Queen Camilla steps out in a pearl choker necklace on Queen Elizabeth’s centenary
Like Queen Elizabeth before her, Queen Camilla has a special penchant for wearing special jewelry to formal occasions. However, where their styles diverged were choker necklaces. Queen Elizabeth infrequently wore them, but Queen Camilla, on the other hand, has made them her trademark—not unlike another former British queen, Queen Alexandra, the wife of Edward VII.
For Queen Elizabeth’s centenary events on Tuesday, Queen Camilla stepped out in one of her own favorite chokers: a four-strand pearl necklace with a small round diamond clasp. According to The Royal Watcher, the necklace first appeared around 2010 and appears to be from Camilla’s own collection. (Queen Elizabeth’s go-to pearl choker was a four-stranded pearl choker, crafted by Garrard and gifted to her from Japan in the 1970s; it was loaned to Princess Diana and now worn by Kate Middleton.)
A closeup of Camilla’s diamond and pearl choker necklace.
Queen Camilla wore a navy Fiona Clare coat dress with Eliot Zed shoes and carried an Atelier Renard handbag.
Camilla has worn this particular choker on numerous occasions, both as the Duchess of Cornwall and Queen Consort, including during a state visit to Canada in 2014, for VE Day celebrations in 2015, Trooping the Colour in 2022, and during a state visit to France in 2023.
Camila in London at VE Day Celebrations in 2015.
Queen Camilla on the first day of a state visit to France in 2023.
The British royals have been exceptionally busy on Tuesday, celebrating what would have been the late Queen’s 100th birthday with a special series of events in her honor. King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Lady Sarah Chatto, opened the day with a trip to the British Museum to view the final design for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth. They later hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace with other members of the royal family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Alexandra, for representatives from many of the late Queen’s patronages, including the British Red Cross, the Royal Kennel Club, and Cancer Research UK.
