This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: August 16-29

August 16-29, 2019

We’ve got more summer jewels in a super-sized two-week recap today! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

15. On August 25, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her petite dragonfly stud earrings to visit the hospital where her father-in-law, King Juan Carlos, recently had heart surgery.

14. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore coral-hued statement earrings to deliver a speech during the closing ceremony of the 12th Francophone Angouleme Film Festival on August 25.

13. A golden bracelet adorned Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, as she attended meetings at the Pentagon on August 29.

12. Queen Sofia of Spain wore golden hoops and stacked bracelets and necklaces for a weekend hospital visit to King Juan Carlos in Pozuelo de Alarcon.

11. For the opening of the 79th session of the Institut de Droit International in The Hague on August 26, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore pearl button earrings and a double-stranded pearl necklace.

10. Crown Princess Kiko of Japan wore classic pearls as she departed with her husband and son for a tour of Bhutan on August 16. (More here!)

9. On August 17, Kiko wore pearls for the family’s first day of official engagements in Paro, including a visit to the National Museum of Bhutan. (More over here!)

8. Kiko wore a gorgeous pearl station necklace for a visit to the national archery stadium in Thimphu on August 19. (More here!)

7. For Sunday church services near Balmoral on August 25, the Duchess of Cambridge (or, more correctly, the Countess of Strathearn) wore her gold leaf hoop earrings from Asprey. (More here!)

6. The Princess Royal wore pearls and a sparkling badge for services at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral on August 25. (More over here!)

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5. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch for church at Crathie Kirk on August 18.

4. Queen Sofia wore a bright, cheerful butterfly brooch with her usual layered jewels to visit King Juan Carlos at the hospital on August 25. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

3. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa sparkled in diamond earrings for a meeting at the Longchamp horse racetrack in Paris on August 29.

2. At the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Ceremony on August 27, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a vintage pair of silver earrings from Theresia Hvorslev. (More on the pair at The Royals and I!)

1. My top vote of this roundup goes to a rarely-seen brooch from Queen Elizabeth II’s collection: the Onslow Butterfly Brooch, worn for services at Craithie Kirk on August 15. (More over here!)