Queen Camilla included a sweet homage to her loved ones on her Coronation dress - including a heartwarming nod to her beloved rescue dogs.
Camilla’s custom gown was created by her long-time friend Bruce Oldfield, the ivory, silver and gold coat-like dress embroidered with delicate garlands of British wildflowers.
Royal fans noticed a subtle addition to the gown that the mother-of-two had discreetly embroidered near the bottom of her skirt - the names of her two children, Tom and Laura, along with those of her grandchildren, Gus, Freddy, Louis, Eliza and Lola.
She also had two gold terrier pups embroidered at the bottom to represent King Charles and Camilla's rescue dogs Beth and Bluebell.
Royal expert Victoria Howard wrote: "Not only the embroidered dogs on Camilla's skirt, but family names too - Gus, Freddy, Tom, Lola and Laura (it looks like). Lovely personal touch."
Ever since the royal adopted the terriers in 2017 from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, they have lived with her at Clarence House.
Before being rescued by the charity, the pooches had heart-breaking backstories.
Speaking previously to BBC Radio 5 Live, Camilla said: "Along I went to Battersea, and Beth appeared, and she had just been moved from pillar to post and dumped. We thought it would be nice for her to have a friend.
"They found [Bluebell] two or three weeks later, wandering about in woods, no hair on her, covered in sores, virtually dead. And they nursed her back to life and her hair grew again. She's very sweet, but a tiny bit neurotic, shall we say."
Her coronation gown, designed by Bruce Oldfield, was a tailored ivory, silver and gold coat-like dress embroidered with delicate garlands of British wildflowers.
With motifs of daisy chains and forget-me-nots, it represented the King and Camilla’s affection for nature, and also featured celebratory bunting, in antique gold and silver thread.
Oldfield’s vision was to create a sophisticated and modern dress that showcases Camilla’s style and personality in its details, Buckingham Palace said, describing it as “simple and tailored”.
On top, for her arrival at Westminster Abbey, the Queen wore the crimson velvet Robe of State with long train originally made for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
At the end of the service, Camilla changed into her new purple velvet Robe of Estate, embroidered with gold motifs of 24 flowers.
A palace spokeswoman said big lunches will take place from Saturday to Monday “in a nationwide act of celebration and friendship”.
Alongside the thousands of street parties expected to be held at the weekend, people are encouraged to come together across the country for the Coronation Big Lunch.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will attend a big lunch in Cranleigh, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will visit a community street party in Swindon, and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will join a big lunch in Windsor.
Buckingham Palace said the Big Help Out on Monday will "highlight the positive impact volunteering has on communities across the nation".
A palace spokesperson said: "In tribute to the King's public service, it will encourage people to try volunteering and join the work being undertaken to support their local areas.
"The aim of Big Help Out is to create a lasting volunteering legacy from the Coronation weekend."
