![Camilla, Queen Consort visits the "Africa Fashion" exhibition at The V&A on November 03, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1008&ssl=1)
The Queen Consort was out and about in London this week, wearing a pair of sparkling brooches. Here’s a closer look at the two magnificent diamond jewels.
![In this handout image issued by Buckingham Palace, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex host Team GB Tokyo Olympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on November 2, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits03.jpg?resize=1200%2C942&ssl=1)
On Wednesday, Queen Camilla joined the King, the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex, and the Duke of Gloucester at a Buckingham Palace reception honoring the Team GB medalists from the recent Tokyo Olympic Games.
![In this handout image issued by Buckingham Palace, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex host Team GB Tokyo Olympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on November 2, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits02.jpg?resize=800%2C1049&ssl=1)
Camilla chose her classic diamond knot brooch for the reception, pinned to a favorite midnight blue velvet jacket. (Beside her, Princess Anne wears an Olympic-related brooch, which we talked more about here!)
![Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on December 25, 2019 in King's Lynn, United Kingdom](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits17.jpg?resize=1200%2C1648&ssl=1)
The brooch has been in Camilla’s collection for several years. To the best of my knowledge, we don’t know anything specific about its provenance, but she’s chosen it for some high-profile occasions. Above, she wears the brooch on Christmas Day to attend a church service near Sandringham in December 2019.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall decorates the Clarence House Christmas Tree virtually with children from Helen & Douglas House Hospice, on December 16, 2020 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits18.jpg?resize=1200%2C1589&ssl=1)
She wore the brooch (and the blue velvet jacket) to (virtually) decorate the Clarence House Christmas Tree with children from the Helen & Douglas House Hospice in December 2020.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the Greek Independence day Military Parade in Syntagma Square on March 25, 2021 in Athens, Greece](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits19.jpg?resize=1200%2C1474&ssl=1)
The brooch accompanied her to Athens for an official visit to Greece in March 2021.
![Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort greet the crowd upon their arrival Buckingham Palace in London, on September 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits20.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
And, meaningfully, it was the brooch she wore for her first public appearance as Queen Consort following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
![Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (R) meets with Laura Collett (L), and Oliver Townend (C) at a reception for medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games at Buckingham Palace in London on November 2, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1906&ssl=1)
Here’s another view of Camilla wearing the knot brooch during Wednesday’s reception. She paired it with her favorite diamond and pearl drop earrings, plus her engagement and wedding rings.
![Camilla, Queen Consort undertakes her first audience at Buckingham Palace, with Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho on November 3, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1514&ssl=1)
On Thursday, Queen Camilla held her first official audience at Buckingham Palace, meeting with Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho.
![Britain's King Charles III (C) and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (L) leave the Victoria and Albert Museum, after visiting the Africa Fashion exhibition in London, on November 3, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits07.jpg?resize=1200%2C804&ssl=1)
Later in the day, she joined King Charles at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, where they viewed the new Africa Fashion exhibition. The show is a celebration of the creativity, ingenuity, and global impact of African fashion.
![Camilla, Queen Consort visits the "Africa Fashion" exhibition at The V&A on November 03, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
For both the official audience and the exhibition tour, Camilla wore the diamond, enamel, and carved rock crystal brooch that belonged to the late Queen Mother.
![Queen Elizabeth, in Sydney, Australia, waving, 1927](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits21.jpg?resize=800%2C1063&ssl=1)
The brooch is about a century old. It was first worn in the 1920s by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who was then the Duchess of York. She liked to pin the brooch to the brims of her fashionable hats. Here, she wears the brooch on a hat in Sydney during the 1927 royal tour of Australia.
![Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrives on a visit to meet students, staff and to learn about the Silver Swans programme, an initiative which delivers ballet classes specially designed for over 55s, at the Royal Academy of Dance in central London on February 1, 2018](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits22.jpg?resize=1200%2C1729&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla has been wearing the brooch for several years. Here, she wears the jewel in February 2018 during a visit to the Royal Academy of Dance in London. The black enamel accents pop nicely in this particular photograph, I think.
![Camilla, Queen Consort meets well-wishers as she returns to Clarence House from Buckingham Palace along the Mall during a impromptu walkabout following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 10, 2022 in London, United Kingdom](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits23.jpg?resize=1200%2C1582&ssl=1)
She also wore the brooch more recently outside Clarence House, where she greeted well-wishers following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
![Camilla, Queen Consort visits the "Africa Fashion" exhibition at The V&A on November 03, 2022 in London, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
And here’s one more look at the brooch as it was worn on Thursday. Queen Camilla used both of her brooches this week to secure paper poppies, worn ahead of the Remembrance Sunday commemorations next weekend.
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