Queen Camilla might have skipped a tiara for a dazzling state banquet at the White House on April 28, but she certainly brought the bling. Wearing the historic amethyst necklace and earrings once belonging to Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, The Queen stole the show as she joined King Charles, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Queen Camilla’s lack of tiara might have disappointed some royal fans, and former royal butler Grant Harrold says the president could’ve been one of them.
“I think this is just Queen Camilla’s modern take on things,” Harrold, who served The King and Queen between 2004 and 2011, says. “Tiaras aren’t a thing in the States, they’re very much something of a bygone era—so I imagine Camilla just wanted to reflect this with her look for the historic dinner.”
