Overview
- Queen Camilla opened The Fan Museum’s Monarchy exhibition in Greenwich on Thursday, where she received the bespoke fan depicted in her official coronation portrait.
- The fan was designed by portrait artist Paul Benney and crafted by French master fan maker Frederick Gay after a commission by the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers.
- The design includes personal symbols such as her favorite flowers, butterflies, her birth‑date constellations, and a dragonfly referencing St George and the Dragon.
- Seeing the finished piece for the first time, she called it “so beautiful” and said she would keep it for “very special occasions.”
- The exhibition features about 80 fans spanning three centuries and includes two pieces she lent from her collection, while organizers stressed that Britain now has no commercial fan makers and that traditional skills need support.