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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 6-12

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September 6-12, 2019
Late summer has brought out some gorgeous jewels this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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20. The Duchess of Sussex wore her turquoise earrings (and a sentimental necklace featuring the initials of her husband and son) as she watched the women’s final match at the US Open on Saturday.

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19. Gold earrings were Autumn Phillips’s accessory of choice for the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland on Sunday. (More on the event here!)
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18. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore modern gold jewelry for the annual Monaco Picnic on Friday. (See close-ups here!)
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17. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge wore new gold earrings from Accessorize to attend the “Back to Nature” festival at RHS Garden Wisley in Woking. 
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16. Princess Maria-Olympia, granddaughter of the last king of Greece, wore layered necklaces (including one with a four-leaf-clover pendant embedded with a small crown) on Wednesday during New York Fashion Week.
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15. Sarah, Duchess of York wore earrings with red drops and a gold and diamond pendant necklace on Wednesday for the annual GFI Charity Day in London.
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14. For the launch of her SmartWorks capsule collection in London on Thursday, Meghan wore earrings and a bracelet that belonged to Princess Diana, plus additional gold bangles. (More on Diana’s jewels here!)
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13. On Tuesday, Empress Michiko of Japan wore silver accessories as she left the University of Tokyo Hospital following successful breast cancer surgery two days earlier.
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12. For the opening of parliament in Stockholm on Tuesday, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore classic diamond drop earrings.
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11. On Tuesday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore baroque pearl drop earrings for the opening of parliament.
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10. Late last Thursday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a striking modern brooch during a visit to the collegiate church Saint-Ursmer in Lobbes.
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9. Mathilde chose classic pearl drop earrings for Sunday’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of liberation following World War II in Antwerp.
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8. Queen Letizia of Spain chose her diamond and Australian pearl drop earrings for the inauguration of ‘El Viaje mas largo’ exhibition at Archivo General de Indias in Seville.
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7. On Friday, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore a golden brooch and a pearl bracelet to receive the Karl Kuebel Prize in Germany.
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6. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark made another appearance in a favorite anchor brooch on Friday during a visit to the Risum Skole school in Germany.
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5. The Duchess of Cornwall (or, more accurately, the Duchess of Rothesay) wore her favorite pearl drop earrings and her gorgeous offset black pearl necklace on Wednesday to open a new visitor’s center at the Bladnoch Distillery in Scotland.
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4. Camilla wore the intriguing Minoru Brooch for the Braemar Highland Games on Sunday in Scotland. (More here!)
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3. As she does every year, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore the Braemar Feather Brooch for the annual Highland Games on Sunday. (More over here!)
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2. Queen Silvia wore gorgeous pearl pieces from the royal vaults, including a fantastic pearl cluster and drop brooch, for the opening of parliament in Stockholm on Tuesday.
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1. My top vote of the week goes to the fantastic tanzanite and moonstone necklace and earrings worn by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague for the gala diner for members of the Dutch Council of State on Wednesday. (See great views from a previous appearance here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: August 30-September 5

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August 30-September 5, 2019
The summer holidays are drawing to a close, school is back in session, and we’ve got a super-sized royal jewelry review coming your way! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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20. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway wore simple stud earrings and traditional brooches for her confirmation at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Saturday. (More over here!)

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19. On Tuesday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore gold star threader earrings with her gold ring for audiences at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.
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18. For Thursday’s visit to the former Danish Danevirke fortification in Germany, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore gold and diamond earrings with a turquoise ring.
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17. For Saturday’s confirmation of her goddaughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore sleek silver jewels. (More here!)
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16. The Princess Royal wore pearl stud earrings for Sunday church services at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral this week.
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15. The Duchess of Cambridge made another outing in her favorite Asprey leaf hoops for Princess Charlotte’s first day of school in London on Thursday.
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14. On Thursday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore her favorite pearl earrings as she danced with Len Goodman during an event organized by the British Dance Council in association with the Royal Osteoporosis Society in London.
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13. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands appropriately wore red and white jewelry as she delivered 100,000 Liberation75 tulip bulbs, a gesture of gratitude to Canadians for their WWII service, to Canadian veteran Don White in the garden of Paleis het Loo on Monday.

