If there was a fashion memo issued to Queen Camilla and Melania Trump for this visit, it’s clear that both received it and took note.

As the United States and United Kingdom sought to bolster their “special relationship” on Tuesday, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump were seen but not heard.

By wearing her mother-in-law’s heirloom gem for the UK state visit, Camilla may have been expressing a yearning for the Reagan era.

Camilla's collar has been in the royal family for over two centuries. Queen Camilla just gave this royal family heirloom a modern upgrade. On April 28, she attended a state dinner at the White House with King Charles, reviving a diamond and amethyst necklace that dates back centuries.

Queen Camilla is wearing a deep pink Fiona Clare evening gown for tonight's state dinner in Washington DC, completing a day of carefully chosen royal fashion moments during the high-profile US visit.

The Queen has already made a number of diplomatic sartorial gestures during the US state visit, but her latest is as maximalist as they come