Queen Camilla has a wide range of items in her jewellery collection and her first new piece of jewellery of 2024 was in the form of a small enamel and diamond brooch.
Her Majesty first wore the brooch in January 2024 for the official opening of Maggie’s Royal Free, of which she is President.
Keen-eyed jewellery fans spotted that the brooch was originally sold by Wartski and comprises of a square of old cut diamonds interwoven with two ribbon-like electric green enamelled gold strands.
The small piece of jewellery is just 3.1 cm across.
A new brooch in Camilla’s collection. (Wartski)
According to Wartski, ‘the interweaving of two unbroken strands is symbolic of two lives which have been joined together by love’.
Wartski noted that the brooch ‘is a bravura piece of goldsmithing, as the the entire surface of the narrow ribbons has been enamelled’. When it was up for sale, the brooch retailed on the Wartski site for £8,000.
Given the sentimental meaning behind the brooch, it can be assumed that the brooch was gifted to Queen Camilla by The King; the couple have now been married for 19 years.
Camilla at a poetry event at Hillsborough Castle. (Northern Ireland Office/Twitter)
Camilla wore the brooch for her visit to Northern Ireland in March 2022 for when she attended an event by The Queen’s Reading Room at Hillsborough Castle, where she heard performances by poets and actors, highlighting the best of Northern Irish poetry. At the time, the Daily Mail’s Rebecca English confirmed that the brooch was indeed a gift from King Charles to his wife.
The Queen has continued to wear her Antique Enamel and Diamond Brooch a number of times in 2024, becoming a favourite piece of jewellery in Her Majesty’s collection.
Camilla wearing her Antique Enamel and Diamond Brooch at a Buckingham Palace reception. (Royal Family)
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Such a beautiful brooch! The antique enamel and diamonds make it truly timeless. Camilla’s collection is always so elegant!