Royal blue! Queen Camilla is elegant in Fiona Clare dress as she hosts Booker Prize Foundation Reception at Clarence House

Queen Camilla looked elegant in royal blue as she held a reception for the Booker Prize Foundation at Clarence House today.

Camilla, 76, wore a Fiona Clare dress, which she has worn a number of times, again at the annual event.

Her Majesty met with guests, past winners and the authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, ahead of the announcement of the 2023 winner.

She appeared cheerful and beaming as she addressed a number of guests, including author Paul Harding, who has been nominated for The Other Eden.

The royal elevated her ensemble with extravagant bracelets and necklaces from Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as statement gold earrings.

Camilla showed off a radiant makeup look with peach lipstick, while her signature blonde locks were styled into a glamorous bob.

Her Majesty’s modest dress was made especially for her by British couturier Fiona Clare. The vibrant design featured a fit-and-flare silhouette, with a scoop neckline, shaping darts and a refined midi length.

The titles and authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize are: Sarah Bernstein for Study for Obedience; Jonathan Escoffery for If I Survive You; Paul Lynch for Prophet Song; Paul Harding for The Other Eden; Chetna Maroo for Western Lane; and Paul Murray for The Bee Sting.

The nominees will be judged by novelist Esi Edugyan, twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and chair of the 2023 panel.

Edugyan is joined by actor, writer and director Adjoa Andoh, poet, teacher, editor and critic Mary Jean Chan, professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and Shakespeare specialist James Shapiro, and actor and writer Robert Webb.

The judges are looking for the best work of long fiction, selected from entries published in Britain and Ireland between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023.

The winner will receive £50,000, while the six shortlisted authors will receive £2,500 each.

First awarded in 1969, the prize has become the world’s premier award for the best sustained work of fiction written in English by authors from anywhere in the world and published in Great Britain and/or Ireland.

Camilla appeared cheerful as she spoke to author Paul Harding, who has been nominated for The Other Eden

Her Majesty met with guests, past winners and the authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, ahead of the announcement of the 2023 winner. Pictured chatting with author Esi Edugyan, Chairman of the jury of 2023

Camilla beamed as she mingled with some guests at Clarence House. Pictured chatting with Jonathan Escoffery, who has been nominated for If I Survive You

The royal elevated her ensemble with extravagant bracelets and necklaces from Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as statement gold earrings

Camilla showed off a radiant makeup look with peach lipstick, while her signature blonde locks were styled into a glamorous bob

Camilla pictured with authors Paul Murray (left) – nominated for The Bee Sting – and Paul Lynch, who wrote Prophet Song

Camilla and Sir Ben Okri – a British poet and novelist – were pictured chatting with a guest at the reception

The Queen pictured with Booker Prize Foundation chief executive Gaby Wood at the reception

The Queen shared a joke with a guest at the Booker Prize Foundation reception today

The Queen presented the prize in 2022 to Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.

This year’s winner will be announced on November 26, 2023 in Old Billingsgate, London.

It comes after Queen Camilla joined King Charles on Tuesday at an elaborate state banquet for South Korea’s president and First Lady.

Camilla wore a sophisticated scarlet ensemble as she and Charles hosted a glitzy state banquet for the President and First Lady of South Korea this evening.

The royal family paid tribute to her late mother-in-law as she unearthed Queen Elizabeth’s stunning ruby ​​and diamond Burmese tiara for the lavish event at Buckingham Palace in London.

The late monarch’s ruby ​​and diamond tiara was made in the 1970s from gemstones taken from Nizam of Hyderabad’s tiara, which was given to her as a wedding gift.

It matched Camilla’s red velvet evening dress from Fiona Clare, which had a relaxed silhouette with flowing sleeves and a pleated skirt. She styled her blonde locks in a signature hairstyle and opted for dewy, peach makeup.

Both she and the Princess of Wales wore stunning jewelery tonight, while Kate, 41, wore the late Queen Mother’s striking Strathmore Rose tiara, which has not been worn in public for decades.

The couple also matched a yellow brooch on their chest, featuring a portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth II, wearing an evening gown with a ribbon and a star of the Order of the Garter.

The brooches are a sign that the wearer is part of the Royal Family Order, an honor granted by the monarch to female members of the Firm.