See the Best Photos of King Charles, Queen Camilla, and More Royals at the Third Palace Garden Party of 2026

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See the Best Photos of King Charles, Queen Camilla, and More Royals at the Third Palace Garden Party of 2026

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The Yeomen of the Guard—dressed in their distinctive Tudor uniforms of red, white, and yellow—seen at the opening of the garden party. Created by Henry VII in 1485, they are the oldest British military corps still in existence.

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Queen Camilla is also wearing the Queen Mother’s Cartier Palm Leaf Brooch, which she last wore for Commonwealth Day services in March. Made in 1938 using existing diamonds from her personal collection in the setting, its shape echoes a paisley pattern, a motif long associated with the Queen Mother’s native Scotland and where she spent much of her childhood.

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The garden party celebrates frontline workers from across the UK and recognizes community service through volunteering, supporting charitable causes, and working for emergency services.

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A detailed view of King Charles’s signet ring. Also called a gentleman’s ring, it has been a style staple of his for decades. Read more

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Among the guests was Penny Pepper, a poet and activist, who handed a copy of her memoir, First in the World Somewhere: The True Adventures of a Scribbler, Siren, Saucepot and Pioneer, to Queen Camilla. In the book, Pepper chronicles her life in the British punk scene from the 1980s to the 2000s, sharing her struggles with disability, identity, and her fight for artistic and personal freedom.

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Rachel King (she/her) is a news writer at Town & Country. Before joining T&C, she spent nearly a decade as an editor at Fortune. Her work covering travel and lifestyle has appeared in Forbes, Observer, Robb Report, Cruise Critic, and Cool Hunting, among others. Originally from San Francisco, she lives in New York with her wife, their daughter, and a precocious labradoodle. Follow her on Instagram at @rk.passport.