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Royal Ascot Jewels 2017 (Day 2)

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After the State Opening of Parliament wrapped up, the Queen headed back to join the rest of the royals for the second day of this year’s Royal Ascot races. Here’s a look at the jewels (and hats!) they wore.

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The Queen made a quick change between the morning’s engagement and the races, swapping out her blue ensemble for a bright yellow one. She also changed brooches, switching out the Cullinan V Brooch for the Flame Lily Brooch.

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Because Prince Philip is currently in the hospital, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall accompanied the Queen to Ascot. Camilla wore her diamond and pearl earrings with her pearl necklace with the large diamond clasp.

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The Princess Royal was in front of the cameras a bit more today; she wore a pearl necklace with her gold, diamond, and sapphire jewelry suite. The earrings from the set also feature pearls.

I wish I had better photos that I can legally share with you of the Countess of Wessex, who wore a pretty pink hat and dress for Day 2, but the photo agencies appear to be on a Sophie Strike this week! (Ditto the Duchess of Gloucester, who also attended today.) Above, you can see that she accessorized with a pair of glittering earrings.

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Princess Michael of Kent went for lots of big pieces again today: large, multi-colored pearls, oversized pearl button earrings, an unusual brooch, and a large cuff bracelet.

State Opening of Parliament Jewels 2017

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This morning, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended a scaled-back version of the State Opening of Parliament, where she delivered the Queen’s speech in a hat and coat rather than her usual crown and robes.

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The Queen was accompanied to the event by her eldest son, the Prince of Wales. The Duke of Edinburgh, who usually attends with her, has been hospitalized on a precaution while dealing with an infection. (Buckingham Palace has assured everyone that there’s no need for alarm.) With Philip’s impending retirement, I’d imagine we’ll be seeing Charles play this role in the future, too.

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Because the State Opening had to be rescheduled as a result of the recent elections, the Queen did not wear the grand trappings of state to deliver her speech, but the Imperial State Crown was still present at the event. (I don’t want to jinx anything, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the model for the State Opening for the rest of QEII’s reign. I hope I’m wrong about that, but wearing a crown and robes would be difficult for most of us, let alone a woman who is over ninety.)

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The Queen did wear her usual daytime jewel combo: pearl and diamond earrings, pearl necklace, and brooch. Congrats to everyone who guessed the Cullinan V Brooch in our earlier poll!

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After the speech, the Queen and Prince Charles zipped off to Royal Ascot. Look for our coverage of the races later this afternoon!