The Queen paid a touching tribute to the nation’s fallen today as she laid a wreath at St Bartholomew’s Church’s First World War memorial in Corsham, near her Wiltshire estate.

Camilla, 78, visited a display of knitted and crocheted flowers created to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War,  as hundreds of well-wishers came out to greet her.  

The King’s wife said she was ‘very impressed’ by the Poppy Project, launched by the Peacock Women’s Institute (WI) at the start of the year, with a goal to create 10,000 poppies for display in the town.

Camilla joked that volunteers had ‘poppies coming out of (their) ears’ after she witnessed the group’s 31,000 flowers from people across the UK and overseas, including from schools, youth organisations, residential homes and businesses.

Meeting volunteers and members of the WI, Camilla said the project was a ‘lovely idea’ and agreed to attach the final poppy to complete a cascade of faux flowers from St Bartholomew’s Church.

Her Majesty also greeted an adorable baby – and met crowds of school children during the day.

Addressing WI members, the Queen said: ‘It’s so lovely because it’s all the generations working together. You’ve got poppies coming out of your ears.’

Camilla laid a wreath at the church’s First World War memorial with a note reading: ‘In remembrance, Camilla R.’

Pippa Owen, secretary of the Peacock WI, said: ‘People have been posting (the poppies), we’ve had big packages from all over the UK, Scotland, Isle of Wight, but also from Canada, Los Angeles, Germany, Netherlands, it’s mad.

Camilla, 78, visited a display of knitted and crocheted flowers created to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, as hundreds of well-wishers came out to greet her

Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as she visited a moving poppy display honouring the heroes of World War II in the Wiltshire town of Corsham today

Queen Camilla lays a wreath at the First World War memorial at St. Bartholomew’s Church

The Queen, 78, who arrived without her husband King Charles , was warmly greeted by local well-wishers who lined the cobbled streets as she visited The Poppy Project outside St. Bartholomew’s Church

Camilla shakes hands with a young well-wisher during her visit to The Poppy Project

‘And people just loved it because their grandfather or father might have been in the war, and it’s just brought this really nice feeling to a lot of people. It’s their act of remembrance.

‘We actually were a little bit cheeky, and we wrote to (the Queen)… and then in about June or July, they said, ‘well, she might come’.’

Maggie Bowden, a member of the WI, made Camilla a knitted wreath to display at her home in nearby Raybridge.

‘It’s quite an honour, actually, she thanked me twice for the wreath,’ Mrs Bowden said.

The Queen also visited Martingate Shopping Centre, where a dedicated Poppy Shop was opened to provide free knitting lessons and co-ordinate community involvement.

Chris Galpin, another member of the WI, said she thought Camilla was ‘impressed’ by the project. ‘I think she was really thrilled,’ she added.

Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as she visited a moving poppy display honouring the heroes of World War II in the Wiltshire town of Corsham today.

The Queen, 78, who arrived without her husband King Charles, was warmly greeted by local well-wishers who lined the cobbled streets as she visited The Poppy Project outside St. Bartholomew’s Church. 

Camilla dressed elegantly in a tailored beige coat with a gold brooch pinned to her lapel and she kept warm in black leather gloves

Her Majesty smiled as she chatted to members of the public and local knitting community behind the poignant display

The display showcased thousands of hand-knitted and crocheted poppies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. 

Camilla dressed elegantly in a tailored beige coat with a gold brooch pinned to her lapel and she kept warm in black leather gloves. 

She completed her ensemble with a brown dress, cream suede boots and a stylish brown leather handbag. 

Adding a bit more glamour the royal donned pearl earrings and her locks were styled in her signature bouncy curls. 

Her Majesty smiled as she chatted to members of the public and local knitting community behind the poignant display. 

In one sweet moment a little girl approached the monarch with a bouquet of flowers and Camilla shook her hand. 

Later, Camilla visited the poppy workshop at Martingate Shopping Centre, where she met those involved in making the poppies and observed a demonstration of how they had been created.

The visit comes after Charles and Camilla’s historic meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican last week.  

Camilla aligned with tradition by wearing black, accompanying her husband King Charles for his historic visit.

Later, Camilla visited the poppy workshop at Martingate Shopping Centre, where she met those involved in making the poppies and observed a demonstration of how they had been created

Adding a bit more glamour the royal donned pearl earrings and her locks were styled in her signature bouncy curls

Camilla paired her silk dress by Fiona Clare with a veil by milliner Philip Treacy over her head and shoulders.

Fittingly, she also wore the late Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘raspberry pip’ brooch in the shape of a cross.

The Queen joked that volunteers have ‘poppies coming out of (their) ears’ while she visited a community project in Wiltshire.

Camilla said she was ‘very impressed’ by the Poppy Project in Corsham, a display of knitted and crocheted flowers created to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

The Peacock Women’s Institute (WI) launched the project at the start of the year, with a goal to create 10,000 poppies for display in the town.

The group received more than 31,000 poppies from across the UK and overseas, including from schools, youth organisations, residential homes and businesses.

Meeting volunteers and members of the WI, Camilla said the project was a ‘lovely idea’ and agreed to attach the final poppy to complete a cascade of faux flowers from St Bartholomew’s Church.

Addressing WI members, the Queen said: ‘It’s so lovely because it’s all the generations working together. You’ve got poppies coming out of your ears.’

Camilla laid a wreath at the church’s First World War memorial with a note reading: ‘In remembrance, Camilla R.’

Queen Camilla shook hands with a well-wisher during her visit to The Poppy Project

The display showcased thousands of hand-knitted and crocheted poppies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War

Pippa Owen, secretary of the Peacock WI, said: ‘People have been posting (the poppies), we’ve had big packages from all over the UK, Scotland, Isle of Wight, but also from Canada, Los Angeles, Germany, Netherlands, it’s mad.

‘And people just loved it because their grandfather or father might have been in the war, and it’s just brought this really nice feeling to a lot of people. It’s their act of remembrance.

‘We actually were a little bit cheeky, and we wrote to (the Queen)… and then in about June or July, they said, ‘well, she might come’.’

Maggie Bowden, a member of the WI, made Camilla a knitted wreath to display at her home in nearby Raybridge.

‘It’s quite an honour, actually, she thanked me twice for the wreath,’ Mrs Bowden said.

The Queen also visited Martingate Shopping Centre, where a dedicated Poppy Shop was opened to provide free knitting lessons and co-ordinate community involvement.

Chris Galpin, another member of the WI, said she thought Camilla was ‘impressed’ by the project. ‘I think she was really thrilled,’ she added.