What Would Camilla Wear?

Camilla
Parker Bowles is one of the central figures of the 4th series of The
Crown, as a central plot line is Charles' marriage to Diana and the role of
Camilla in that famous love triangle. We
often see her in casual outfits and countryside clothes and her jewellery is
complementary to that look, classy but understated, and she is rarely seen
without a single strand of pearls. Her
hairstyle usually hides her ears, so we never really get a good look at what
earrings she prefers but it's safe to assume she would opt for simple studs for
everyday wear. We think she would opt
for our Full Moon pearl studs, our Sparklers cubic cluster style studs or Luna
Collezione circular swirl studs.
One piece of
jewellery that we do associate with Camilla is the bracelet which Charles had
made for her, ostensibly as a parting gift.
Although not shown in the Netflix series, Charles actually gave several
women gifts of jewellery before his wedding, as a way of saying goodbye and
thank you to the women he had dated before Diana – he is known to give
jewellery as a gift quite often, a fact which downplays the significance of the
bespoke bracelet he gave to Camilla, which doesn't make for scintillating
TV.
The bracelet
Charles had made was engraved with the initials “GF”, which could stand for
Gladys and Fred, the pair's pet names for each other. It could also stand for “Girl Friday”, which
was another of his pet names for Camilla.
The piece as shown in The Crown is quite chunky, so we think Camilla
would love our Fantasia bangle, studded with glittering stones. She is often pictured in diamonds, so we know
she'd love the bling and dazzle of our cubic zirconia pieces if she were ever
on a budget.
One of
Camilla's most dazzling looks is the Greville Tiara with a matching necklace,
featuring 5 strands of square cut diamonds.
When she wears pearls now she opts for 5 strands of pearls as well, so
we know she's a fan of the statement necklace and isn't afraid to pile on the
bling. We think she'd love our Bella and
Sophisticato necklaces with matching earrings as the styles are Camilla all
over. Each has a central cubic nestled
in a mount with shape and movement which are ideal for posh events and for
special occasions – she may opt for a relaxed look on her days off but she
really knows how to wear diamonds in extravagance when she gets the chance.
Camilla's
engagement ring is unsurprisingly bold, featuring an emerald cut diamond (which
used to belong to The Queen Mother) with three baguette cut diamonds on either
side. Our Emerald Ice ring is a good
match for this extravagant ring, featuring a large emerald cut cubic zirconia with
a hammered effect sterling silver band (the band of Camilla's ring is Welsh
gold which is a royal tradition).
If you want
to accessorise like Camilla then go for lots of cubic zirconia and clear
gemstones, pile on the layers of necklaces and really go for it. Camilla's jewellery style is the antithesis
to Coco Chanel's approach of taking off the last thing you put on – she's more
of a “put on another thing even when you've put the last thing on” kind of woman
but this look definitely works when you're mixing in the elevated, royal
circles like Camilla.
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