Queen Camilla broke protocol by re-wearing a poignant dress two years later

Queen Camilla wore a wedding dress made from cream silk chiffon on April 9, 2005, to marry then-Prince Charles.

The Queen’s dress was hemmed with vertical rows of Swiss-made woven disks. Camilla then wore a matching oyster silk basket weave coat on top.

The outfit was designed by Antonia Robinson and Anna Valentine, London designers who worked under the name Robinson Valentine, now solely Anna Valentine.

Camilla finished off her look with a Philip Treacy wide-brimmed cream-coloured straw hat overlaid with ivory French lace and feathers.

In addition, Camilla opted for pale beige suede shoes by L.K. Bennett with almond-coloured toes and a purse from Launer’s “East/West” collection.

This was made of embossed calf leather with a half-flap closure and suede lining.

Royal brides usually wear their wedding dresses once. For instance, fans have never seen Princess Kate or Meghan, Duchess of Sussex re-wear their white gowns.

But in June 2007, Camilla wore her same wedding ensemble again, this time with a different hat and pair of shoes at the opening of the National Assembly for Wales.

Camilla loves to wear the same outfits repeatedly, but re-wearing her wedding gown was quite surprising.

The Queen recycled the white knee-length gown she wore for her wedding to King Charles, a gesture no other lady in the British monarchy has done.

Camilla was spotted wearing the outfit to the 2007 National Assembly of Wales’s first session.

It was the exact same silk chiffon garment with Swiss-style trimming at the hem.

However, the royal altered the dress’s second appearance by switching out the jewellery, shoes, and hat.