![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2015 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla01.jpg?resize=1200%2C839&ssl=1)
Our look back at the royal jewels of Sandringham holiday celebrations continues today with a survey of the jewelry worn by Queen Camilla for the annual church service each Christmas Day.
![Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall leave the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2005 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1801&ssl=1)
Camilla began attending the royal family Christmas celebrations at Sandringham in December 2005, less than a year after her wedding to the Prince of Wales (now King Charles III). The then-Duchess of Cornwall wore diamond and pearl drop earrings and her three-stranded pearl necklace with the diamond and amethyst clasp for her first walk to church at St. Mary Magdalene on Christmas Day.
![Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrives at St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham estate as members of the British Royal family attend the traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, 25 December 2006](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1555&ssl=1)
In December 2006, Camilla chose a ensemble in brown tones for Christmas Day, including a bold animal print hat with feather details. She also wore her favorite pearl drop earrings and her Cosmos clip brooches from Van Cleef & Arpels.
Purple was Camilla’s color of choice for Christmas Day 2007. She accessorized with her diamond and pearl drop earrings, a bangle bracelet, and her gorgeous pair of jeweled pansy brooches.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the Christmas Day church service at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2008 in Sandringham, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1878&ssl=1)
On Christmas Day in 2008, Camilla wore a lovely royal jewel that originally belonged to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: her diamond, enamel, and rock crystal brooch, which dates to the 1920s.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall smiles as she arrives to attend the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2009 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1921&ssl=1)
Camilla wore blue on Christmas Day in 2009, including a bold furry hat. Her jewels for the occasion were equally bold: her favorite pearl drop earrings and a vibrant peacock brooch made of gold and set with diamonds and sapphires.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends the Christmas Day Church Service with other members of the Royal family, at St Mary's Church on December 25, 2010 in Sandringham, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1741&ssl=1)
Another furry hat accompanied Camilla to church near the Sandringham estate on a chilly Christmas morning in 2010. Her only visible jewels were her pearl drop earrings, though her coat had a little extra sparkle thanks to sequin embellishments on the collar.
![Britain's Prince Charles (2ndL) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (back,R) and Prince William (back, L) arrive to attend the Royal family Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2011](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla07.jpg?resize=1200%2C753&ssl=1)
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were joined for the first time by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Christmas Day at Sandringham in 2011. Camilla wore her pearl drop earrings with the Turquoise Shamrock Brooch for the occasion.
![Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (L) attend the traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham on December 25, 2012 near King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla08.jpg?resize=816%2C1006&ssl=1)
The pansy brooches were Camilla’s Christmas Day jewel of choice once again in December 2012. She again wore the brooches with purple, plus pearl drop earrings and her four-stranded pearl necklace with the round diamond clasp.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall leaves the Christmas Day service at Sandringham on December 25, 2013 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1660&ssl=1)
On Christmas Day in 2013, Camilla wore one of my favorite heirloom royal jewels: the Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch. The jewel was a gift to Queen Victoria in 1897 from her Hesse grandchildren to mark her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Camilla later memorably wore this brooch for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2015 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1785&ssl=1)
Camilla stayed back at Sandringham on Christmas in 2014, as she was suffering from back pain. Pearls and diamonds accessorized Camilla’s gray and black ensemble the following year on Christmas Day in 2015: diamond and pearl drop earrings, her four-stranded pearl necklace with the diamond cross clasp, and her diamond moth brooch.
![Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2016 in King's Lynn, England](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
Insect-themed jewelry joined Camilla again at St. Mary Magdalene on Christmas Day in 2016. With a blue coat and black hat, she wore a second pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings, plus a diamond and sapphire butterfly brooch.
![Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall US actress and fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry Meghan Markle Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Britain's Prince Harry and Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leave after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2017](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla12.jpg?resize=972%2C1398&ssl=1)
On Christmas Day in 2017, Camilla wore the Queen Mother’s Rock Crystal Brooch again to attend church near Sandringham, pairing it with a festive red and black ensemble.
![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/2022/12/2022-1221-camilla13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1746&ssl=1)
A cold kept Camilla back at Sandringham House on Christmas Day in 2018, but in December 2019, she joined the rest of the royal family for their most recent public walk to church at St. Mary Magdalene. With a gorgeous blue velvet coat and hat, she wore pearl drop earrings, her four-stranded pearl necklace with the diamond cross clasp, and her diamond knot brooch.
Which jewels are you hoping to see the Queen Consort wear on Christmas Day this year?
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