Queen Camilla pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a poignant brooch during a surprise dinner at the London Library
Queen Camilla joined Helena Bonham-Carter and Sir Stephen Fry for a dinner celebrating the storied institution, which named her patron in 2024
Queen Camilla, pictured here with Helena Bonham Carter in 2023, has reunited with the actress to celebrate the London Library
Pool/Getty ImagesQueen Camilla was the toast of literary London, as she enjoyed a dinner at the storied London Library with the institutionâs first female president, Helena Bonham Carter, and guest speaker, Sir Stephen Fry.
Dressed in a charcoal skirt suit, the bibliophile Queen was right at home among the arch grandeur of the Portland stone and Jacobean architecture. Camilla was supporting one of her most treasured patronages. Her Royal Highness was named vice-patron of the London Library in 2012, before Buckingham Palace announced that she would replace the late Queen as new patron in 2024.
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And it appears that Queen Camilla paid a subtle tribute to Her late Majesty, with a poignant piece of symbolism that fits right in among the literary greats who call the London Library their home. Pinned to the Queenâs blazer was the Courtauld Thomson scallop-shell brooch, a piece beloved by the Queen Mother and the late Queen Elizabeth II.
First designed in 1919, the Art Deco style brooch is shaped like a scallop shell, with diamonds spiralling outwards from a lone pearl in the centre. Pearl-cut diamonds adorn the brooch, cascading downwards from five pampilles.
The Queen Mother so treasured the brooch that she chose to wear it for her 100th birthday celebrations in 2000, when she sat alongside the now King Charles during a carriage ride through London. After her death, it was bequeathed to the late Queen Elizabeth, who often wore the brooch as a tribute to her mother, including during her memorial service and the unveiling of a statue in the Queen Motherâs honour.
The Queen Mother wears the Courtauld Thomson brooch on the occasion of her 100th birthday celebration on 4 August 2000
UK Press/Getty ImagesOn a more joyful occasion, Elizabeth II chose the Courtauld Thomson scallop-shell brooch for the wedding of her granddaughter, Zara Phillips, to Mike Tindall.
The Courtauld Thomson scallop-shell has quite the intriguing history. Unlike the dazzling gems that make up the majority of the royal vaults, it was not bequeathed to the family from within their ranks, but rather presented as a gift from a supporter of their work.
The first owner of the brooch was Winifred Hope Thomson, the daughter of inventor Robert William Thomson. While her father is best known for creating the first refillable fountain pen, Winifred would go down in history for a haunting oil painting of Medusa. Winifred lived at Dorneywood, the 18th century 215-acre estate in Buckinghamshire that now serves as a grace-and-favour home for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Before playing host to the likes of Rishi Sunak and Rachel Reeves, though, the house was home to Winifredâs brother, Courtauld Thomson (later Baron Courtauld-Thomson).
Queen Elizabeth II departs for the Royal wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, 2011
Mike MarslandQueen Elizabeth II wearing the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, which belonged to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Max Mumby/IndigoIndeed, it was Courtauld who first commissioned the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company to design the scallop-shell brooch in the early 20th century. On Winifredâs death in 1944, says The Court Jeweller, the piece was bequeathed to the royal family, as a sign of ârespect and profound admirationâ.
A story of true cultural heritage, then, and a fitting brooch for Queen Camilla to wear at one of Britainâs most treasured literary institutions. Her Royal Highness is a vocal advocate for the importance of books and their âextraordinary power to educate and inspireâ, which she showcases through her Reading Room charity. (Her current recommendation? Jeffrey Archerâs Kane and Abel.)
At the London Library, Sir Stephen Fry thanked the Queen for her support, and paid tribute to her championing of all things literary. âThank you for your patronage, your support not just of The London Library, but of your support for books and writing everywhere,â he said. âHere we are, all equal citizens of the great kingdom of letters, the realm of reading, and here the highest possible doctrine is held for the value of books, the value of collections, the value of a sanctuary⊠where anybody who loves books is made to feel at home.â
As Tatler features editor Annabel Sampson discovered in the March issue, the London Library is a true scholastic paradise for the cityâs smart set. Members include Booker Prize winners such as Kazuo Ishiguro and Alan Hollinghurst, historians like Lady Antonia Fraser, and young thespian it couple Talulah Riley and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
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