Queen Camilla was spotted wearing her husband King Charles's traditional Saudi coat at a special concert marking 80 years since VE Day on Thursday night.
The coat was first given to Charles during a visit to Saudi Arabia in 1998 when he was still the Prince of Wales.
While the King opted for a navy pinstripe suit adorned with his military medals, the Queen chose a long collarless black coat featuring intricate silver embroidery from her husband's wardrobe.
The garment is a traditional Saudi daglah, typically worn by men for special occasions and usually layered over another robe called a thobe.
Queen Camilla appeared to wear King Charles traditional Saudi daglah to VE Day celebrations.
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The garment was custom-made by local designer Yahya Al-Bishri, who personally presented it to the-then Prince Charles during the trip.
In Saudi Arabia, the daglah is reserved for special occasions and can be worn either undone or done up, as Camilla styled hers.
During his 1998 visit, Charles wore the daglah for the first time when visiting a village in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia.
It is believed the coat, as it is now, has been tailored to fit the Queen specifically, given the significant height difference between her and her husband, The Telegraph reports.
The Saudi garb had been given to Charles during a visit to Arab state in 1998.
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The VE Day celebrations were not the first occasion that Queen Camilla wore the special piece.
She has been photographed in it as far back as 2008, when she chose it for an event at RAF Cranwell, just a few years after her marriage to Charles in 2005. In 2010, she was spotted wearing it again at the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo.
The Queen later brought out the daglah in 2022 for one of the parties held during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
It was during this high-profile occasion that the designer himself became aware that Camilla had adopted his creation.
Camilla has worn her husband's robe on several occasions.
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Al-Bishri told Arab News in 2022 that his ex-wife had spotted the coat on television, prompting him to change channel to see for himself.
"As a Saudi fashion designer, I am so proud and happy that international media focused on my design, talked about the outfit and appreciated what the Duchess of Cornwall was wearing," Al-Bishri said.
"She really looked beautiful in it," he added.
This wasn't Al-Bishri's first creation for the Royal Family. In the mid-1980s, he was commissioned by the late Diana, Princess of Wales to make a bespoke gown.
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King Charles has long had an interest in the Arab world.
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"I knew that she normally wore only British designers but when she visited Saudi Arabia, I decided to approach her to show her my Arab style and was able to persuade her to accept it," the designer explained.
King Charles’ long-held interest in the Arab world is well known.
A royal aide quoted by Arab News confirmed that the monarch has always been "enormously interested in the region".
The prince read archaeology, anthropology, and history at Trinity College – with a focus on Islamic history, art, and culture.
