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Ryan Paton

Queen Camilla's coronation dress features nod to King's love as designer makes Diana claim

Queen Camilla's coronation dress features a nod to her romance with the King.

Today marks a big day for the Royal couple as the monarch will be officially crowned at Westminster Abbey. The Queen has donned a tailed ivory, silver and gold gown from Bruce Oldfield for the event.

The dress contains hidden nods to her marriage to Charles as it features motifs of daisy chains, forget-me-nots, celandine and scarlet pimpernel from fields and hedgerows, which represents their shared love for nature and the nation's countryside.

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Celebratory bunting, in antique gold and silver thread, is also intertwined amongst the swathes of blooms on the historic dress, worn for Camilla's crowning. On top, for her arrival at Westminster Abbey, the Queen wore the crimson velvet Robe of State with long train originally made for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Camilla's couture coronation dress is cut from Peau de Soie, a silk fabric with a dull lustre finish, and woven by Stephen Walters in Suffolk, and has bracelet length sleeves, a strong shoulder and a wide V-neck neckline.

Bruce Oldfield is one of Camilla's favourite go-to designers and used to create outfits for the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is once said to have claimed: "I gave Diana her glamour and Camilla her confidence."

For today's event, Oldfield's vision was to create a sophisticated and modern dress that showcases Camilla's style and personality in its details, Buckingham Palace said, describing it as "simple and tailored".

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