Queen Camillahas pulled off the ultimate regal re-wear.
The bespoke ivory dress features personal touches such as the names of Queen Camilla’s nine grandchildren discreetly embroidered around the hemline and two little golden dogs, representing her beloved rescue dogs, Bluebell and Beth. It also featured wildflowers to signify Camilla’s love of nature and gardening.
Describing the design process as “the ultimate commission of my career," Oldfield toldThe Telegraphshortly after the event that the process was easy. “It just started off with Her Majesty just saying, ‘Bruce, I’d like you to do my coronation dress. Are you up for that?’ And of course, I was.”
Queen Camilla at the State Opening of Parliament on Nov 7, 2023.Leon Neal/Getty Images

Leon Neal/Getty Images
Having worked with Camilla for over a decade, the 72-year-old couturier said he knew how the dress had to function — having designed so many wedding dresses during his career — and he also knew how to make it work on Camilla’s body shape.

“I think she wanted what everyone wants in a dress, that is allure,” he said. “I design in quite a classical way, I design to flatter the body.”
The iconic dress was recently on display at Buckingham Palace alongside King Charles’ coronation outfit and robe, but this is the first time Camilla has re-worn the outfit since the coronation.
Queen Camilla at the coronation on May 8, 2023.Hugo Burnand/Buckingham Palace via Getty Images

Hugo Burnand/Buckingham Palace via Getty Images
There is fashion form when it comes to re-wearing coronation dresses. Queen Elizabeth re-wore her Norman Hartnell-designed dress six times after her coronation in 1953, choosing to wear it at the Opening of Parliament in New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka in 1954 and the Opening of Parliament in Canada in 1957.
King Charles and Queen Camilla at the State Opening of Parliament on Nov 7, 2023.JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Official portrait Queen Elizabeth wearing the George VI State Diadem in 1957.Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com

Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
In a poignant touch, there was a single red poppy pinned to the white clutch bag that Queen Camilla held as she disembarked the Diamond Jubilee State Coach on arrival.
The poppy is symbolic of Remembrance Day next weekend, which commemorates military members who have died in the war and is often incorporated into royal outfits during the month of November.
King Charles and Queen Camilla leave the State Opening of Parliament on Nov 7, 2023.TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
source: people.com