![Camilla, Queen Consort presents Mikhail Baryshnikov with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla01.jpg?resize=1200%2C842&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla presented a dance icon with a special honor at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, and she wore a brand-new ballet-themed jewel for the occasion.
![Camilla, Queen Consort is introduced to the Chief Executive of the RAD, Tim Arthur, President of the RAD, Dame Darcey Bussell, renowned dancer and former recipient of the award, Carlos Acosta, the 2022 recipient of the The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Mikhail Baryshnikov, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance, and his wife Lisa Rinhart before the presentation in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla02.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Representatives from the Royal Academy of Dance joined Queen Camilla for a special reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to honor the legendary dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. Those in attendance included Dame Darcey Bussell (famed British ballerina who is now president of the RAD), Tim Arthur (RAD’s chief executive), and Carlos Acosta (famed dancer and now director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet). Baryshnikov’s wife, the dancer and writer Lisa Rinehart, was present as well.
![Camilla, Queen Consort presents Mikhail Baryshnikov with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1402&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla, who has been Vice Patron of the RAD since 2020, presented Baryshnikov with the organization’s highest honor, the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award.
![Mikhail Baryshnikov poses with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance after it was presented to him by Camilla, Queen Consort at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
The award honors Baryshnikov’s immense contributions to ballet and the wider world of dance.
![Camilla, Queen Consort presents Mikhail Baryshnikov with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C829&ssl=1)
Appropriately, Queen Camilla wore a brand-new jewel with a ballet theme for the presentation of the award.
![Camilla, Queen Consort presents Mikhail Baryshnikov with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1611&ssl=1)
She wore the Bouton d’Or Ballerina Clip from one of her favorite jewelers, Van Cleef & Arpels. The brooch is a new piece produced by the firm, but it’s reportedly inspired by vintage jewels. The company writes that the collection “is inspired by the curved lines of the paillette motif, a jewelry design created by Van Cleef & Arpels in the late 1930s. Reinterpreted today, it lends itself to plays of association and color to create feminine necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings.”
![Bouton d'or ballerina clip](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1818&ssl=1)
The clip brooch features a ballerina made of gold and studded with diamonds, turquoises, and lapis lazuli. The jewel retails on the Van Cleef & Arpels website for $81,000.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall laughs as she visits Stevenson Campus Air Hanger on May 21, 2014 in Winnipeg, Canada](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-1016-01-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1843&ssl=1)
This is the second Van Cleef & Arpels brooch with a dancer motif that we’ve seen Camilla wear. She also owns a gold, diamond, ruby, and sapphire ballerina brooch from the company. (More about her extensive VC&A collection here!)
![Camilla, Queen Consort presents Mikhail Baryshnikov with The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award, Royal Academy of Dance's (RAD) highest honour, in recognition of his immense contribution to ballet and the wider world of dance at Buckingham Palace on November 16, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1118-camilla07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1763&ssl=1)
Here’s one more look at Queen Camilla wearing the brooch during Wednesday’s award presentation. She also wore gold and diamond earrings, as well as a stack of bracelets (including her VC&A Magic Alhambra Bracelet) and her engagement and wedding rings.
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