Is Queen Camilla the Latest to Jump on the Royal Family Friendship Bracelet Trend?

Mar. 15, 2025

Queen Camilla at a reception celebrating the 70th anniversary of Book Aid International at St James' Palace in London on Sept. 4, 2024.Photo:Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty

Queen Camillaseems to have brought something new into her go-to jewelry rotation — perhaps taking a cue from several other members of the royal family!

On Sept. 5, the Queen, 77, wore a blue string bracelet on her left wrist at the English National Ballet’s Mulryan Centre for Dance in London. The outing marked her first official visit to the center since becoming patron earlier this year, aligning with herpersonal interestin dance (she has takenballet classesherself!).

A close look showed that Queen Camilla wore a blue string bracelet featuring a few blue and white beads as she watched rehearsals for upcoming performances and met the people behind the productions amid the English National Ballet’s 75th season. The subtle fashion statement marked the third day in a row that the Queen wore the bracelet on her left wrist.

Queen Camilla at the English National Ballet’s Mulryan Centre for Dance on Sept. 5, 2024.Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty

Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty

She appeared to debut the accessory while opening the Dyson Cancer Center at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, England on Sept. 3, where she told someone she met that her husbandKing Charlesis “doing very well” in an apparent reference to hiscancer treatment.

Queen Camilla at the Dyson Cancer Centre at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust on Sept. 3, 2024.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

Queen Camilla is often spotted wearing a Van Cleef and Arpels Vintage Alhambra bracelet with blue charms and other delicate gold chain bracelets on her right wrist, and the string addition expands her collection. However, she’s hardly the first member of the royal family to recently make that fashion statement!

The King, 75,Princess Charlotte, 9, andPrince George, 11, have all been spotted wearing colorful string friendship bracelets at various events this summer, with the King himself seemingly kickstarting the trend! King Charles' twisted red and yellow bracelet was first visible when hetraveled to Waleswith Queen Camilla on July 11, and waved on his way into the Senedd in Cardiff.

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He was pictured in it again during a trip to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on July 15 and July 16, and wore it for theState Opening of Parliamenton July 17 — a style surprise for the formal state occasion.

Around the same time, on July 14, Princess Charlotte and Prince George both debuted friendship bracelets when they attended separate sporting events with their parents,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton.

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On Prince William’s 42nd birthday in June, the Prince of Wales, George and Charlotte attended Swift’s concert in London and posed forrare selfieswith the music superstar and her boyfriendTravis Kelcebehind the scenes — with the possible Swift fandom perhaps inspiring the new royal penchant for friendship bracelets.

source: people.com