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Fan Bingbing wears a diamond and sapphire necklace by Cartier, along with matching earrings, on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2011
Dutch State Visit Jewels
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| Dutch state visit from President Prado of Peru, March 1960 [1] |
It’s March, which means that state visit season is officially in full swing. The Swedes are visiting the Latvian president today, the Danes have recently had the Turks over, and the Dutch and Belgians have been hosting various leaders ahead of and in conjunction with the G8 conference.
Queen Maxima at a state banquet during the Chinese state visit, March 2014
State visits are important political and diplomatic events, but they also provide us with an excellent opportunity to delight in a bit of royal glitter, as there is usually at least one white-tie event on the docket. Today, I’ve collected a group of photographs from Dutch state visits over the past few years. Marvel at the glamour of Queens Juliana, Beatrix, and Maxima, and consider this: if you could choose any jewels from the Dutch royal collection to wear (or look at) during a state visit, which set would you select?
Queen Juliana makes a visit to Britain, November 1950
Queen Juliana and Princess Beatrix welcome the Belgian royals, May 1960
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Ethiopia, January 1969
A passel of royals during the Dutch visit to Britain, April 1972
Queen Juliana and the Queen Mother during the Dutch visit to Britain, April 1972
A passel of royals during the Dutch visit to Britain, April 1972
Beatrix and Juliana host Juan Carlos and Sofia of Spain, March 1980
Queens Beatrix and Elizabeth II during the Dutch visit to Britain, November 1982
Beatrix visits Britain, May 1995
A toast during the Chilean visit to the Netherlands, May 2009
Queen Beatrix and Princess Maxima visit Germany, April 2011
Queen Beatrix during the Dutch visit to Luxembourg, March 2012
Queen Beatrix hosts the President of Turkey, April 2012
NOTES, PHOTO CREDITS, AND LINKS
1. Cropped version of an image available via Wikimedia Commons; source here.