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12. On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore pearls and gold jewelry to attend the opening ceremony of the second Childhood House in Heidelberg.
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11. Exuberant tassel earrings accompanied Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to Saturday’s celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands in Zeeland. (More over here!)
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10. Princess Masna, sister of the Sultan of Brunei, wore jeweled brooch clips as she attended a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on Thursday.
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9. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore blue and silver jewels, including an intriguing brooch, for a visit to the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht on Saturday.
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8. On Friday, Empress Masako of Japan wore beautiful pearls for the awards ceremony of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in Tokyo.
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7. Princess Astrid of Norway wore lovely pearls for the confirmation of her great-niece, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, in Olso on Saturday. (More here!)
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6. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore her gorgeous pink gem drop earrings for the confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway on Saturday. (More here!)
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5. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore classic diamond and pearl drop earrings for Saturday’s celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands in Zeeland. (More here!)
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4. On Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her newer Tudor Rose Brooch to attend services at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral.
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3. Queen Margrethe wore floral earrings with her diamond and sapphire anchor brooch on Saturday for a ceremony to unveil a statue of Bernhard Arp Sindberg in Aarhus. (More on the brooch here!)
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2. On Wednesday, Queen Margrethe wore the Danish Sapphire Fleur-de-Lis Brooch for a visit to the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital. (More on the brooch here!)
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1. Queen Maxima chose diamond and pearl jewels, including the fantastic Dutch Pearl Pin Brooch, for a visit to Toldijk on Wednesday. (More over here!)

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Confirmation Jewels

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the future Queen of Norway, was confirmed as a member of the Church of Norway on Saturday, and we’ve got a closer look at the royals and jewels involved…

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (and, therefore, the granddaughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway). She turned 15 in January. When she eventually becomes Norway’s queen regnant, she’ll be the first female monarch of the country since the fifteenth century, thanks to succession laws that changed in 1990. For her confirmation, the princess wore bunad, a traditional national costume. The ensemble was a gift from her royal grandparents.

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The princess’s confirmation took place in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo, with her family and godparents in attendance.

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The Norwegian royals in attendance included King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Prince Sverre Magnus, Marius Borg Hoiby, Princess Martha Louise, and Princess Astrid.

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(Since Princess Astrid was unkindly cropped in half by that image, here’s another view of her with Princess Martha Louise!)

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Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed by Vicar Karoline Astrup and Bishop Kari Veiteberg.

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Ingrid Alexandra has five royal godparents, three of whom are foreign monarchs or monarchs-in-waiting. King Felipe VI of Spain was present for his goddaughters’ confirmation; he had been unable to attend her baptism in 2004, because the date conflicted with events scheduled in preparation for his wedding to Queen Letizia.

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Crown Princess Victoria, the future Queen of Sweden, wore a lovely lavender dress and headpiece for the confirmation, as well as silver jewelry.

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And Crown Prince Frederik, the future King of Denmark, was also present to celebrate his goddaughter’s confirmation.

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Like King Felipe, Crown Prince Frederik was unable to attend Ingrid Alexandra’s baptism because of his impending wedding to Crown Princess Mary. This time around, she accompanied Frederik to Norway for the ceremony, as did their elder son, Prince Christian (who, like Ingrid, is also a future Scandinavian monarch). Mary wore her gorgeous earrings with the rectangular pink gemstone drops for the occasion.

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Christian will turn fourteen in a few months, and he’s suddenly looking very grown up. He’s as tall as his parents!

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Formal portraits were also taken to mark the occasion. Here, Ingrid Alexandra is surrounded by all of her godparents: King Harald V of Norway (her grandfather), King Felipe, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Martha Louise (her aunt), Crown Prince Frederik, and Marit Tjessem (her grandmother).

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She also posed with her parents, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and her brothers, Marius Borg Hoiby and Prince Sverre Magnus.

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And we also got a new three-generations picture, featuring King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

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The day’s festivities also included a balcony appearance, where Ingrid Alexandra greeted well-wishers outside the palace beside her father…

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…and a luncheon at the palace. Above, Queen Sonja delivers a speech to celebrate her granddaughter.

Ingrid Alexandra’s jewelry box also received a little boost from her confirmation. Among her gifts was this bejeweled bracelet, presented to her by King Felipe.

Even more thrilling was her gift from Princess Astrid. Historian Trond Noren Isaksen, an authority on Norwegian royal jewelry, revealed that Astrid offered her great-niece the badge of the Order of Victoria and Albert that originally belonged to Queen Maud. Astrid has often worn the badge, which features a double cameo portrait of Victoria and Albert, attached to a gold bracelet. Isaksen writes that Astrid gave Ingrid Alexandra the badge with its original silk ribbon rather than the gold bracelet. It’s so wonderful to see this piece of family history return to the main line of the royal family.