Queen Camilla didn’t pack a tiara for her trip to Italy with King Charles, but she sparkled in a new picture unveiled there.
The royal couple was fêted at a state banquet in Rome on April 9, capping the final night of their four-day tour of Italy on their 20th wedding anniversary. The Queen, 77, shimmered in an iridescent teal lace gown by Fiona Clare with a turquoise and diamond necklace that belonged to her late mother, Rosalind Shand, but didn’t wear a tiara.
While Queen Camila skipped the ultimate royal accessory for the party at Palazzo Quirinale, a previously unseen photo of her wearing a tiara emerged during the evening.
The never-before-seen portrait was one of several gifts that the King and Queen gave their host, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and was highlighted in a video shared on Instagram by Rebecca English of the Daily Mail. The photo shared by the royal reporter showed the King, 76, and Queen posing close together and seemed to have been taken at the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in December 2023.
King Charles and Queen Camilla with President Sergio Mattarella at the state banquet in Rome, Italy on April 9, 2025.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton also attended the annual reception celebrating the members of the Diplomatic Corps, where they all posed for a photo together.
The King and Queen looked regal in their white-tie finery and blue Order of the Garter sashes then, with the Queen topping her look with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The headpiece is closely associated with the late Queen Elizabeth, as it was a favorite in her royal rotation and a tiara she was depicted in on some British and Commonwealth banknotes and coins.
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The King and Queen signed the gifted portrait with their regnal signatures of “Charles R.” (representing “rex,” the Latin word for king) and “Camilla R.” (Latin for “queen”), dating it with the year 2025.
The picture was presented in a silver frame engraved with their royal cypher, two interlocking C’s (their initials) intertwined with the letter R (for “rex”) below a crown.
The King and Queen also gave Mattarella, 83, The Grand Tour: A Journey Through the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France by Thomas Nugent, first published in 1778, and a brooch with their cypher.
Laura Mattarella, King Charles, President Sergio Mattarella and Queen Camilla share a toast at the state banquet in Rome, Italy on April 9, 2025.
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The King and Queen have been on the move through their four-day trip to Italy, where they made many stops in Rome, met Pope Francis and wrapped in Ravenna.
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Exclusively speaking to PEOPLE on the ground there, Queen Camilla says, “We’re having a wonderful visit. We’re very sad to be going home.”
When asked if they were having a good trip, King Charles adds, “Yes, thank you, very much.”