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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Queen Camilla's VE Day Concert Outfit Was Pulled Straight From Husband King Charles's Closet

Queen Camilla smiling in a blue robe .

Queen Camilla and King Charles capped off four days of celebrations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on May 8—and Her Majesty brought out all the style stops on Thursday night. The King and Queen were joined by Prince William and Kate Middleton as well as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at a special VE Day concert, and for the occasion, Queen Camilla stole a piece from her husband's dapper closet.

Many royal women have borrowed from their mom's royal wardrobes (or in Duchess Sophie's case, her daughter's), but on Thursday night, Queen Camilla took inspiration from The King. Her Majesty attended the concert in the same embroidered navy coat that was gifted to The King (then Prince Charles) during a 1998 visit to Saudi Arabia. The intricately detailed piece is called a daqlah and was given to Charles by designer Yahya Al Bishri—who once created a dress for Princess Diana.

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