![King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visit the Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market in Paris during their state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The British state visit to France continued today with engagements in Paris—and a sartorial nod to one of the most famous royal visits from the past.
![King Charles III of the United Kingdom addresses France's National Assembly during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris02.jpg?resize=1200%2C860&ssl=1)
King Charles III and Queen Camilla undertook a busy slate of royal engagements on the second day of their state visit to France, beginning with an address by Charles to members of France’s National Assembly.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom and Brigitte Macron visit the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (BERTRAND GUAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1801&ssl=1)
There were engagements tailored specifically to Queen Camilla’s interests on Thursday, including a visit to the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris with Brigitte Macron.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom delivers remarks while visiting the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (BERTRAND GUAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1573&ssl=1)
Both Queen Camilla and Madame Macron delivered remarks during their visit to the National Library.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom and Brigitte Macron visit the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris05.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Their stop at the library was linked to the launch of a new French-British literary prize, which will be awarded for the first time next year.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom and Brigitte Macron meet with members of La Maison des Femmes, an organization for victims of domestic abuse, in Saint-Denis near Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Hannah McKay-Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris12.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The Queen and Madame Macron also made a visit to La Maison des Femmes, an organization that supports victims of domestic abuse.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom and Brigitte Macron visit the 19M Campus in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (YUI MOK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1049&ssl=1)
Charles and Camilla also joined Mrs. Macron for a visit to the 19M Campus, which was founded by the famed French fashion house of Chanel.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, with Brigitte Macron, visit Saint-Denis in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris07.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
And then the trio headed to Saint-Denis for a sporty engagement linked to the Rugby World Cup. They met with members of local youth sports organizations, and Queen Camilla even joined in a game of table tennis.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visit Saint-Denis in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1306&ssl=1)
This, naturally, led to some classic Charles photo opportunities.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visit the Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market in Paris during their state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
The day continued with a stop at the Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market in Paris. It was a day of intermittent showers, and Queen Camilla was sure to bring along her traditional royal clear umbrella.
![Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, with French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, unveils a plaque during a ceremony for the renaming of the Queen Elizabeth II Flower Market in Paris on June 7, 2014 (Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1681&ssl=1)
The flower market was renamed in honor of Charles’s late mother during her final state visit to France in 2014.
![King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, with President Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, visit Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during their state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris11.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
While in central Paris, the royal couple and the Macrons also visited Notre Dame Cathedral, still undergoing extensive renovations after the devastating fire that heavily damaged the building in April 2019. Restoration work is expected to continue through 2024.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visits the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1763&ssl=1)
For a busy day of engagements in Paris, Queen Camilla wore a white coat over a printed dress, paired with spectator pumps.
![King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom attend a garden party at the Château de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne during their state visit to France, July 1938 (Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris17.jpg?resize=1200%2C1931&ssl=1)
When a Queen of the United Kingdom wears white in Paris, it’s hard not to see a callback to one of the most famous royal wardrobe moments of the past: the white wardrobe worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in Paris during the 1938 French state visit. The unexpected passing of Elizabeth’s mother, the Countess of Strathmore, had caused the 1938 visit to be pushed back several weeks. Elizabeth worked with her favorite couturier, Norman Hartnell, to alter her wardrobe for the visit. Rather than making black mourning clothes for the Queen, Hartnell pointed out that white was traditionally a color of royal mourning, and Elizabeth agreed to have her wardrobe for the trip remade using only white fabrics.
![Caroline de Guitaut of the Royal Collection Trust adjusts a day dress at the preview of an exhibition of Queen Elizabeth's White Wardrobe at Buckingham Palace in London on July 29, 2005 (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris18.jpg?resize=1200%2C788&ssl=1)
The result was an elegant collection of day dresses and evening gowns in white, which would become known as the White Wardrobe. In 2005, the Royal Collection devoted the summer exhibition at Buckingham Palace to Hartnell’s designs and the jewels worn with the various ensembles.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visits the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1679&ssl=1)
Camilla reinforced the link to the late Queen Mother with her jewelry on Thursday, wearing one of the Queen Mother’s brooches with her favorite diamond and pearl drop earrings.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom visits the French National Library in Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1716&ssl=1)
The brooch in question is made of diamonds and carved rock crystal with black enamel accents.
![The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother) in Sydney during the 1927 royal tour of Australia (National Media Museum/Wikimedia Commons)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits21.jpg?resize=800%2C1063&ssl=1)
The Queen Mother most famously wore the brooch in the 1920s when she was still Duchess of York. Above, she wears the brooch on the brim of her hat during the 1927 royal tour of Australia.
![Queen Camilla meets well-wishers as she returns to Clarence House from Buckingham Palace along the Mall during a impromptu walkabout following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 10, 2022 in London, United Kingdom (Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits23.jpg?resize=1200%2C1582&ssl=1)
Queen Camilla has been wearing the brooch since the early days of her royal marriage. Since her husband’s accession last September, she’s made several appearances in the jewel. One of the earliest came during an impromptu walkabout in London on September 10.
![Queen Camilla visits the "Africa Fashion" exhibition at The V&A on November 3, 2022 in London, England (John Phillips/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1105-01-brits08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
Camilla also wore the brooch for her first official audience as Queen Consort, as well as a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum, in November 2022.
![Queen Camilla attends the Royal Maundy service at York Minster on April 6, 2023 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-0406-01-camilla11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1537&ssl=1)
And she appeared in the brooch at the Royal Maundy service in April 2023. This year’s service was held at York Minster.
![Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom meets with members of La Maison des Femmes, an organization for victims of domestic abuse, in Saint-Denis near Paris during the British state visit to France, September 21, 2023 (Hannah McKay-Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-0921-01-paris16.jpg?resize=1200%2C1733&ssl=1)
Here’s one more look at the brooch in France on Thursday—a nifty little nod to her husband’s beloved grandmother and her famous visit to Paris almost a century ago.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.