Queen Camilla joined a bevy of attendees at the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction event on Wednesday in London. The daytime occasion celebrated female writers and their contributions and work, while honoring the best novels and non-fiction work of the year.
Britain’s queen consort turned to her royal wardrobe and selected a dress she’s worn on several occasions in the past. Queen Camilla selected a peacock print dress courtesy of Bombshell London by Katya Wildman, a boutique which shuttered its doors in 2024. Wildman has since rebranded with her own eponymous label.
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This peacock printed dress is not to be confused with another similar style with the same patterning motif. Queen Camilla also owns a Fiona Clare-designed peacock print dress, which she’s reworn before, including alongside King Charles III at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in May 2024.
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The long-sleeve midi dress Queen Camilla chose to wear for her Wednesday royal engagement, however, features certain distinctions that separate this look from the Fiona Clare-designed dress. The Bombshell London peacock print dress embraces shades of green instead of Fiona Clare’s vibrant blue.
Other details from the Bombshell London peacock print dress include a sinuous collar with Peter Pan styling and a wrap belt at the waist for added silhouette definition. While Queen Camilla often turns to her go-to designers — Fiona Clare and Anna Valentine — for her royal attire to such occasions, the Bombshell London dress marks a return for one of the queen consort’s most reliable wardrobe pieces.
Queen Camilla previously wore this dress in August 2023 for the “Poetry Together” recital and tea party at Fielding Primary School. Instead of a pop of purple with her shoes, Queen Camilla wore a pair of patent leather neutral tone caramel pumps.
Accessories-wise, Queen Camilla kept her jewelry the same. She favored pieces by Kiki McDonough and Van Cleef & Arpels, bracelets and necklace she’s worn on previous daytime occasions. The peacock print dress also marks the return of one of the British royal family members’ preferred style staples: rewears.
Like Queen Camilla, Kate Middleton often repurposes and rewears pieces from her wardrobe. Even Princess Charlotte, daughter of Kate Middleton and Prince William, re-wore her Christmas 2024 tartan black, green and blue coat for the 80th anniversary of V-E Day commemorations last May.