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This Week in Royal Jewels: June 30-July 6

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June 30-July 6, 2017
Summer’s here, and we’ve got lots of fiery royal bling for you this week. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Duchess of Cambridge wore earrings from Oscar de la Renta during her first visit to Wimbledon since becoming patron. (More over here!)

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9. The Princess Royal is on an official visit to China this week; she wore golden jewels, including an equine brooch, during a visit to the Forbidden City in Beijing on Tuesday.
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8. In Norway, Princess Martha Louise wore a dramatic pair of double hoop earrings to celebrate her mother’s 80th birthday on Tuesday.
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7. The birthday girl herself, Queen Sonja of Norway, wore blue jewelry — including a dragonfly brooch — for her 80th birthday celebrations in Oslo.
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6. Queen Letizia of Spain was radiant in moonstone earrings by Tous for audiences at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Wednesday.
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5. In Oostende, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore pearl drop earrings with a geometric stud during a visit to the Mercator sailing ship on Saturday.
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4. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, daughter of the King of Thailand, wore loads of sparkling jewelry as she posed for press outside the Chanel fashion show in Paris on Tuesday. (For more jewels from Sirivannavari this week, visit us on Instagram!)
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3. During a garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her late mother’s Centenary Rose Brooch. (More over here!)
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2. Queen Saleha, wife and queen consort of the Sultan of Brunei, wore glittering diamonds during a state visit to Singapore on Wednesday.
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1. For an audience with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau in Edinburgh on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II wore her most Canadian brooch: the Diamond Maple Leaf. She also donned the maple leaf in a new official portrait released on Canada Day. (More on the audience here; see the portrait over here!)

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!)