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Queen Camilla once again wears an embroidered coronation dress with the names of her children and the George IV State Diadem Crown that her late mother-in-law also wore during her first State Opening of Parliament

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Queen Camilla wore her coronation dress again today for the state opening of Parliament.

The royal, 76, looked elegant in her Bruce Oldfield couture gown, which she paired with her late mother-in-law’s George IV State Diadem crown and necklace.

The crown, which Queen Elizabeth also wore during her first State Opening of Parliament, has been passed from monarch to monarch since the coronation of George IV in 1821 and is only worn on official occasions.

It is only worn on official occasions, such as the state opening of parliament.

While paying respects to her mother-in-law, Camilla also paid subtle tribute to her loved ones in her statement dress.

Queen Camilla wore her coronation dress again today for the state opening of Parliament

The royal, 76, looked elegant in her Bruce Oldfield couture gown which she wore for the first time at the coronation (pictured)

The royal, 76, looked elegant in her Bruce Oldfield couture gown which she wore for the first time at the coronation (pictured)

The custom-made dress has the names of her two children, Tom and Laura, and those of her grandchildren, Gus, Freddy, Louis, Eliza and Lola, embroidered on it.

There were also two gold terrier puppies embroidered on the dress, representing Charles and Camilla’s rescue dogs Beth and Bluebell.

The royals rescued the puppies from Battersea Dogs’ and Cats’ Home in 2017. The two adorable dogs have even made Buckingham Palace their new home.

Camilla’s ivory dress, designed by Couturier and close friend Bruce Oldfield, who also worked closely with Diana during her time as a working Royal, was made from Peau de Soie, a silk fabric.

The dress was embellished with silver embroidery woven by Stephen Walters in Suffolk.

Featuring an ivory, silver and gold color palette, bracelet-length sleeves, a strong shoulder and a wide V-neckline, the dress featured Camilla’s signature silhouette, a modest neckline and an elongated waist.

Camilla also wore a state dress, decorated with the king’s favorite flowers, delphiniums and lilies of the valley, a favorite flower of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The cloak featured hand embroidery with gold thread and depicts meaningful symbols of nature, particularly specific insects and flowers that have special meaning to the couple and the wider royal family as a whole.

While paying respects to her mother-in-law, Camilla also paid subtle tribute to her loved ones in her statement dress.  She had the names of her children and grandchildren discreetly embroidered on the bottom of her skirt

While paying respects to her mother-in-law, Camilla also paid subtle tribute to her loved ones in her statement dress. She had the names of her children and grandchildren discreetly embroidered on the bottom of her skirt

Among the flowers embroidered on the garment were lily of the valley – Queen Elizabeth’s favorite flower, lady’s mantle, myrtle, maidenhair fern, cornflowers, delphiniums and national emblems – the rose, thistle and clover.

Camilla’s new robes, expertly decorated by the Royal School of Needlework (of which Camilla is a patron), are also decorated with bees and beetles to reflect the royal couple’s affection for the natural world.

Fittingly, an earlier insight into Charles’s vision of his coronation – the invitation to the event – also contained similar imagery, depicting flowers and insects.

Meanwhile, the crown features four crosses, interspersed with bouquets representing different parts of the UK: roses, thistles and shamrocks.

It contains 1,333 diamonds, although it was shrunk in 1902 by Queen Alexandra, who removed 11 diamonds to fit her smaller head. The Queen Mother also had it reduced.

Camilla wears the diadem today

The Queen wears the diadem in 2015

Camilla, who is wearing the famous George IV state diadem for the first time, has chosen to reuse her coronation dress, designed by Bruce Oldfield, for her first state opening as Queen Consort. Right: The Queen wearing the diadem in 2015

Camilla also wore a state dress, decorated with the king's favorite flowers, delphiniums and lilies of the valley, a favorite flower of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Camilla also wore a state dress, decorated with the king’s favorite flowers, delphiniums and lilies of the valley, a favorite flower of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The King today paid tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he attended his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch.

Addressing MPs and peers in the House of Lords in what was the first King’s Speech in more than seventy years, he spoke of the ‘legacy of service and devotion’ of his ‘beloved mother’.

In paying tribute to his mother, the king followed in the footsteps of the queen herself, who spoke warmly of her father when she first opened parliament in November 1952.

The last King’s Speech was in 1950, when King George spoke amid Britain’s involvement in the Korean War. He was too ill to open Parliament the following year and died in February 1952, with his eldest daughter Elizabeth ascending the throne.

Camilla chose the queen's necklace and crown

Camilla chose the queen’s necklace and crown

The late queen is pictured on her way to her first state opening in parliament in 1952

The late queen is pictured on her way to her first state opening in parliament in 1952

Charles showed no trace of his own environmental consciousness when he set out Rishi Sunak’s new legislative plan to offer annual permits for gas and oil projects in the North Sea today and ease the Net Zero ‘burden’ on the British.

Other measures announced by the King included giving police the power to enter a property without a warrant to seize stolen goods and measures to tackle the use of technology in crime, such as 3D printing templates for firearms.

Charles wore the Imperial State Crown, his long crimson Robe of State and Admiral of the Fleet Royal Naval dress uniform, after traveling in a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords in the Diamond State Coach, amid large royal fanfare. Charles wore the crown on his return journey to Buckingham Palace after his coronation

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