German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by his wife, Elke Büdenbender, is currently in the UK for a State Visit. In the evening, King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted a State Banquet at Windsor Castle in honour of the German President and First Lady. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence attended the banquet.
Queen Camilla wore a green lace gown by Fiona Clare, paired with the Girls of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tiara, diamond earrings, the Greville Emerald Necklace and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany sash. Created by Garrard in 1893, the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara was worn by Queen Elizabeth II on numerous occasions.
The Princess of Wales wore a Jenny Packham gown and Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara — a piece she had never worn before. She also wore earrings from the late Queen, the Royal Family Order and the GCVO Sash and Star.
One of the most important Victorian-era jewels in the Royal Collection, the Oriental Circlet is also one of the oldest pieces created by Garrard for the Royal Family. The tiara originally contained opals. However, when Queen Elizabeth II inherited it, she wore the tiara only once during her reign — during a visit to Malta in 2005.
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