How Queen Camilla owns 13 pairs of these 'bunion busting' and 'shock resistant' shoes after making her debut in brand's £159 leather block heels six years ago, writes CLAUDIA JOSEPH By Claudia Joseph Published: 07:01, 21 May 2024 | Updated: 07:17, 21 May 2024 e-mail View comments They have become a staple feature in the Queen's wardrobe: the bunion busting heels which she wears on Royal walkabouts. Now MailOnline has gone behind-the-scenes at the Sole Bliss factory, in Spain 's Alicante province, to discover how Camilla's £159 Ingrid court shoes are created. And we have discovered that four factories and a team of 50 skilled artisans are involved in their creation, from their intricate design to their shock resistant heel tips.
'Sole Bliss shoes are made differently from all other shoes,' explains designer Lisa Kay. 'Our skilled artisans obsess over every detail to create the most comfortable shoes. Queen Camilla during a ceremony at Highgrove House wearing her Sole Bliss heels, 2020 A Sole Bliss 'Ingrid' black leather shoe which is a worn by the Queen above Sole Bliss owner Lisa Kay in her firm's factory in Alicante holding a pair of finished shoes 'The shoe business is incredibly technical and it's very difficult to make a pair of quality shoes because it has to go through so many steps.
In our factory alone, each pair of shoes goes through 50 pairs of hands.' It is now six years since Camilla, 76, began wearing Sole Bliss, which make 'comfortable, stylish shoes for bunio.