King Charles and Queen Camilla made history with their visit to the Vatican on Thursday, October 23, with The King becoming the first British monarch to pray with a pope in 500 years. Their Majesties met with Pope Leo for the first time during their historic visit, and Queen Camilla paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth with her sparkling brooch.
Shaped like a Georgian cross, the Raspberry Pip brooch is "a deeply sentimental piece from the royal vault," according to Maxwell Stone of U.K. jeweler Steven Stone. He adds that the brooch—a "combination of transparent topaz and sparkling diamonds" was part of the late Queen's private collection and "is believed to have been one of the late monarch’s favorites."
