Queen Camilla.Photo: Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty
Queen Camilla’scoronation dresswas all about the details — and soon, royal watchers will be able to see her gown in person.
Bruce Oldfield, the designer behind the historic garment, shared new photos of the dress on his Instagram page this week, giving an up-close look at some of the gown’s most intricate details. The images included looks at a floral embellishment, a crown and a very personal touch:embroidered versions of Queen Camilla’s two dogs, Beth and Bluebell.
“Work in progress using different techniques using gold threads. These pieces, on the actual gown, were between 4 and 6 centimetres tall…. the detail is amazing,” Oldfield captioned the images.
Other elements of Queen Camilla’s dress included her royal cypher as well as the names of her children and grandchildrenstitched into the gown.
When several commenters asked if Queen Camilla’s coronation dress would be displayed in the near future, the designer replied with exciting news. “July 14th Buckingham Palace,” Oldfield wrote in the comment section.
Bruce Oldfield is a favorite designer of Queen Camilla’s, and she’s worn his outfits on a number of occasions. He was also one ofPrincess Diana’s preferred designers and was behind several ofher iconic dressesin the 1980s.
When designing the coronation gown, the designer set out to create a sophisticated and modern gown to reflect Queen Camilla’s style and personality.
Queen Camilla’s coronation dress was simple and tailored with curved shape-lines swooping into a short train, which was designed to complement both of the robes she will wear during the service. The gown, which features ivory, silver and gold colors, also had an embroidered underskirt with bracelet-length sleeves and was cut with Peau de Soie, a silk fabric.
The embellishments includedabstract garlands of wildflowersrepresenting Queen Camilla and King Charles' love of nature and the British countryside. Daisy chains, forget-me-nots, celandine and scarlet pimpernel are all featured. Floral emblems of the four nations of the United Kingdom — a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock — are also featured on the underskirt and cuffs of the sleeves.
Queen Camilla.Handout/Chris Jackson/Getty for Buckingham Palace
Kate Middletonand Queen Camilla came together to give insight to the creative teams behind their coronation fashion, royal embroiderer Chloe Savageexclusively tells PEOPLE.
“Kate and Camilla together were involved,” says the expert embroider, who was previously tapped for both Princess Kate andMeghan Markle’sroyal wedding gowns.
“The whole floral theme, if you look at the train of Camilla, herRobes of Statewhich were custom done, full of floral embroidery. If you noted, all the girls wore floral themes. Floral runs through consistently as a royal family theme down toMeghan’s veil. It’s all significant, what gets used,” she says.
King Charles and Queen Camilla.Handout/Chris Jackson/Getty for Buckingham Palace
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The Queen’s sisterAnnabel Elliotand friend Fiona Mary Petty-Fitzmauricestepped into the spotlightto support her as Queen’s Companions. Annabel and Fiona wore the same shade of white as the Queen andPrincess Charlotte.
source: people.com
