Queen Camila’s first state Visit in Kenya has been crowned with an honor to her mother-in-law the late Queen Elizabeth after she wore her oyster diamond brooch.
The queen, known for her iconic sense of fashion arrived at State House Nairobi alongside her husband King Charles III in a white crepe silk dress with stunning stitching details down the middle and an open V neck at the top.
Also, Queen Camila accessorized the dress with a diamond oyster brooch that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The brooch, which is reportedly over 100 years old, having been made in 1919 features pave set diamonds around a single pearl.
She had the brooch on her left side and carried a white sling bag.
Moreover, to complete her elegant look, Queen Camilla wore nude shoes with brown soles.
According to royal news reports, the queen’s dress was designed by Anna Valentine, a British luxurious fashion house.
Queen’s Symbolic Brooch
Notably, a brooch refers to decorative jewelry designed to be attached to outfits/ garments for a fashion statement or to attach and fasten clothes.
As such, the queen consort wearing her late mother-in-law’s brooch in Kenya is symbolic as the late Queen Elizabeth II was announced Queen while on holiday in Kenya.
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Worth noting, the monarch Elizabeth II was visiting a game reserve in Kenya when she learnt of her new role as a monarch in 1952.
Camila’s High-End Dress
Queen Camill known for her simple yet classic style, opted for a three-quarter sleeve knee-length dress to crown her day one outfit in Kenya.
Moreover, the monarch has been consistent with the luxurious fashion house Anna Valentine outfits from way back.
Notably, Anna Valentine is the fashion house that designed her wedding dress in 2005. She has also in the past Royal wedding donned outfits by the same fashion house.
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Mornach’s State Visit in Kenya
The King and Queen arrived in Kenya on Monday 30th October 2023 ready to embark on a four-day state visit.
The royal’s visit to Kenya was however, overshadowed by talks of the atrocities by the British government in the 1950’s when more than 10,000 people were killed.
This was during the Mau Mau uprising, and one of the British Empire’s bloodiest insurgencies.
Notably, the resistance group remained outlawed and was designated a terrorist organization by the colonial government and subsequent administrations in independent Kenya which did not overturn the ban.
It was only in 2003 that the law was changed, and members of the Mau Mau were finally recognized as freedom fighters.
Topping up the day one visit to kenya, the duo King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi where Kenya declared independence in 1963.
