WhenQueen Camillaarrived forQueen Elizabeth II’sstate funeralMonday, a shimmering piece of jewelry stood out on her traditional black mourning attire: Queen Victoria’s Hesse Diamond Jubilee brooch, which was fastened to the left side of the Queen Consort’s neckline.

The number 60 is depicted on the brooch in diamonds. Queen Victoria became Great Britain’ssecond-longest reigning monarchbefore her death on January 22, 1901.

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Camilla and Queen Victoria

Victoria designated the brooch as an heirloom of the crown, allowing it to pass to future generations of royals,according to The Court Jeweller.

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The piece was a favorite of another Queen Consort, the lateQueen Elizabeth’s mother, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, who became known as the Queen Mother — or Queen Mum — upon the death of her husband, King George VI, in 1952 when her daughter ascended to the throne.

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Jubilee Queen Victoria

While other women in the royal family, includingKate Middleton, Princess of Wales, andMeghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, opted for traditional diamonds andpearlsfor Monday’s services for the late monarch, Camilla’s choice in wearing the Hesse Diamond Jubilee brooch was a “very personal tribute to the Queen,“according to Rachel Garrahan,British Vogue’s jewelry and watch director.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III.

“The Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch was unseen for more than a century when Camilla started wearing it, and is believed to have been passed down from the Queen Mother, whose jewelry she wears regularly.” Garrahan said. “It is one of Camilla’s oldest pieces and its royal story links to her past and the monarchy’s future.”

As Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla has worn the brooch for several important events since joining the royal family in 2005. The piece, reportedly worth more than $20,000, was spotted on Camilla during state visits to Philadelphia in 2007, Japan in 2008 and Canada in 2009. She also wore it, appropriately, during a Scandinavian tour with then-Prince Charles, to celebrateQueen Elizabeth’sDiamond Jubileemore than a decade ago.

Queen Elizabethwas buried following the state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a committal service at St. George’s Chapel within Windsor Castle.

source: people.com