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Queen Elizabeth II stunned with a tiara once owned by the Queen Mother and a brooch with a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Berlin.
Camilla, 75, was a picture of elegance at the state banquet held in honor of her and King Charles’ state visit to Germany.
The Queen sparkled in a black evening dress with sparkling silver embroidery by Bruce Oldfield at the Schloss Bellevue residence.
She wore the magnificent Boucheron honeycomb tiara, which was given to Camilla by the late Queen Elisabeth and was a favorite of the late Queen Mother.
Camila added more sparkle to her ensemble with the late Queen’s diamond encrusted necklace.
The Queen dazzled the Queen in a tiara formerly owned by the Queen Mother and a brooch with a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Berlin
The diamond, silver and gold necklace was given to Princess Elizabeth as a wedding gift in November 1947 by a number of important financial figures from the City of London.
On her left shoulder hangs the Queen’s Family Order, the monarch’s highest personal order.
Featuring a gorgeous hand-painted miniature of the young queen set in platinum, the order is only granted to female members of the royal family.
George IV initiated the official practice of presenting family orders hanging from a ribbon. His successors continued this practice, with most monarchs presenting bejeweled portraits of themselves hung on a different colored ribbon.
The Queen bestowed the honor on her daughter-in-law on her 60th birthday in 2007.
On her gown she wore the Grand Federal Order of Merit, which was awarded to her during her visit by the German President.
Her Majesty also wore The Garter Star which was an order of the Queen Victoria family.
She wore the magnificent Boucheron honeycomb tiara, which was given to Camilla by the late Queen Elisabeth and was a favorite of the late Queen Mother.
Camilla, 75, was the epitome of elegance at the state banquet held in honor of her and King Charles’ state visit to Germany.
The Queen dazzled in a black evening dress with sparkling silver embroidery by Bruce Oldfield at the Schloss Bellevue residence (pictured alongside Elke Buedenbender)
Camila added more sparkle to her ensemble with the late Queen’s diamond encrusted necklace
The stately tiara is more widely known as the Boucheron Honeycomb Tiara, however its official name is the Greville Tiara.
It was made by Boucheron for the Hon Mrs Greville (a well-known figure in society) in 1921 from stones salvaged from another crown.
Having no heirs, she left her large collection of jewelry to Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother) when she died in 1942.
Her husband, King George VI, was unsure about accepting the jewels, so the inheritance was left in the vault for a few years before Queen Elizabeth decided to dust off the tiara.
Camilla and the King took a photo with Elk Boydenbender and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
The German president and his wife, Elke, spoke with the royal couple on the red carpet before the banquet
On her left shoulder hangs the Queen’s Family Order, the monarch’s highest personal order
The Queen’s Family Medal is an exquisite hand-painted miniature of the young Queen set in platinum, and the order is only given to female members of the Royal Family
On her gown she wore the Grand Federal Order of Merit, which was awarded to her during her visit by the German President
She took it to Cartier and in 1953 made it larger by adding it to the top line and finishing it off with a marquise-cut diamond in the center.
Boucheron quickly became one of her favourites, and when she died it was passed along with the rest of her collection to her daughter, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
No doubt the King would be particularly touched by the significance as he adored his late grandmother and loved to see his wife in her jewellery.
His Majesty the King looked smart in a white tie, with the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany First Class, which was also presented by the President.
He also wore the Diamond Order of the Bath Neck Order and miniature medals.
Guests included former Chancellor Angela Merkel, dancer Motsi Mabuse and Canbino, the Anglo-German lead singer of the best-selling punk band The Dead Trousers.
They dined on marinated carp, watercress, chicken and mushrooms with malt reduction, blackberries, plum pudding and black tea, washed down with three different wines or non-alcoholic cocktails.
The Queen wears a brooch with a portrait of the late Queen Elisabeth in Berlin