Jackson Chris / PA Wire / ABACA
After ascending to the British throne, the wife of King Charles III inherited the world’s largest collection of jewelry. And yet, she never removes some bracelets from her personal collection, even on special occasions.Some of them have a very special meaning.
When she became Queen after Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September 2022, Queen Camilla inherited a huge collection of jewels, believed to be the largest in the world and valued at more than $120 million today.
And while the Queen likes to wear fancy pieces on special occasions, she has a particular fondness for the more casual pieces in her personal collection, which she only leaves on very rare occasions has: gold bracelet with individual charms, bracelet against the evil eye.
A bracelet against the evil eye
The first is a bracelet from which various charms in the form of coins hang. The numbers 30.12.09 are engraved on one of them. they represent the birth dates of his twin grandsons Gus and Louis, children of his daughter Laura Parker-Bowles. The second is a bracelet against the evil eye, a thin gold chain with Nazar (amulet in the shape of an eye, Editor’s note) and a cross.
Chris Radburn / PA Photos / ABACA
Recently, the Queen has been wearing a more original and much less formal bracelet than what she is used to. It’s a friendship bracelet made of plain blue cotton thread and one or more pearls that she’s worn a few times this year. She is not the first in the royal family to wear this type of bracelet. King Charles III wears one, as do his grandchildren, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Jackson Chris / PA Wire / ABACA
A bracelet from her favorite brand, Van Cleef & Arpels
Since Elizabeth II’s death on September 8, 2022, Queen Camilla has begun wearing another bracelet, now rarely seen on her right wrist. This is the Vintage Alhambra 5 Motif bracelet in yellow gold and blue agate from her favorite jewelry brand, Van Cleef & Arpels. “Staying true to the first Alhambra creation in 1968, the Vintage Alhambra collection stands out for its timeless elegance. Inspired Four Leaf Clover Lucky Symbol Patterns Embellished with Delicate Four Leaf Clover Gold Pearls in outline,” says the house’s press release.
And the four-leaf clover was not chosen by chance at this time.
Source: Le Figaro
