Queen Camilla wears stunning £30k family heirloom with special ties to late monarch (Image: Getty)
often pays tribute to the late by giving Her Majesty’s jewellery a new lease of life. Earlier this month, Camilla was a beacon of radiance as she stepped out in a glittering brooch which was once owned by the former monarch.
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For the engagement, the Queen This was significant as the insects often referred to as the guardians of nature.
Queen Elizabeth wore this on multiple public engagements during her 70-year reign, as it was one of her first-ever brooches. Meanwhile, she also wore it pinned to her hat at the Maundy Service in Lichfield in 1988.
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Queen Camilla visited Shrewsbury back in June last year wearing the brooch (Image: Getty)
The wife of has taken a shine to the exquisite jewel features a “Pave set diamonds around a single pearl.”
It is believed to date back to over a century ago, when the scallop shell brooch was created in 1919 and has been worn by three high-profile royals.
The abdomen is comprised of diamonds set in yellow gold, which has been estimated to be worth at least a whopping £30,000.
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Queen Elizabeth II wearing the bee brooch as she pinned them to her hat in 1988 (Image: Getty)
Maxwell from shared that it has been within the Royal Family for tens of years as it was left to the Queen Mother by Courtauld-Thomsen’s sister, Winifred Hope Thomsen.
“Queen Elizabeth regularly wore the piece, most notably during her 100th birthday celebrations in 2000,” he said.
“When Queen Elizabeth sadly passed away in 2002, she left the brooch to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. One of the late monarch’s most valuable brooches she wore the heirloom to the wedding of Zara and Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland in 2011.”
The expert went on to say: “As with many of the late monarch’s treasures, the diamond brooch has been inherited by Queen Camilla, who notably showcased the stunning piece during her first public appearance in Kenya in October 2023.”
He went on to mention that she was also snapped wearing it back in June last year to commemorate and market the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.
“It’s heartwarming to see Queen Camilla wearing the brooch at the London Library, as she not only serves as patron but so did Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth – the two other royals who previously owned the piece,” he continued.