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This Week in Royal Jewels: January 19-25

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January 19-25, 2018
We’ve got a supersized jewelry review for you this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below…
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15. On Monday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore oversized stud earrings with a stack of bracelets and her citrine ring as she met with Panama’s Vice President Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado in The Hague.

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14. Wearing gem-studded modern hoop earrings, Queen Maxima was in Davos for the World Economic Forum on Thursday
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13. For audiences at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Tuesday, Queen Letizia of Spain chose geometric starry earrings.
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12. Queen Letizia chose gem-studded dangle earrings for Friday’s visit to the Joma Sport factory. (More over here!)
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11. At the Metropolitan Police Service Base in London on Thursday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore her favorite diamond and pearl drop earrings to learn about new techniques to protect victims of domestic violence.
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10. Princess Stephanie of Monaco wore sparkling earrings late last Thursday for the opening ceremonies of the 42nd Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.
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9. Princess Alexandra of Hanover wore sparkling stud earrings and a silver necklace on Monday for a Giambattista Valli fashion show in Paris.
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8. On Saturday, Princess Firyal of Jordan (executive producer of the film This Is Home) wore sparkling strawberry-shaped drop earrings at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
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7. Earrings with amethyst briolette drops were Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands’s accessories as she took part in the National Reading Breakfast in The Hague on Wednesday.
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6. The Princess Akishino wore elegant pearls and a lovely brooch at a send-off ceremony for the Japanese Olympic team on Wednesday in Tokyo.
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5. For a speech at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore jacket-style earrings from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. (More over here!)
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4. Queen Sofia of Spain wore golden pearls in Rome on Friday for the inauguration of new lighting in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. (More over here!)
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3. The Duchess of Cambridge wore her suite of lovely tanzanite jewels on Tuesday as she helped to launch a new program dedicated to support for children’s mental health in schools. (More over here!)
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2. Stacks of bracelets and a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings adorned Princess Stephanie of Monaco on Tuesday at the awards gala for the 42nd Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.
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1. How could I choose anything but Princess Eugenie’s gorgeous padparadscha sapphire engagement ring as our best royal jewel of the week? (Much more, including a close-up, over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: December 15-21

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December 15-21, 2017
It’s the last weekly jewel review of the year — we’re taking next week off for year-in-review posts — so I made sure it was an extra sparkly one! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore teeny sparkling stud earrings for the annual Children’s Christmas event at the Palais de Princier on Wednesday.

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14. A golden necklace and a Christmas tree pin were Queen Sonja of Norway’s jewelry choices for Wednesday’s Christmas photo session at the palace in Oslo.
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13. Infanta Margarita (an aunt of King Felipe VI of Spain) wore pearls and a lovely floral brooch for the Padre Arrupe Foundation Christmas charity concert on Tuesday in Madrid.
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12. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore sparkling stud earrings and a coordinating necklace for dinner with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in The Hague on Thursday.
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11. In Bucharest, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore multicolored pearls and a golden brooch to mourn the late King Michael of Romania on Saturday.
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10. Queen Sofia of Spain, who was King Michael’s first cousin, wore multicolored pearls and stacks of gold rings as she celebrated the late monarch’s life in Romania on Saturday.
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9. Sofia wore pearls, golden earrings, and an interesting brooch on Friday at the former royal palace in Bucharest (now the National Arts Museum), where King Michael’s body lay in state.
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8. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her bezel-set diamond and Australian pearl drop earrings on Monday for the Accion Magistral Awards in Madrid.
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7. At King Michael’s state funeral in Romania on Saturday, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece wore diamond and pearl earrings, layered necklaces, and an interesting pearl clip brooch.
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6. Also attending the funeral: Princess Astrid of Belgium, who wore glittering earrings and a sparkling ring, and Princess Muna of Jordan (mother of the present king) who wore pearls.
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5. Princess Firyal, the former wife of Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan, sparkled in major earrings at the Berggruen Prize Gala at the New York Public Library on Friday; not sure whether the sparkle on her dress is a brooch or an embellishment, but I’m enjoying it either way.
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4. In the Wales/Cornwall Christmas card this year, the Duchess of Cornwall wears her diamond floral suite; the photograph was taken at her private 70th birthday dinner, held at Highgrove in July.
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3. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore the slim diamond earrings from the Brazilian Parure and one of the family’s diamond bow brooches for the annual meeting of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
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2. For the Swedish academy meeting, Queen Silvia chose heirloom Bernadotte diamonds, including the Karl Johan earrings and one of the family’s lovely diamond brooches.
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1. My top vote of the week, no question, goes to the Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch, worn by the Duchess of Cornwall at the Olympia Horse Show on Friday. (Much more on this heirloom piece over here!)
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…but wait, there’s more! Our bonus jewel of the week: another great view of Meghan Markle’s engagement ring, courtesy of the romantic engagement pictures released by Kensington Palace on Thursday. Love it!

Queen Rania Shines at Parliament

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Queen Rania of Jordan was in the capital city of Amman on Sunday to attend the opening of the ordinary session of parliament. For the occasion, she combined businesswear with sparkling jewels.

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Rania’s accessories for the day were a combination of modern, traditional, and functional.

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She wore multiple earrings on her right ear, including hoops and an ear climber. These are definitely edgier pieces than we often see on a queen, but they fit in with Rania’s general jewelry style.

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On her left wrist, she wore a smartwatch. This image also provides us with an excellent view of the unusual diamond ring on her left hand.