Only queens and princesses who are from Catholic countries can wear white when they meet the Pope, so because Britain is a protestant country, Camilla had to wear black. The exception currently applies to the likes of the Queens of Spain and Belgium, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the Princess of Monaco.

Yesterday, King Charles and Queen Camilla made their way from Buckingham Palace to Rome, to pay a visit to Pope Leo XIV, who took the reins of the Catholic Church back in May. And while a meeting between the British royals and the Vatican is not entirely unexpected, their day-long series of events did include a surprising modern-day first.

King Charles and Queen Camilla made history with their visit to the Vatican on Thursday, October 23, with The King becoming the first British monarch to pray with a pope in 500 years. Their Majesties met with Pope Leo for the first time during their historic visit, and Queen Camilla paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth with her sparkling brooch.

Queen Camilla sparked a heated discussion online after royal fans claimed she wore a ‘crown of thorns’ to meet Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (23 October).

From Princess Charlene of Monaco to Queen Rania of Jordan – the royal dress code for a meeting with the Pope is a blend of history and style, as Queen Camilla demonstrated with King Charles in the Vat

The sovereign, joined by King Charles, took Vatican protocol literally while wearing an accessory that belonged to her late mother-in-law.

During a historic visit to the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo this week, Queen Camilla notably donned a black dress and a matching veil. How come? For one thing, it nods to the royal dress code called “il privilegio del blanco,

As for jewelry pieces, Queen Camilla wore pearl drop earrings with a coordinated four-strand pearl necklace with center clasp. She also wore a sentimental piece of jewelry from the British royal family ’s vault: the Raspberry Pip brooch.