Queen Camilla’s 78th birthday was this month, a weekend celebration kept very private. To celebrate today’s milestone, she released a new portrait — photographed at her beloved home in Wiltshire, Raymill. The beautiful portrait of the Queen by Chris Jackson. Her dress, made for her by Grandma, is a bright turquoise, with colorful Liberty print accents with toucans, lemurs and monkeys.
For that recent birthday portrait, Queen Camilla had us all agog with her new gold drop earrings and a classy gold bracelet. Most eccentrically of all, she featured a unique gold ring of circular plaques on her pinky finger. She always had her wedding band on display. The five-carat, emerald-cut diamond engagement ring dazzled in the sun, lending even more symbolic weight to the occasion.
The festivities took an unexpected twist on her birthday when she toured a nuclear-powered Trident submarine in Plymouth. Her prize was a gigantic roll of clingfilm, delivered with an ornate clingfilm dispenser! The clingfilm bore a small plaque reading, “Clingfilm keeping nuclear submarines at sea,” demonstrating the light-heartedness of the occasion.
As a recognition of her steadfast support for the Royal Navy, Queen Camilla is set to be appointed an honorary Vice Admiral. This honor comes in recognition of her dedication to charitable foundations and military support organizations. Last year, she spent her birthday attending the State Opening of Parliament at King Charles’ side, showcasing her dedication to royal duties.
In reflecting on her birthday, Queen Camilla expressed her appreciation, stating, “There’s nothing more useful, brilliant, how wonderful.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales were among those to send their congratulations over social media. So when Her Majesty turned 94, they jubilantly tweeted, “Happy Birthday to Her Majesty! Their message conveys, too, the sense of familial loyalty that is supposed to exist within the royal family.
At 78, Queen Camilla is looking forward to this next chapter of her life. Actually, she’s had a very successful and smart nip-and-tuck in an attempt to reclaim her youthful beauty. This transformation has about it a sense of fascination and wonder, as she seamlessly transforms into a woman juggling royal duties and charm with equal finesse.
