How Queen Camilla dug deep in the Palace jewel vaults for Royal Ascot: Her Majesty wore four rarely-seen brooches, including one given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert the night before their wedding! By Josie Goodbody Published: 06:27 EDT, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 06:30 EDT, 24 June 2024 e-mail 22 shares View comments Last week's Royal Ascot was notable for the heartwarming appearances of King Charles and other senior royals . Even as he battles cancer , the King looked in his element alongside Camilla, who went on to arrive for day two with Prince William . But it was the Queen's effort on the jewel front that caught my eye.
There were outings for four rarely-seen royal brooches - including the one that Queen Victoria was given by her beau Prince Albert the night before their wedding. Day one - Prince Albert Brooch It was a royal blue outfit for Camilla on day one of Royal Ascot, and she wore the Prince Albert Brooch The brooch was given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert the night before their wedding in 1840. Above: Victoria depicted wearing the brooch on her wedding day Read More Horses didn't come in Cam? Queen looks frustrated as she watches races Tuesday saw Her Majesty arrive alongside her husband the King and the Duke and Duchess of Wellington.
Fittingly, it was the current Duke's ancestor who, in 1852, made the initial incision in the re-cutting of the famed Koh-i-Noor at Garrard & Co on Haymarket. That now-controversial jewel was of course given to Queen Victoria .
