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This Week in Royal Jewels: August 24-30

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August 24-30, 2018
We’re back in the swing of things with some major jewels this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. The Duchess of Sussex chose gold earrings on Wednesday night in London for a special performance of Hamilton in support of Sentebale. (Much more over here!)

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14. For Tuesday’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize Ceremony, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden chose gem-set drop earrings and a stack of delicate bracelets.
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13. Pearl button earrings were Queen Sonja of Norway’s accessory of choice for a golden wedding anniversary portrait taken in her childhood home (now a museum) on Monday.
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12. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore floral earrings and a coordinating brooch for the official start of the French visit to Copenhagen on Tuesday. (More here!)
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11. Pearl and turquoise jewels accompanied Princess Benedikte to Amalienborg Palace to welcome President and Mrs. Macron to Denmark on Tuesday. (More over here!)
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10. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Mary chose pearl drop earrings and a large leafy brooch for engagements in Copenhagen with President and Mrs. Macron. (More over here!)
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9. Princess Marie of Denmark wore a lovely pair of earrings featuring rubies, pearl buttons, and pearl drops to welcome the French presidential couple to Denmark on Tuesday. (More here!)
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8. For Wednesday’s return dinner event, Queen Margrethe wore floral earrings with her rooster brooch at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. (More here!)
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7. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore pearls with both modern and heirloom turquoise jewels for the official welcome ceremony at Amalienborg during Tuesday’s French state visit. (More details here!)
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6. Queen Sonja wore golden jewels, including a new diamond and gold rose brooch (an anniversary gift from King Harald), for an official portrait taken ahead of a church service to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in Oslo on Thursday.
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5. For Thursday evening’s gala reception in honor of their golden wedding anniversary, Queen Sonja appropriately wore the bracelet, necklace, and earrings from her Modern Gold Parure. (More on the set here!)
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4. Princess Benedikte wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara with diamond, pearl, and ruby jewels for Tuesday evening’s state banquet in Copenhagen. (More over here!)
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3. The grand Danish Ruby Parure was Crown Princess Mary’s choice for the French state banquet on Tuesday. (More here!)
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2. Queen Margrethe wore the Pearl Poire Tiara with Queen Charlotte Amalie’s diamond, ruby, and pearl suite for Tuesday evening’s state banquet. (More over here!)
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1. My most exciting jewelry moment of the week, without a doubt, was the debut of the Nuits Claires Tiara by Princess Marie at the French state banquet on Thursday. (New details about the tiara here!)

New Details about Princess Marie’s New Tiara!

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Get excited, everyone — we’ve got some new information about the sparkling tiara that Princess Marie of Denmark debuted this week!

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The information comes to us courtesy HeavenLM, a blogger who focuses on Princess Marie’s style. (You can visit her blog, Princess Marie’s Closet, over here.) She’s been hunting down details about the new tiara, and on Thursday, she reported that the Danish court had contacted her with extensive information, which she’s kindly allowed me to share here. You’ll want to visit her post directly to see a PR photo of the tiara.

The tiara is a new piece, made by a French firm, Maison Mauboussin. Princess Marie doesn’t own the tiara, but it appears that she has a long-term loan agreement with them that allows her to wear it exclusively. (Similar to the loan agreements of the Midnight Tiara and Flora Danica Tiara, it seems.)

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The piece’s officially name is the Nuits Claires Tiara, a name reportedly chosen by Marie herself. It’s made of white gold and set with 13.35 carats of diamonds and 13.35 carats of sapphires. The tiara’s central stone is a pear-shaped Ceylon sapphire measuring 6.82 carats. Princess Marie collaborated with the jeweler on the tiara, which they describe as “a tribute to her adoptive country, Denmark.” The piece was made in Paris.

The firm also loaned Marie the large diamond and sapphire ring that she wore during this week’s French state banquet, which is made to match the tiara.

French Visit to Denmark: Tours and Farewells

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The French state visit to Denmark wrapped up today with engagements in Copenhagen and a low-key return dinner. Here’s a look at the jewels we saw from the royals today.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary accompanied the Macrons to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum and the Rysensteen High School in Copenhagen during the day on Wednesday.

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Mary wore diamonds and pearls for the daytime events on Wednesday, pairing them with a saturated blue ensemble. The earrings are from her extensive collection of Marianne Dulong pieces, and the abstract leaf brooch has been in her jewelry box for a number of years.

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Mary also wore several bracelets, her engagement and wedding rings, and a large ring set with a pearl.

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The Macrons hosted the return dinner (billed as a “farewell ceremony” for this visit) at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening.

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For the return dinner, Mary also chose a pair of earrings by Marianne Dulong.

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Queen Margrethe was also on hand to bid farewell to the Macrons, appropriately wearing her bejeweled rooster brooch.

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She wore familiar earrings from her collection, floral studs with a dainty sapphire set in the center.

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And we also got a good look at one of the most important pieces in her jewelry collection: the astounding toi et moi engagement ring given to her by Prince Henrik half a century ago.

I think I know the answer, but I’ll ask anyway: what was your jewelry highlight from this state visit?