Queen Camilla Wears Queen Elizabeth's Symbolic Brooch as She Arrives in Australia for Royal Tour

(Left) Queen Camilla arrives in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 18, 2024; (Right) Queen Elizabeth at Sydney Opera House on March 20, 2000.Photo:Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty; TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty; TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Queen Camillais sparkling in something sentimental fromQueen Elizabeth’s collection at the start of theroyal tour of Australia and Samoa. On Oct. 18,King Charlesand Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney to kick off the nine-day trip which is significant, as it marks both their first tour of a Commonwealth realm of his reign and their longest-haul trip following the King’scancer diagnosisin February.

Queen Camilla’s Son Tom Parker Bowles Hasn’t Been to a Royal Family Christmas Yet 'for Various Reasons' (Exclusive)

King Charles and Queen Camilla in 2019; Tom Parker Bowles in 2024.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty; Dave Benett/Getty Chris Jackson/Getty; Dave Benett/Getty The royal family may be steeped in tradition, but underKing CharlesandQueen Camilla, it now reflects the modern realities of a blended family Since their marriage 19 years ago, following their extramarital affair and respective divorces—Charles fromPrincess Dianain 1996 and Camilla from Andrew Parker Bowles in 1995—they’ve brought together a unique family, where Camilla’s children, Tom Parker Bowles, 49, and Laura Lopes, 46, are stepsiblings toPrince William, 42, andPrince Harry,40.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Relationship Timeline

01of 41 October 1946: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip lock eyes at cousin’s wedding AP/Shutterstock 02of 41July 9, 1947: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip announce their engagementTopical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/GettyQueen Elizabethand Prince Philipannounced their engagementin the summer of 1947. The future monarch was 21 at the time buthad been in love with Philipsince she was just a teenager.When he proposed, he useddiamonds from a tiarabelonging to his mother, Princess Andrew of Greece, to make a stunning diamond engagement ring for his bride-to-be.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Untold Love Story: 'She Never Looked at Anyone Else'

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the day of the monarch’s coronation in 1953.Photo: The Print Collector/Getty Queen ElizabethandPrince Philipmet when the young princess was 13 — and their love evolved into a 73-year marriage that lasted to his dying day. “She fell in love, and she never looked at anyone else,” biographer Sally Bedell Smith previously told PEOPLE. The two exchanged countless letters whilePrince Philipserved in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Wedding: All the Details

Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis On Nov. 20, 1947,Queen ElizabethandPrince Philiptied the knot, marking the beginning of what would become the longest royal marriage in history. Spanning the entirety of the late monarch’s70-year reignand then some, the couple’s union was one built on love and acceptance. “I think the main lesson we have learned is that tolerance is the one essential ingredient in any happy marriage,“Prince Philip, whodied in April 2021, said in a tribute for thecouple’s 50th anniversary.