A state visit is always an important moment in the royal calendar, and Queen Camilla chose the arrival of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender in London to make a moving sartorial tribute to Queen Victoria .

Prince William and Kate Middleton were the first royals that the visiting delegation met before they were formally welcomed by King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Royal Dais on Datchet Road. In something of a power move, both the Queen and the Princess of Wales donned royal blue for the occasion, with Camilla choosing a particularly significant piece of jewellery to finish off her outfit.

Pinned to the lapel of her azure coat, the monarch opted for an impressive sapphire, surrounded by diamonds. Known as the Prince Albert Brooch, the piec

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