![Queen Camilla visits the Refugio House community centre, a meeting place for locals and new Berlin residents, including refugees, on March 30, 2023 (BRITTA PEDERSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The British state visit to Germany continued today, and Queen Camilla brought out a brooch from her beloved Van Cleef & Arpels collection for the occasion.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit a food market on Wittenbergplatz on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Adrian Dennis - Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla02.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&ssl=1)
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were in Berlin again on Thursday, carrying out a variety of engagements. Here, they visit a market on Wittenbergplatz.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla are welcomed by the President of the German Bundestag, Bärbel Bas, at the Reichstag Building on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla03.jpg?resize=1200%2C894&ssl=1)
They also headed to the Reichstag Building, home of the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament. They were welcomed by Bärbel Bas, who is currently serving as President of the Bundestag.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla sign the Bundestag's Golden Book on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla04.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Both Charles and Camilla signed the Bundestag’s Golden Book during their visit.
![King Charles III addresses members of the German Bundestag at the Reichstag Building on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
And Charles addressed the legislative body, speaking in both English and German during his remarks.
![Elke Buedenbender and Queen Camilla visit the Refugio Cafe, a project of the Berlin City Mission, in Berlin, on March 30, 2023 (BRITTA PEDERSEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla06.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla also headed out on a series of engagements with Elke Buedenbender, the wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. They made a stop at Refugio Café, a project connected to the Berlin City Mission.
![Elke Buedenbender and Queen Camilla visit the Refugio Cafe, a project of the Berlin City Mission, in Berlin, on March 30, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla07.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
They were able to speak with staff, residents, and other groups connected to the project, which provides community and support for both established locals and newcomers to Berlin, including refugees.
![Elke Buedenbender and Queen Camilla visit the Refugio Cafe, a project of the Berlin City Mission, in Berlin, on March 30, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla08.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
While at the cafe, the two women also spoke with cycling advocates. (Love that disco ball helmet!)
![Elke Buedenbender and Queen Camilla visit the Komische Opera in Berlin on March 30, 2023 (BEN BIRCHALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla09.jpg?resize=1200%2C880&ssl=1)
The day also included a stop at Berlin’s Komische Oper, an opera company that produces operettas as well as musicals and traditional operas.
![Elke Buedenbender and Queen Camilla visit the Komische Opera in Berlin on March 30, 2023 (Ben Birchall-Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla10.jpg?resize=1200%2C863&ssl=1)
The Queen Consort and the First Lady were treated to a performance during the visit. They were also able to chat with performers in elaborate costumes.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at the Reichstag Building on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
And speaking of costumes, Queen Camilla chose a sedate color palette of dark browns for Thursday’s events in Berlin. She wore a tailored brown coat with matching accessories.
![Queen Camilla arrives for a visit to the Komische Opera on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Andreas Gora - Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1944&ssl=1)
Underneath the coat, she wore an animal print dress.
![Queen Camilla visits the Komische Opera in Berlin on March 30, 2023 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1729&ssl=1)
She carried the warm tones of the outfit through to her jewelry, wearing yellow gold and diamond pieces, including earrings with pavé-set pendants.
![Queen Camilla visits the Komische Opera in Berlin on March 30, 2023 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla14.jpg?resize=800%2C1064&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer look at the earrings.
![Queen Camilla arrives with King Charles III at the German Bundestag on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Andreas Gora - Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla20.jpg?resize=1200%2C1375&ssl=1)
She also wore a rigid, textured yellow gold torc-style necklace, layered over one of her usual chain necklaces.
![Queen Camilla visits Refugio Berlin on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
She wore both a brooch and a piece of new order insignia as well.
![Queen Camilla arrives to visit to the Bundestag in Berlin, on March 30, 2023 (CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla21.jpg?resize=1200%2C1438&ssl=1)
On her right, she wore the miniature ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, which she received yesterday. She wore the order’s star at last night’s state banquet.
![Queen Camilla arrives with King Charles III at the German Bundestag on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Andreas Gora - Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla16.jpg?resize=800%2C542&ssl=1)
She also wore a piece from her Van Cleef & Arpels collection: a diamond cosmos brooch, set in yellow gold.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends her first garden party since her marriage to the Prince of Wales, at Buckingham Palace in London, July 19, 2005 (FIONA HANSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-1016-01-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C860&ssl=1)
Camilla actually owns a pair of the Cosmos brooches, one in yellow gold and one in white gold. She wore both of them together, along with matching earrings, at a Buckingham Palace garden party back in 2005.
![Queen Camilla visits the Refugio House community centre and meets some of the House’s residents and groups on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla19.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
We also caught a glimpse of Camilla’s engagement and wedding rings. Her diamond engagement ring famously belonged to the Queen Mother.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla sign the Bundestag's Golden Book on March 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0330-01-camilla18.jpg?resize=800%2C1003&ssl=1)
And, of course, it wouldn’t be a daytime appearance from Camilla without her gold bracelets, including another piece from Van Cleef & Arpels.
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