![The Duchess of Edinburgh, Sir Timothy Laurence, the Princess of Wales, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the coronation service, May 6, 2023 (LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were joined on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation by a core group of working royals. Let’s have a look at their jewels, shall we?
![The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are pictured with their children as they process out of Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Ben Birchall - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1594&ssl=1)
Right now, the King and Queen are supported by a small group of working royals, all of whom attended the coronation: the Prince and Princess of Wales (with their children), the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (with their children), the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, and Princess Alexandra.
![The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Louis arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1569&ssl=1)
As the heir to the throne, Prince William had an important supporting role in the coronation, and he and Princess Catherine were seated front and center with their children. As had sadly been long predicted, there were no tiaras at this coronation, but the working royals were grandly attired in the robes of their chivalric orders, with military uniforms for the men and gowns and headpieces for the ladies.
![The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
With the robes of the Royal Victorian Order, Kate wore a long ivory silk crepe gown by Alexander McQueen.
![The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Andy Stenning - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits05.jpg?resize=1200%2C2020&ssl=1)
The dress was embroidered with national floral symbols—the English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh daffodil, and the Northern Irish shamrock—at the neckline, cuffs, and hem. Crystal beads were also included in the detailed silverthe threadwork.
![The Princess of Wales arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Andy Stenning - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits06.jpg?resize=1164%2C1596&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer look at the embroidered section at the hem of the gown.
![The Princess of Wales arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1681&ssl=1)
Kate wore a three-dimensional floral headpiece that matched the gown’s decorations, made as a collaboration between McQueen and the milliner Jess Collett. For me, this was the most successful headpiece of the day, probably because its shape and size so closely recalls a traditional tiara.
![The Princess of Wales arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1643&ssl=1)
Kate added extra sparkle to her ensemble with the diamond horseshoe and laurel earrings that belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Kate wears them with pearl drops that also come from Diana’s jewelry collection. She also usually wears them the other way around, with the opening of the horseshoe section facing her back. (I prefer them that way.)
![The Princess of Wales laughs on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1669&ssl=1)
Other than her usual rings, that was the sum total of Kate’s visible jewelry. Monique Jessen at People reports that Kate also wore Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Festoon Necklace, which was commissioned by King George VI in the early 1950s, but the necklace was not visible during the coronation itself.
![Queen Elizabeth II attends a state dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 2007 (Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1702&ssl=1)
Here’s a look at the classic necklace on the late Queen in 2007.
![The official group coronation portrait, May 6, 2023: The Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, Sir Timothy Laurence, the Princess Royal, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, and the Duke of Edinburgh (Hugo Burnand/Buckingham Palace)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits31.jpg?resize=1200%2C927&ssl=1)
The necklace is visible on Kate in the official group portrait from the coronation. (The neckline of her gown looks different here as well.) Given that the diamonds used to make the necklace are Heirlooms of the Crown, I think we can say that this is one of the most important jewelry loans offered to Kate up to this point.
![The Prince and Princess of Wales, with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, May 6, 2023 (Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1240&ssl=1)
William and Kate were joined by all three of their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—at Saturday’s coronation ceremony. Charlotte and Louis arrived at the Abbey with their parents ahead of the service.
![Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales attend the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey, May 6, 2023 (PHIL NOBLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1826&ssl=1)
Princess Charlotte was charming in an Alexander McQueen ensemble that coordinated with her mother’s gown. She also wore a tiny bracelet of seed pearls on her right wrist.
![Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales attend the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey, May 6, 2023 (Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1574&ssl=1)
Charlotte even had a smaller version of her mother’s floral headpiece for the ceremony.
![Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales attend the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey, May 6, 2023 (DAN CHARITY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1799&ssl=1)
Little Prince Louis looked sharp in a navy blue and black suit with military-inspired details.
![Prince Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales attend the coronation of their grandfather, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey, May 6, 2023 (Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits15.jpg?resize=1200%2C851&ssl=1)
He behaved admirably during the long ceremony, stepping out briefly for a short break, but otherwise watching alongside his sister and his mother.
