What to know about Camilla’s unusual stick insect brooch

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Camilla, Queen Consort departs in a car after the procession for the Lying-in State of Queen Elizabeth II on September 14, 2022 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is taken in procession on a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lay in state until the early morning of her funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The Queen Consort has a number of insect themed brooches in her assortment (Image: Getty)

As Her Majesty’s coffin made its manner into Westminster Corridor, King Charles III led the Royal household, with Camilla, Queen Consort, by his aspect. 

For the poignant event, Camilla wore a easy black hat and costume – pairing it with a placing brooch within the form of a twiglet. 

The brooch is believed to be sentimental to the Queen Consort in that it was gifted to her by her late father, earlier than she joined the Royal Household.

Camilla often wears insect formed brooches. She typically dons a pair of dragonfly brooches – one with blue wings and the opposite silver – which had been a present from the King. 

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The dragonfly brooches had been a present from King Charles (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Pictures)

The Queen herself additionally had insect brooches in her assortment. Throughout her COP26 speech, she wore a butterfly brooch, considered a nod to her late husband Prince Philip, as a photograph of him surrounded by the creatures was on show behind her. 

Camilla teamed the twiglet brooch with a pearl necklace at the moment – which appears to be her go to accent for milestone events comparable to this.

The identical necklace was worn when King Charles was formally given his regal identify this weekend, and it additionally appeared in a photograph launched on Instagram to mark her and Charles’ 14th marriage ceremony anniversary.

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