A new portrait has been released of Queen Camilla ahead of the coronation next week. The photo was taken by Hugo Burnand in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace last month. Queen Camilla can be seen wearing a blue wool crepe coat dress by Fiona Clare. She is wearing pearl drop earrings set with [read more]
Queen Camilla will receive Queen Adelaide’s coronation ring at her joint coronation with her husband, King Charles III, on 6 May. The ring is a ruby in a gold setting and has been used for the coronations of Queen Adelaide, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Embed from Getty Images The [read more]
The Chrism oil, which will be used to anoint Queen Camilla and King Charles III, had been consecrated in Jerusalem. The ceremony took place on 3 March in The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The oil was consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, The [read more]
Queen Mary’s Crown was made in 1911 by Garrad’s for the coronation of King George V and his wife, Queen Mary. The design was inspired by Queen Alexandra’s Crown, which had been created in 1902. The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond featured in both crowns, which is now in Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Crown. It can [read more]
Queen Mary’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London for modification work ahead of the coronation. Queen Mary’s Crown will be used for the coronation of Queen Camilla. It is the first time in recent history that an existing crown will be used for the coronation of a consort. Some minor changes will [read more]
The Greville Festoon necklace was from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. The Greville Festoon necklace was one of the most impressive pieces [read more]
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