![The Duchess of Cornwall leaves after the Commonwealth Day Observance service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 12, 2012 (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla01.jpg?resize=1200%2C805&ssl=1)
Every year, on the second Monday of March, the member nations of the Commonwealth celebrate Commonwealth Day. In London, the royals attend a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the occasion. Today, we’ve got a look at the jewels that Queen Camilla has worn for the service since joining the royal family in 2005.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends a service of observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2006 in London, England (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla02.jpg?resize=1200%2C2129&ssl=1)
The Queen Consort, then the Duchess of Cornwall, attended the Commonwealth Day service as a member of the royal family for the first time in March 2006. This event is sort of a strange one seasonally—it’s early March, so everyone wants to think about spring, but it’s still quite cold in London. Camilla has generally leaned toward the “still winter” side of fabrics and color palettes, usually wearing shades of dark blue or purple for the event.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends a service of observance for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2006 in London, England (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1628&ssl=1)
For this first royal Commonwealth Day appearance, she wore a fair amount of jewelry: diamond and pearl drop earrings, a three-stranded pearl necklace (from the collection of the Queen Mother, I think), and a butterfly brooch set with diamonds and dark blue sapphires.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 8, 2010 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1764&ssl=1)
Camilla’s next appearance at the Commonwealth Day service came in March 2010, when she wore a purple skirt suit with a matching hat and black accessories.
![The Duchess of Cornwall arrives at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 8, 2010 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1626&ssl=1)
She added pearl drop earrings and some of my favorite brooches from her jewelry box: a pair of bejeweled pansies. The beautiful brooches are set with purple and yellow gemstones (likely amethysts and topazes/citrines) with a border of diamonds.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 10, 2014 in London, England (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1734&ssl=1)
In March 2014, Camilla made a rare appearance at the Commonwealth Day service in a lighter-colored ensemble. She wore a tweedy coat dress in a creamy shade of beige for the event, plus matching accessories.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Commonwealth day observance service at Westminster Abbey on March 10, 2014 in London, England (Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1543&ssl=1)
The spotlight of her outfit in 2014 was her architectural hat, with its felt leaf embellishments, but she also wore pearls and diamonds: her favorite pearl drop earrings and her four-stranded pearl choker necklace with the round diamond clasp.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2015 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1762&ssl=1)
She went back to her usual darker color palette for the event in March 2015, wearing navy blue and black with an interesting velvet hat and a metallic snakeskin clutch bag.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2015 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1665&ssl=1)
She wore her favorite earrings, with their diamond floral stud and pearl drop, plus a larger necklace from her collection. This one features four strands of pearls and a larger diamond clasp with a cross design.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attends the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2017 in London, England (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
Camilla repeated her purple skirt suit and hat from March 2010 for the Commonwealth Day service in March 2017.
![The Duchess of Cornwall departs after the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 13, 2017 in London, England (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1619&ssl=1)
This time around, she let the beaded collar of the jacket do a little more work, using only pearls to add additional interest. She again chose her diamond and pearl drop earrings and her four-stranded pearl choker necklace with the diamond cross clasp for the occasion.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the 2018 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1935&ssl=1)
In March 2018, Camilla wore a dark navy blue jacket with white embellishments for the service.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the 2018 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
She picked up the light-colored floral embroidery, and the lighter shade of her hat, with her pearls, wearing her diamond and pearl drop earrings and the pearl choker necklace with the round diamond clasp.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall depart after the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 11, 2019 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1573&ssl=1)
Camilla was elegant in purple-blue velvet for the Commonwealth Day service in March 2019, wearing a coat dress with knot-clasp detailing and a matching beret-style hat with feathered embellishments.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 11, 2019 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1615&ssl=1)
She reached for pearls again for this particular service, wearing her diamond and pearl drop earrings, plus the four-stranded pearl choker necklace with the large diamond cross clasp.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2020 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1942&ssl=1)
It was back to navy blue for the service in March 2020. Camilla wore a coat dress with lace panels and a feathered hat.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2020 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla17.jpg?resize=1200%2C1743&ssl=1)
She wore pearls again—the diamond and pearl drop earrings and the pearl choker necklace with the diamond cross clasp—but also a brooch! She’s worn this diamond knot brooch frequently in recent years. Two and a half years later, it would be the first brooch she wore in public as Queen Consort.
![The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Day service on March 14, 2022 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla18.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla’s most recent appearance at the Commonwealth Day service was last year, in March 2022. She wore a purple velvet coat dress, plus the velvet and feather hat that she previously wore for the same event in 2010 and 2017.
![The Duchess of Cornwall arrives at Westminster Abbey for the Commonwealth Day service on March 14, 2022 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-0311-01-camilla19.jpg?resize=1200%2C1542&ssl=1)
She repeated her diamond and pearl drop earrings for the service, and wore her gorgeous bejeweled pansy brooches again. What jewels are you hoping to see Camilla wear for the service this coming Monday?
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