King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation outfits.Photo:P van Katwijk/Getty Images; Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
P van Katwijk/Getty Images; Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
While it looked fresh and modern,Queen Camilladidn’t miss a trick when it came to historical references in hercoronation outfit.
Queen Camilla at the May 6 coronation.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
While the dress included modern touches — such as hertwo rescue dogsembroidered in gold thread along the bottom of the skirt along with herchildren’s and grandchildren’s names— it seems Oldfield looked to coronation dresses of the past when it came to the design process.
“Throughout the 20thcentury, with the exception of Queen Elizabeth II, other Queen and Queen Consorts have included their cyphers on their coronation dresses, which you can see here — that’s quite a nice nod to an older tradition,” curator of the exhibition Sally Goodsir from theRoyal Collection Trusttells PEOPLE.
Queen Camilla is crowned during the coronation service at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023.Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Reflecting Queen Camilla’s love of nature, the historical garment features bees, butterflies, a beetle and a caterpillar.
“I think it’s really nice that the visitors will be able to see a lot of detail in the embroidery, up close,” says Goodsir.
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In another historical nod, the ermine fur used along the edges of the robe and the fur cape is literally from a coronation of the past.
“We think it’s from Queen Alexandra’s Robe of State from 1902 or from 1911, which would have been from Queen Mary’s robe,” reveals the curator. “It’s very common to re-use ermine linings down the line.”
The outfit, which is displayed alongside the King’s ceremonial ensemble, will be exhibited at Buckingham Palace until September 24.
source: people.com
