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This Week in Royal Jewels: June 23-29

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June 23-29, 2017
We’ve got some wonderful and unexpected pieces in this week’s royal jewel review! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

(Note: some beautiful, elegant jewels were worn at the late Countess Mountbatten’s funeral this week; you can view them over here, but they were not included in these rankings.)
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10. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore hot pink earrings — and a … fuzzy swim cap? — on Thursday for a visit to the Architecture Museum Nagele in Urk.

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9. For an appearance at Jumping International de Monaco on Saturday, Princess Caroline wore a brightly beaded necklace and earring set, plus a gold cross necklace.
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8. To kick off a summer of 80th birthday celebrations, Queen Paola of Belgium wore pearls and diamond stud earrings as she sliced into a giant birthday cake on Thursday in Waterloo. (Paola’s actual birthday falls in September.)
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7. For Thursday’s Princess de Girona Awards, Queen Letizia of Spain wore girandole earrings from her jewelry box. (See more of the earrings she’s been wearing this week over here!)
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6. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her diamond and aquamarine clip brooches for the 2017 Queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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5. Queen Elizabeth II rounded out this year’s Royal Ascot with a brooch of diamond flax flowers on Saturday. (Much more over here!)
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4. The Duchess of Cornwall kicked off a three-day tour of Canada on Thursday; she wore pearls and her Faberge Lily of the Valley Brooch for the welcome ceremony in Nunavut. (More on the brooch’s provenance over here!)
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3. My third vote goes to all of the jewels worn by Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg during the country’s National Day celebrations last weekend. (See more, including tiaras, over here!)
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2. Stefan, friend of the blog and writer at Royal Travel and Events, brings us even more jewels today from this weekend’s noble wedding in Germany. The gala featured numerous tiaras, including Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria wearing the Bavarian Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara and a necklace with her initial. (Read more about the tiara’s history from our friends at Luxarazzi, and then head over to Stefan’s blog to see more tiaras!)
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1. My top vote of the week goes to the unusual, fascinating diamond and emerald bridal tiara worn by Sophie, Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. (Much more on the tiara over here!)

Royal Tour of Canada: Arrival in Nunavut

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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Thursday to begin a three-day official tour of Canada, and both parties wore interesting accessories during the first day of engagements.

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Charles and Camilla attended an official welcome ceremony at Nunavut Legislative Assembly on their arrival, followed by a women and wellness event and a community feast event at Sylvia Grinnel Territorial Park.

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Camilla wore her favorite pearl earrings with the large floral stud, plus a single-stranded pearl necklace and the Lily of the Valley Brooch that once belonged to the Queen Mother. The brooch, which was made by Faberge, was given to the Queen Mum by Nikita Khrushchev.

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She also stacked on a few bracelets and wore her wedding and engagement rings.

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Charles also brought a small accessory of his own: a teeny-tiny gold pin in (I think!) the shape of a maple leaf.

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And during the community feast, he modeled a pair of stylish snow glasses. Very chic, Charlie!