In an interview with British Vogue last year, Queen Camilla, 75, verified the long-standing rumour that her ears aren’t pierced.
She commented: “The grandchildren will try to persuade me, but nothing’s going to pierce my ears.”
Since the Queen often only really wears these pearl earrings to royal engagements, this was something that many of her fans had long suspected.
Since her 2005 nuptials, the Queen has worn these pearl earrings almost exclusively and very few others, leading some fans to believe that she was wearing clip-on earrings instead of real pearl jewellery all along.