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This Week in Royal Jewels: May 26-June 1

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May 26-June 1, 2017
Another busy week for the royals, and lots of royal jewels to fawn over as a result! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below.
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10. On Wednesday, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore her small diamond-encrusted hoop earrings for a merit ceremony at Sophiahemmet College in Stockholm.

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9. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a pair of colorful statement earrings during a lunch for the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels on Tuesday.
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8. For Thursday’s garden party at Buckingham Palace, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy wore a three-stranded pearl necklace, pearl cluster earrings, and her six-petaled diamond flower brooch.
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7. The newly-engaged Princess Mako of Akishino remained in the spotlight this week as she embarked on an official visit to Bhutan. For Thursday’s official welcome in Paro, Mako wore pearl earrings, a single-stranded pearl necklace, and a small leaf brooch set with a pearl.
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6. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited Vietnam this week on behalf of the United Nations; for a meeting with the Vietnamese President in Hanoi on Wednesday, she wore her tanzanite earrings with a stack of bracelets. (Close-ups and more jewels from the trip over here!)
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5. The Danish crown princely couple made a trip to Sweden this week, where they were hosted by their Swedish counterparts. For a visit to Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen in Stockholm on Monday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore a diamond and gold floral brooch from the firm, pairing it with diamond cluster stud earrings. 
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4. Mary chose her diamond earrings from Marianne Dulong for an official dinner at Eric Ericssonhallen in Stockholm on Monday evening.
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3. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden chose a pair of crystal statement earrings from Caroline Svedbom for Monday’s official dinner at Eric Ericssonhallen.
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2. For Thursday’s garden party at Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore a large diamond and aquamarine brooch that belonged to her late mother.
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1. My collective top vote goes to — you guessed it — the Scandinavian queens, who busted out the gala jewels in Helsinki on Thursday. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore the Baden Palmette Tiara; Queen Silvia of Sweden wore the Baden Fringe Tiara; and Queen Sonja of Norway wore the replica of Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara. (Closer views and more info over here!)

Scandinavian Tiaras in Finland

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Royals from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark joined other Scandinavian heads of state on Thursday to mark the centenary of Finland’s independence — and we’ve got a tiara alert on our hands!

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For a gala dinner on Thursday evening, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore diamonds: the Baden Palmette Tiara, diamond earrings, and a diamond riviere.

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Queen Silvia of Sweden chose diamonds for the event as well. She wore the Baden Fringe Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings and a diamond necklace. Intriguingly, both Margrethe’s and Silvia’s tiaras come from the same source: Victoria of Baden, who was the great-grandmother of both Margrethe and Silvia’s husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf.

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Queen Sonja of Norway added pearls to her gala diamonds. She wore the replica of Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara, plus the Drapers’ Company Brooch (which also belonged to Queen Maud). She added strands of pearls at the neck and wrist to complete the effect.

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And although she’s not royal, I knew you’d all want to see this gorgeous modern demi-parure, worn by Jenni Haukio, the First Lady of Finland. Doesn’t this look like it came straight from Sophie Wessex’s jewelry box?

NOTE: I’ve been sent numerous messages arguing about the stones in Jenni Haukio’s demi-parure, which is a recent gift and is intended to be worn by present and future government representatives. Some have insisted that the stones are beryls, while others indicate that they are, more specifically, aquamarines (a form of beryl). I suspect some of the confusion here results from translation from Finnish media reports. No need to send me further tweets and emails on this one!