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Mar 14, 2013 · It was originally a gift from Edward VII to his most famous favourite, Alice Keppel – Camilla’s great-grandmother. Alice received many gifts of jewellery from the King, most of which were inherited by her younger daughter Sonia (later, Baroness Ashcombe).
Apr 7, 2023 · The couple will celebrate their 18 year anniversary on April 9, 2023. Some of the jewels Camilla takes great pleasure in wearing belonged to her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel – King Edward VII’s last, most celebrated mistress.
- Beth Franklin
- 3 min
- Ruby Wonder She Wore This Week - and She's Got Two of Them
- Brooch Just Like Diana's
- Emeralds and Sapphires from First Royal Jaunt
- The Heirloom Charles Brought Back to Life and The Sparkling Serpent
- The £200,000 Engagement Ring
- Her Choker in The Pack
- Diamond Dragonflies and A Bling Ballerina
- Queen Mum's £6 Million Marvel
Given the sheer size and value of this ruby and diamond demi-parure, it is almost unbelievable that Camilla has two of them. To the untrained eye, there is not much to choose between them, but the one she debuted this week is even bigger and more splendid than the original, which she first wore in public in 2007. Both are understood to be official ...
Another of Queen Alexandra’s wedding gifts, this Prince of Wales brooch with an emerald drop was one of Princess Diana’s favourite jewels. Consisting of a circle of diamonds with the three-feathered insignia of the Prince of Wales inside, it has a stunning cabouchon emerald pendant. Some have suggested that Camilla’s brooch is a replica of Diana’s ...
When she and Charles were newlyweds, Camilla must have thought all her birthdays and Christmases had come at once. On one of their first official trips together as husband and wife, to Saudi Arabia in 2006, she received not only the ruby and diamond parure, but also spectacular versions decorated with sapphires and emeralds (above), each coming in ...
Charles is said to have paid £100,000 for a diamond tiara (below left) that for years was locked in the safe of a London jeweller. It had once belonged to Camilla’s great- grandmother, Alice Keppel, but had been forgotten. Charles had the diamonds remade into a necklace and earrings for his wife. The serpent necklace (above right), while lacking th...
Perhaps Camilla’s most treasured item of all is her engagement ring, which belonged to Charles’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. At the time of their engagement, the Thirties art deco diamond ring was valued at £100,000. Its value today is in the region of £200,000.
More than anything else, Camilla’s collection of pearl chokers are her go-to jewels. She has inherited at least half a dozen, but two clasps that stand out in particular are a spectacular aquamarine version - a family heirloom - and a diamond and a pink topaz brooch-cum-clasp, which Charles bought for an undisclosed price at auction from Sotheby’s....
Some of the more modern pieces worn by Camilla are her Van Cleef & Arpels brooches, most notably a pair of dragonflies fashioned from diamonds and sapphires. They are understood to have been a gift from Charles and are estimated to be worth £250,000. A Forties ballerina brooch — one of her favourites — was handed down through her family. The inspir...
Camilla chose her 60th birthday to wear the Queen Mother’s diamond collet necklace, which she wore for her husband’s coronation in 1937. Queen Victoria commissioned this set in 1858 using stones from two badges of the Order of the Garter and one sword hilt. The original necklace comprised 28 stones, and it’s believed to be worth around £6 million.
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Apr 9, 2024 · One of Keppel’s heirloom pieces that Charles tracked down and gave to his wife is the Keppel Tiara, a gold and platinum accessory set with diamonds and synthetic rubies that has reportedly...
Apr 7, 2023 · The couple will celebrate their 18 year anniversary on April 9, 2023. Some of the jewels Camilla takes great pleasure in wearing belonged to her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel – King Edward...
- Beth Franklin
- 3 min
Apr 9, 2024 · Alice Keppel received many pieces of jewellery from the King Edward VII – most of which were inherited by her younger daughter Sonia, who later became Baroness Ashcombe. One of these gifts was the Keppel Tiara.
Apr 9, 2024 · Royal. King Charles tracked down £35k family heirloom to give to Queen Camilla. King Charles reportedly embarked on a quest to buy up Alice Keppel's jewellery collection for his wife, Queen...
