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King Charles and Queen Camilla had two ceremonies on their wedding day and that meant two hats for the bride

Queen Camilla had not one but two royal wedding outfits for her marriage to King Charles III on April 9th 2005, and that meant two hats.

Twenty years on, those style picks remain as classic as they did on the royal wedding day. For the civil ceremony, at the Guildhall in Windsor, Queen Camilla wore a cream coloured wide brimmed hat designed by one of her go to milliners, Philip Treacy.

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The hat featured an array of decorative elements including sprays and swirls and matched the cream Anna Valentine coat dress worn by Queen Camilla to perfection.

A few hours later, a second bridal outfit was chosen for the blessing ceremony which took place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

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For this solemn event, Queen Camilla wore another Anna Valentine coat dress, this time full length and made of shimmering blue embroidered with gold.

However, rather than going for a traditional tiara, Queen Camilla chose to wear a statement fascinator. Designed again by Philip Treacy, it featured stylised ‘ears of wheat’ which wrapped around into a semi halo shape.

Queen Camilla has become known for her love of a good hat since becoming a member of the Royal Family twenty years ago and her wedding day proved to be the start of a regal style trend.

About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.