![The Duchess of Cornwall sits in a carriage during the Trooping the Colour, this year marking the Queen's 90th birthday on June 11, 2016 in London, England (Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla01.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&ssl=1)
On Saturday, the British royal family will gather in London for the first Trooping the Colour celebrations of King Charles III’s reign. Ahead of those festivities, let’s look back at the jewels worn by Queen Camilla—then Duchess of Cornwall—for Trooping the Colour over the past two decades.
![The Duchess of Cornwall arrives at the trooping of the Queen's Colour of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, marking the Queen's official birthday, at Horse Guards Parade on June 11, 2005 in London, England (Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1440&ssl=1)
The newly-minted Duchess of Cornwall joined the family for Trooping the Colour, the monarch’s official birthday parade, in June 2005. The event took place just two months after Charles and Camilla’s wedding, and Camilla wore the same Robinson Valentine ensemble for Trooping that she’d worn for the couple’s wedding at the Guildhall in Windsor. She also wore some of the same jewels, including her favorite diamond floral and pearl drop earrings and her black pearl and diamond Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch.
![The Duchess of Cornwall arrives for the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, at Horse Guards Parade in London, 16 June 2007 (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1667&ssl=1)
Camilla did not appear at Trooping the Colour in June 2006, because the event was held the day after her father’s funeral. She made her return to the event the following year, in June 2007, wearing her favorite diamond and pearl drop earrings, a three-stranded pearl necklace, and the Queen Mother’s Topaz Art Deco Brooch.
![The Duchess of Cornwall watches an RAF fly-past during Trooping the Colour outside Buckingham Palace on June 14, 2008 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1608&ssl=1)
Camilla also wore the triple strand of pearls for Trooping the Colour in June 2008, pairing them with the same pearl drop earrings and another brooch from the late Queen Mother’s collection. This jewel, the Lily of the Valley Brooch, was made by Fabergé and given to the Queen Mum in 1956 by Nikita Khrushchev.
![The Duchess of Cornwall looks out from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony on June 13, 2009 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1913&ssl=1)
Camilla wore bright blue for Trooping the Colour in June 2009. The color theme was carried through to her spotlight jewel: her Aquamarine and Pearl Choker Necklace. She reportedly inherited the necklace from her late mother, Rosalind.
![The Duchess of Cornwall leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour on June 12, 2010 in London, England (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1649&ssl=1)
Camilla selected another grand pearl choker necklace for Trooping the Colour in June 2010. This one features an astonishing diamond and pink topaz clasp. The clasp and a pair of matching earrings were sold at auction at Sotheby’s in 2000.
![The Duchess of Cornwall travels by horse-drawn carriage after attending the Trooping the Colour parade on June 11, 2011 in London, England (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1627&ssl=1)
For Trooping the Colour in June 2011, Camilla wore the same pearl choker with a pair of longer pearl pendant earrings. She also wore her civil wedding hat with her cream-colored ensemble.
![The Duchess of Cornwall attends Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade on June 16, 2012 in London, England (Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1576&ssl=1)
Camilla chose blue again for Trooping the Colour during the Diamond Jubilee year of 2012. She again accessorized with her pearl choker with the aquamarine, gold, and diamond clasp, plus pearl drop earrings.
![The Duchess of Cornwall laughs on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1648&ssl=1)
Camilla wore pearls again for Trooping in June 2013: her favorite diamond floral and pearl drop earrings, and her four-stranded pearl choker necklace with the large, oval-shaped diamond clasp.
![The Duchess of Cornwall travels by carriage during Trooping the Colour, Queen Elizabeth II's birthday parade, at Horse Guards on June 14, 2014 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1697&ssl=1)
For Trooping the Colour in June 2014, Camilla repeated the hat and jewels that she’d worn for Trooping back in 2010. Once again, the pearl choker necklace with the pink topaz and diamond clasp was the star of the jewelry show.
![The Duchess of Cornwall travels in a carriage during Trooping the Colour on June 13, 2015 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1574&ssl=1)
In June 2015, Camilla wore green for the parade and balcony appearance. She accessorized with pearl drop earrings, a single-stranded pearl necklace, and Queen Alexandra’s Three Feathers Brooch with its emerald pendant drop. The brooch is now worn by the present Princess of Wales.
![The Duchess of Cornwall sits in a carriage during Trooping the Colour, this year marking the Queen's 90th birthday, on June 11, 2016 in London, England (Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1588&ssl=1)
Camilla wore a trio of favorite jewelry pieces—her pearl drop earrings, her pearl choker necklace with the large diamond clasp, and her black pearl and diamond Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch—to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday at Trooping the Colour in June 2016.
![The Duchess of Cornwall arrives for the annual Trooping the Colour parade on June 17, 2017 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1699&ssl=1)
In June 2017, Camilla arrived for Trooping the Colour wearing her diamond floral and pearl drop earrings and her Cosmos brooches from Van Cleef & Arpels.
![The Duchess of Cornwall travels in a carriage to Horse Guards Parade ahead of Trooping the Colour in London on June 9, 2018 (DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1669&ssl=1)
Camilla wore her pearl choker necklace with the round diamond clasp, plus her diamond floral and pearl drop earrings, for Trooping the Colour in June 2018.
![The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales are pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour on June 8, 2019 in London, England (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1420&ssl=1)
She wore the same pearl necklace and pearl drop earrings for Trooping the Colour in June 2019 as well.
![The Duchess of Cornwall travels in a horse-drawn carriage during the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London on June 2, 2022 (CHRIS JACKSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-01-camilla16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1822&ssl=1)
During the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, smaller, private versions of Trooping the Colour were held at Windsor Castle. When the big event returned in June 2022, Camilla wore her pearl necklace with the round diamond clasp and her diamond floral and pearl drop earrings, layered with a necklace featuring two pendants (a disc engraved with the initials of her grandchildren and a Kiki McDonough pendant).
Which jewels are you hoping to see Queen Camilla wear for Trooping the Colour this Saturday?
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