All eyes were on Queen Camilla this weekend as she and her husband, King Charles III were officially crowned during their Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
While speculation about her outfit was circulating months before the big event, the new Queen finally unveiled her ensemble yesterday as she arrived at the iconic building.
The 75 year old donned an elegant Bruce Oldfield couture gown with gold embroidery, complete with the ‘Coronation Necklace’ – a historic piece of jewellery that was also worn during coronations in 1902, 1911, 1937 and 1953.
According to the Royal Collection Trust, the impressive piece features diamonds that come from Queen Victoria's jewellery collection.
But in terms of the royal’s dress, many eagle-eyed fans have since spotted the sweet tributes she commissioned to be a part of her outfit.
In case you missed it, as well as the dazzling floral embroidery, Camilla also gave a subtle nod to her children and grandchildren, whose names were weaved into the bottom of the show-stopping garment.
Royal expert Victoria Howard took to Twitter to share the dress close up, where fans went wild over the revelation, with some even suggesting that the names were copies of her grandchildren’s handwriting as youngsters. Which, if true, would have been even cuter in terms of the personal touch.
“Well spotted!” someone typed, “It almost looks like it's in their own handwriting also? Each name seems in a different font.”
“Such a lovely idea,” another said, as a third penned: “What a lovely detail.”
Camilla has two children with her former husband, Andrew Parker Parker-Bowles – Tom, 48, and Laura, 45.
Tom has one child, Lola, born in 2007, while Laura has three, Eliza, 15, and twins, Louis and Gus, 13.
As well as her children and grandchildren, the new Queen also paid tribute to her two terrier pups, Beth and Bluebell, who the royal couple rescued from Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home in 2017.
Zooming in on the images Victoria shared, fans could notice the pooches embroidered into the gown in gold, on either side of the ‘CR’ monogram under a crown.
The letters stand for Camilla Regina, which is Latin for Queen – a term that was also incorporated into the ceremony by the choir.
While the ivory gown itself was woven by Stephen Walters in Suffolk, to make the whole thing even more special, all of the embroidery on the Queen’s Robe of State was expertly completed by the Royal School of Needlework, where Camilla is a patron.
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