Queen Camilla visited the English National Ballet at the Mulryan Centre for Dance in London on Thursday to celebrate the company’s 75th season. The queen consort watched members of the company practice, got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mulryan Centre for Dance and cut a cake to commemorate the English National Ballet’s landmark season.
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For the royal visit, Queen Camilla favored one of her go-to designers. The queen consort wore a soft blue shirt dress courtesy of Anna Valentine. The dress featured sharp, small lapels and a front zipper. The long-sleeve midi dress also featured a wrapped belt for a defined waist.
Queen Camilla paired the look with black and white heels. While the queen consort didn’t wear too many accessories, she added a glittering ballerina brooch to her dress. The queen consort owns a ballerina brooch made by Van Cleef & Arpels, the French luxury jewelry company behind several of Queen Camilla’s staple jewelry pieces.
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The ballerina brooches were originally made in the 1940s, inspired by George Balanchine. The style was revived in the mid-2000s. Along with her Van Cleef & Arpels ballerina brooch, Queen Camilla holds several special brooches in her collection, many of which were inherited from the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Adding a brooch to her apparel for a special occasion or visit often holds a certain sentimental significance for Queen Camilla. Last June, Queen Camilla paired her blue Fiona Clare midi dress with intricate embroidery with the Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch for Holyrood Week in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Queen Elizabeth II, who inherited the brooch from her grandmother, coincidentally wore the piece during her own visit to Edinburgh in 2019.
Making a statement through her sartorial choices has always been a significant element of Queen Camilla’s wardrobe. While certain brooches honor the late Queen Elizabeth II, other brooches, like the ballerina one she wore on Thursday, are a simple acknowledgement and tribute to her royal engagements.