Royal jewelry has long been a way to send quiet messages, and Queen Camilla and Princess Kate relied on two historic pieces to do the talking on Monday, March 9. Both The Queen and Princess of Wales emanated stability and patriotism with their outfits as they attended the annual Commonwealth Day ceremony, with both women wearing royal heirlooms from generations past.Together, Queen Camilla and Princess Kate represented colors of the Union Jack as they arrived in shades of red and blue, with The Queen choosing a lipstick red coat by Fiona Clare and a matching Phillip Treacy hat. She pinned a sentimental brooch to her coat that was originally owned by the Queen Mother, as Nilesh Rakholia, Founder of jeweler Abelini, tells Marie Claire.“Queen Camilla’s choice of the Cartier Diamond Palm Leaf Brooch for Commonwealth Day is a striking nod to royal continuity,” he says, explaining that the diamond design was “commissioned by the Queen Mother in 1938, created by Cartier using diamonds from her own personal collection.”
