Camilla oozes sophistication in a black evening gown with sparkling silver embroidery by Princess Diana’s favourite designer Bruce Oldfield as she steps out for the State Banquet in Berlin
- The Queen Consort wowed in a black evening dress with a silver embroidery
- Camilla, 75, donned the glam Bruce Oldfield gown at the State Banquet in Berlin
- Read more:King Charles touches down in Berlin for his first overseas state visit
The Queen Consort oozed sophistication in a black evening dress with a sparkling silver embroidery in Berlin.
Camilla, 75, donned the glamorous Bruce Oldfield gown at the State Banquet which was held to honour her and King Charles’ state visit to Germany.
The royal made a dazzling entry at the formal reception at Schloss Bellevue in the show stopping ensemble which featured long sleeves.
Oldfield, 72, who was Princess Diana’s favourite designer, is also set to create Camilla’s Coronation dress.
The London designer, had a professional relationship with Diana for 10 years and designed some of her most well known outfits.
The Queen Consort oozed sophistication in a black evening dress with a sparkling silver embroidery in Berlin
Over the years, he’s also developed a close bond with Camilla and dressed her for several significant occasions.
She paired the flattering gown with a small black clutch bag and a slew of lavish jewels.
Camilla dazzled in a tiara once owned by the Queen Mother and a brooch with a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
She donned the exquisite honeycomb-patterned Boucheron tiara, which was given to Camilla by the late Queen Elizabeth and was a favourite of the late Queen Mother.
Camilla added even more glitz to her ensemble with the late Queen’s fringed diamond necklace.
The diamond, silver, and gold necklace was given to Princess Elizabeth as a wedding present in November 1947 by a number of important financial figures from the City of London.
On her left shoulder was pinned the Queen’s Family Order, the sovereign’s highest personal order of merit.
Camilla, 75, donned the glamorous Bruce Oldfield gown at the State Banquet which was held to honour her and King Charles ‘ state visit to Germany
The royal made a dazzling entry at the formal reception at Schloss Bellevue in the show stopping ensemble which featured long sleeves (pictured with Elke Buedenbender)
Camilla paired the flattering black gown with a small black clutch bag and a slew of lavish jewels
Featuring an exquisite hand-painted miniature of the young Queen set in platinum, the order is given only to female members of the Royal Family.
George IV started the formal practice of presenting Family Orders suspended from a ribbon. His successors continued this practice, with most sovereigns presenting jewelled portraits of themselves suspended on different coloured ribbon.
The Queen awarded her daughter-in-law the honour on the occasion of her 60th birthday, in 2007.
On her gown she sported the Grand Cross of the Federal Order of Merit, given to her during her visit by the German President.
Her Majesty also wore The Garter Star which was Queen Victoria’s Queen’s Family Order.
Camilla dazzled in a tiara once owned by the Queen Mother and a brooch with a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II
She donned the exquisite honeycomb-patterned Boucheron tiara, which was given to Camilla by the late Queen Elizabeth and was a favourite of the late Queen Mother
Camilla was a picture of elegance at the State Banquet alongside King Charles who also looked very smart
The royal wowed in the black evening dress as she made her way into the Schloss Bellevue residence alongside Elke Buedenbender
Camilla added even more glitz to her ensemble with the late Queen’s fringed diamond necklace
The lavish tiara is widely known as the Boucheron Honeycomb Tiara, however its official name is the Greville Tiara.
It was made by Boucheron for the Hon Mrs Greville (a well-known society figure) in 1921 out of stones salvaged from another tiara.
Having no heirs of her own, she left her considerable jewel collection to the then Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother) when she died in 1942.
Her husband, King George VI, was a little uncertain about accepting the jewels, however, so the inheritance was left in the vault for a few years before Queen Elizabeth decided to dust the tiara off.
The Queen awarded her daughter-in-law the honour on the occasion of her 60th birthday, in 2007
Camilla and the King posed for a snap with Elke Buedenbender and president Frank-Walter Steinmeier
The German president and his wife Elke chatted to the royal couple on the red carpet before the banquet
On her left shoulder was pinned the Queen’s Family Order, the sovereign’s highest personal order of merit
The Queen’s Family Order is an exquisite hand-painted miniature of the young Queen set in platinum, the order is given only to female members of the Royal Family
On her gown she sported the Grand Cross of the Federal Order of Merit, given to her during her visit by the German President
She took it to Cartier and in 1953 had it made even bigger by adding to the top line and finishing it off with a marquis-shaped diamond in the centre.
The Boucheron soon became one of her favourites and when she died it was passed along with the rest of her collection to her daughter, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The King will no doubt be particularly touched at the significance as he adored his late grandmother and loves to see his wife in her jewellery.
His Majesty looked smart as he donned a white tie, with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st class sash, which he was also presented with by The President.
He also sported the Diamond Order of the Bath Neck Order and miniature medals.
Among the guests were former Chancellor Angela Merkel, dancer Motsi Mabuse and Canpino, the Anglo-German lead singer of best-selling punk band The Dead Trousers.
They dined on marinated carp and watercress, chicken and mushroom with a blackberry malt reduction and a prune and black tea dessert, washed down by three different wines or non-alcoholic cocktails.
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