![Prince George of Wales is pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation, May 6, 2023 (Leon Neal/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1799&ssl=1)
The big brother of the family, Prince George, had an important role during the ceremony of his own: helping to carry the his grandfather’s robes as one of the King’s pages.
![The Prince and Princess of Wales, with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, ride in the coronation procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, May 6, 2023 (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits17.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
He was reunited with his parents and his siblings for a carriage ride during the procession back to Buckingham Palace after the service.
![The Princess Royal attends the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits27.jpg?resize=1200%2C1895&ssl=1)
The Princess Royal arrived for the coronation wearing the mantle of the Order of the Thistle.
![The Princess Royal, as Gold Stick, rides in the carriage procession following the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, May 6, 2023 (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits28.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
Underneath her robes, she wore the uniform of the Blues and Royals. She rode in the procession after the ceremony in the role of Gold Stick, a position traditional held by one of the monarch’s personal bodyguards. King Charles III asked his sister to fulfill the important role on the day.
![The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, with Lady Louise and the Earl of Wessex, arrive for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits18.jpg?resize=1200%2C1333&ssl=1)
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrived at the Abbey with their daughter, Lady Louise, and their son, James (who is now the Earl of Wessex).
![The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh arrive for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits19.jpg?resize=1200%2C1604&ssl=1)
Edward wore the robes of the Order of the Garter, while Sophie wore the mantle of the Royal Victorian Order. Under her robes, she wore a white gown from Suzannah London with floral embroidered details at the neckline. She also added a custom headpiece from Jane Taylor.
![The Duchess of Edinburgh rides in the carriage procession after the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits20.jpg?resize=1200%2C1651&ssl=1)
With her ensemble, Sophie wore one of her sparkliest pairs of earrings: her Graff diamond and sapphire chandelier earrings, which are set in white gold. We saw her wear them most recently at last December’s Royal Variety Performance. She also wore a sapphire and diamond bracelet on her left wrist.
![Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor attends the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits22.jpg?resize=1200%2C1933&ssl=1)
Lady Louise also wore Suzannah London for the coronation: a white dress with a lovely blue iris print.
![Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor attends the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits21.jpg?resize=1200%2C1551&ssl=1)
She added a necklace and earrings with an interlocking heart design. (UFO No More identifies these as part of the “Mini Couer” range from Cartier.)
![The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrive for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits24.jpg?resize=1200%2C1575&ssl=1)
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also wore his-and-hers mantles: the Order of the Garter for him and the Royal Victorian Order for her.
![The Duchess of Gloucester attends the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits25.jpg?resize=1200%2C1950&ssl=1)
Birgitte wore an elegant white gown beneath her robes and a feathered headpiece (that almost blended in to her hair). She pinned a set of her diamond floral brooches down the front of the dress. The group portrait shows that she also used her diamond buckle brooch to secure her order sash.
![The Duchess of Gloucester is pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Leon Neal/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits26.jpg?resize=1200%2C1845&ssl=1)
She also wore the gorgeous diamond earrings and diamond necklaces (worn with a cross pendant) that belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
![The Duke of Kent and his sister, Princess Alexandra, are pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of their cousin, King Charles III, on May 6, 2023 (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits29.jpg?resize=1200%2C1640&ssl=1)
Rounding out the working royal party were the Duke of Kent (in Garter robes) and Princess Alexandra (in the mantle of the Royal Victorian Order). Both Alexandra and Anne are also Ladies of the Garter, and I’m not sure why they didn’t wear Garter robes for the coronation service.
![Princess Alexandra is pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England (Leon Neal/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-0506-03-brits30.jpg?resize=1200%2C1619&ssl=1)
Princess Alexandra followed the playbook and wore a white gown with her robes, accessorizing with her diamond and pearl drop earrings, her pearl choker necklace with the geometric clasp, and a pearl bracelet.
Stay tuned: even more British royal coronation sparkle is coming your way in our next article…
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