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The Queen Consort put on a very stylish display to meet soldiers in Hampshire today.
Camilla, 75, met the members of the 1st Battalion stationed at the Lille Barracks during her day trip, and presented some of them with medals, before meeting their loved ones.
For the occasion, she donned an elegant red woolen dress coat with a pleated skirt, and accessorised with her trusty Chanel bag.
King Charles’ wife, who is Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, looked relaxed during the engagement.
Queen Camilla, 75, met the members of the 1st Battalion stationed at the Lille Barracks during a day trip to Aldershot, Hampshire today, and delivered some of them with medals, before meeting their loved ones
Camilla did not compromise on style to feel warm today, thanks to her elegant coat dress, which included a pleated skirt and long puffed sleeves with a pleated detail,
Keeping the look minimal, Camilla accessorised with a trusted pair of black nubuck boots.
She added a discreet touch of glitz with a golden bracelet and necklace and pearl earrings.
For the occasion, she donned an elegant red woolen dress coat with a pleated skirt, which she matched with black accessories
Camilla went for a natural makeup, with just a touch of bronzer and mascara. She also sported a pink lipstick to add a splah of colour to her complexion.
Her platinum locks were styled in an impeccable blow-dry.
Upon her arrival, the Queen Consort was greeted by soldiers in uniform, who wasted no time in sitting her down for a few pictures and a chat.
Camilla was expected to deliver some of these army men with medals commanding their service to the country.
Today’s visit comes as a history fan has revealed how the Queen Consort sent him a personal letter after he found a photo of her great-great grandmother and sent it to her at Clarence House.
The Queen Consort wasted no time in sitting with the soldiers at the barracks during her visit today
Camilla is expected to hand out medals to some of the soldiers in Aldershot, and to meet their families
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Camilla wrote back to Adam Simpson-York, from Ipswich, to thank him for sending her the photograph of her relative Edrica Faulkner, penning a typed letter with her handwritten signature on it.
The royal commented in the letter, that arrived on headed notepaper bearing the Clarence House crest, that she thought her ancestor looked ‘a bit sad’ in the sepia-tinged snap.
Simpson-York runs the Facebook page Medals Going Home, where he reunites families with their ancestors’ war medals and forgotten heirlooms.
The Queen Consort, who is Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, looked relaxed as she chatted with soldiers during the event
He spends hours scouring eBay and other sites looking for treasure and then researches the items in the hope of finding modern-day relatives to give them to.
And on January 3rd, he spotted a picture that caught his eye on the auction site, buying it an hour later for just £9.95.
The amateur historian said he didn’t initially know there was a royal connection but when he saw the photo had the name Edrica Faulkner on it, a quick Google search revealed the link to Camilla, who was born Camilla Rosemary Shand in July 1947.
Camilla’s parents were the British Army officer-turned-businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife The Hon. Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe.
After making the decision to send it to Clarence House, he was amazed when the Queen Consort herself replied.
He said: ‘This is most definitely the best item yet that I have rehomed – I’m not sure I’ll be able to top rehoming an item to Queen Consort Camilla.
‘But it just goes to show you that it’s amazing what you can find on eBay.’
Simpson-York added: ‘I loved the personal touch to her reply. It’s a great feeling to know she took the time to look at it and it’s even more exciting that she’d never seen it before.
‘Hopefully it was a nice surprise for her. I imagine there is a royal archive that it would go into.’
Edrica Faulkner is the Queen Consort’s great-great grandmother on her father’s side and lived between 1822 and 1890.
A right royal response! Amateur historian Adam Simpson-York, from Ipswich, scours eBay for heirlooms and photos and then tries to reunite families with them – and after he found a photo that he thought showed the great-great grandmother of the Queen Consort, he was shocked to receive a reply from her
The sepia snap of Edrica Faulkner that Simpson-York picked up on eBay for around £10, after making the connection with Camilla, he sent the photo to her
