camilla re-wears embroidered coronation gown featuring her children&#8217;s names and the George IV State Diadem crown her late mother-in-law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Camilla rewears her coronation gown to state opening of parliament - Wordcelnews.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/camilla-rewears-her-coronation-gown-to-state-opening-of-parliament\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Camilla rewears her coronation gown to state opening of parliament - 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