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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wears the Danish Ruby Parure Tiara at the pre-wedding gala for Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, October 2012
Nature-Inspired Jewelry for Maxima on Sustainable Visit
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On Tuesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands made a working visit to Koppert Cress, the 2016 winner of the King William I Plaque for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Her biggest piece of jewelry, appropriately, was inspired by a very specific part of the natural world.
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But first, the stuff we’ve seen on a more regular basis. She wore her dramatic, dark pendant earrings.
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On her right wrist, she wore both her cabochon gemstone family bracelet and her diamond family initial bracelet.
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She also wore her engagement ring, which features an orange center stone.
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And now, for the most interesting jewel of the day: the giant insect brooch that Maxima wore pinned to the right side of her dress. It’s — well, it’s another addition to her collection of bug brooches, and that’s just about all I’ve got to say about it.
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What do you think of Maxima’s jewelry choices for her sustainable development visit?
Modern Brooch for Empress Michiko
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The Emperor and Empress of Japan have been on a trip to Vietnam and Thailand for the past week or so, and we’ve seen several major brooches on Empress Michiko so far. For Saturday’s visit to Hue, she went for an even bolder, more modern piece.
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Michiko chose a brooch of an abstract floral design, made of mixed metals, for a meeting with volunteers from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency.
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She also wore pear-shaped pearl stud earrings and a delicate necklace with round pearls.