Camilla parker bowles brooch: ballerina piece is worth enormous sum

Camilla Parker Bowles hosted the event, which she hosts every year at her home with Prince Charles, Clarence House. Clarence House, on The Mall in Westminster, has been the home of Charles

and Camilla since 2003. So where is this piece from? The brooch is made by famous French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels, and the first versions of the piece were made in New York in

1940. Now various versions of the piece have been created by the high-end jewel makers. Each one depicts dancers in various poses made with all sorts of precious materials. For jewellery

experts these pieces resemble an pre-war era of jewellery design. Another multi-gem ballerina brooch, similar to Camilla’s, was sold for 233,000 Swiss Francs, or £177,504. These are not the

only pricey jewels Camilla has worn in recent times. At Buckingham Palace on Wednesday night Camilla Parker Bowles’ tiara was the £3million Greville tiara. The piece was given to the Royal

Family by the Greville Family, as was a favourite of the Queen Mother. An expert recently suggested Camilla Parker Bowles is ‘shifting up a notch’ amid rumours Prince Charles is taking over

from the Queen in a gradual progression. Anthony McGrath, celebrity stylist and lecturer at the Fashion Retail Academy in London analysed Camilla’s recent looks for Express.co.uk. He said:

"Since the Duchess of Cornwall’s public persona has changed, so too has her personal style with her fashion choices noticeably shifting up a notch. "In her 14 years of marriage to

Prince Charles, the Duchess has nailed her regal look and always looks undeniably chic.” WHO IS CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES? Camilla Parker Bowles is the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Prince

Charles. FAMILY LIFE Camilla was born on 17 July 1947 at King's College Hospital, London, England. Her parents were Major Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt, the daughter of a baron. She

has a younger sister Annabel Elliot, 69, and a younger brother Mark Shand who passed away in 2014. He sadly died after falling and hitting his head. EDUCATION Camilla first attended

Dumbrells school in Ditchling before moving onto Queen's Gate School in Queen's Gate, South Kensington at age 10, where she was known as “Milla”. She attained one O-level before

attending a Mon Fertile finishing school in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. She then went on to study French at the University of London Institute in Paris. FIRST MARRIAGE TO ANDREW PARKER BOWLES

Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles, an officer, on 4 July 1973, when Camilla was 26. The Queen Mother and Princess Anne attended the big day. The couple have two children, Tom, who Prince

Charles is a godfather to, and Laura. The couple divorced amicably in March 1995. MARRIAGE TO PRINCE CHARLES Prince Charles told in his biography that he and Camilla had rekindled their love

in 1986 after his marriage had "irretrievably broken down”. They announced their engagement in February 2005, which was the Queen Mother’s. It is thought to be one of the most valuable

rings in the royal collection. They wed on April 2005 at Windsor Guildhall, where Prince William acted as a witness for the pair, before honeymooning in Scotland at Prince Charles’ home in

Birkhall.