Queen Mathilde of the Belgians (then Duchess of Brabant) wears modern diamond and ruby earrings (with the Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara) for a state dinner in honor of the President of Poland in Brussels, October 2004; as she has not worn the earrings for any subsequent occasions, many have speculated that she may have borrowed them from a jeweler for the gala

Queen Mathilde of the Belgians (then Duchess of Brabant) wears a pair of fringe earrings made of silvery-gray beads for a business gala dinner in Brussels, April 2012; Mathilde has been wearing earrings of this style for more than a decade

Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wears her diamond and emerald drop earrings to welcome King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain to Brussels, November 2014; Mathilde has worn the earrings frequently, including an appearance in an official portrait