Yes, there is a State banquet at the Quirinal Palace, hosted by President Mattarella. But the banquet was not yesterday, but only tonight, though it is already their 3rd evening in Italy. Probably due to the fact that yesterday was initially scheduled for a State visit to the Vatican, which was cancelled only a few days ago, because of Pope Francis' poor health condition. The "Italian" part of the visit was scheduled only from today on, which is probably the reason why the State banquet takes place tonight.

The Queen did not wear any tiara, unfortunately, but she donned her beautiful turquoise necklace, along with her modern diamond earrings and with the Queen Mother's pair of diamond bracelets from the "quintet" of Art Déco bracelets:



The dress and necklace are really beautiful, but I regret that Queen Camilla did not wear her matching turquoise earrings ("en suite" with the necklace) and Queen Mary's turquoise brooch (occasionally worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her late years and by Queen Camilla since 2022), it would have made a glorious demi-parure!