(Left) Queen Camilla at Ascot Racecourse on FEb. 15, 2025; (Right) Princess Charlotte at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022.Photo:Alan Crowhurst/Getty;Chris Jackson/Getty
Alan Crowhurst/Getty;Chris Jackson/Getty
Queen Camillapinned on something special for her latest day at the Ascot Racecourse, drawing comparisons to a similar piece inPrincess Charlotte’s collection.
On Feb. 15, the Queen, 77, attended the Ascot Chase Raceday at Ascot Racecourse, where she judged the “Best Turned Out Horse” for the Ebony Horse Club Reynoldstown Novice’s Chase race and met young people who have benefitted from the charity.
It was a show of support for the Brixton-based community riding center she has backed as president since 2009, and Camilla wore the heirloom horseshoe Minoru Brooch for the festive day at the races.
Queen Camilla at the Ascot Racecourse on Feb. 15, 2025 in Ascot, England.Alan Crowhurst/Getty
Alan Crowhurst/Getty
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Princess Charlotte attends Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Sept. 19, 2022.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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Queen Camilla isn’t the only member of the royal family to memorably wear a horseshoe-shaped brooch. Princess Charlotte, now 9,wore a diamond horseshoe broochto Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on September 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey. The brooch was a touching tribute to her great-grandmother, who had a well-known passion for horses and equestrian sports.
While attending an event to meet and honor British Olympians at Buckingham Palace in October 2016, Kate “emphasized that Charlotte has this passion about horses, and although she doesn’t echo it, she’ll do her best to champion and encourage it,” Paralympic Equestrian Natasha Bakersaid at the time.
source: people.com
