Profound significance of the Queen's brooches at State Opening of Parliament - Royal Insider

[Music] queen elizabeth was in london on tuesday for the first time since november to attend the state opening of parliament but wore a day dress and hat instead of ceremonial robes in a crown it was the first major event she has taken on since the passing of her husband prince philip last month and she wore a pale blue gray coat with yellow floral embroidery around the collar she accessorized her spring coat with a pair of diamond and aquamarine brooches gifted to her by her parents king george vi and queen elizabeth later the queen mother on her 18th birthday in april 1944. the art deco design features aquamarines and diamonds in a clip style popularized by cartier but according to the royal collection these were made by boucheron the clips can be worn together to form a large oval but her majesty often likes to wear them separately as diagonals which is how they were placed on her dress coat at the event on tuesday her majesty was last seen wearing these during her ve day 75th anniversary addressed to the nation last year amid the coronavirus pandemic the brooches which her majesty has previously worn on a number of occasions including a 1958 visit to the netherlands a 2005 visit to malta and a 2013 visit to ireland they were affixed to her coat due to the translucent nature of the jewels the queen typically wears them with blue or pale purple fabrics that enhance the natural colour this year's state opening was a dress down event due to the covid19 situation and ongoing restrictions in the uk this means no crown or ceremonial robes with the queen opting for a blue grey coat with yellow floral embroidery around the neckline which she wore over a silver dress with matching gold floral detailing the queen also donned her three-string pearl necklace along with her diamond and pearl drop earrings which the 95 year old also wore to her husband's funeral last month she finished the look with a purple and gold hat with floral and feather applique the queen wore the same ensemble to royal ascot in 2019 the queen sat alone today with the consorts throne removed from the state opening of parliament ceremony for the first time in 120 years fashion journalist claudia joseph said the queen was dressed perfectly for the occasion as always she was not wearing her ceremonial robes but looked charming in pastel blue she always likes to wear a color which will stand out from the crowd and a hat which shows her face but i think pale blue was a lovely choice as it is calm and reflective during a time of turmoil for both her own family and the country royal central noted that gray is the color associated with half morning comment on the queen's jewellery accessories on the occasion style writer amber grafland said it was a lovely touch that the queen chose to wear the brooches they were art deco style boucheron aquamarine and diamond clip brooches which can be worn in a variety of formations grafland added the royals are good at using jewelry to convey messages and she clearly wanted people to know that she's still mourning prince philip will never be forgotten and in a way she was keeping him with her you

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Length: 4min 8sec (248 seconds)

Published: Tue May 11 2021