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This Week in Royal Jewels: October 13-19

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October 13-19, 2017
It’s been a quieter week for royal jewels, but we’ve still got some sparkle to enjoy! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Queen Rania of Jordan wore a lovely pair of hoop earrings that resembled crescent moons for a meeting with Australia’s Governor General in Amman on Wednesday.

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9. On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore earrings with pale pink gemstone drops and her lovely sapphire and diamond ring for a visit with students at the Spermalie Hotel and Tourism School.
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8. For Friday’s visit to a home health care organization, Queen Mathilde chose a pair of gold earrings with an intriguing knotted design.
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7. Queen Letizia of Spain chose her Sarin earrings from Coolook for audiences at the palace in Madrid on Tuesday.
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6. For the Man Booker Prize dinner and reception in London on Tuesday, The Duchess of Cornwall wore a suite of golden jewels. The set has resided in her jewelry box for several years, and it’s often been worn on visits to India and the Middle East.
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5. Camilla chose familiar favorites for the opening of the new Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre at Worcester College Oxford on Wednesday: her diamond floral and pearl drop earrings and her four-stranded pearl choker necklace with the diamond cross clasp.
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4. At the Global Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases in Montevideo on Wednesday, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco wore chic pearls and hoop earrings.
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3. On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II met with Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott of the 48th Highlanders of Canada at Buckingham Palace; she wore her Diamond Clematis Brooch as well as the badge of the 48th Highlanders. (She’s their Colonel-in-Chief.)
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2. Camilla selected her diamond floral suite, which includes both a necklace and earrings, at the Royal Academy of Arts on Monday. (More over here!)
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1. My first place vote of the week goes to Queen Letizia’s wonderful aquamarine chandelier earrings, which she wore for a concert during the Princess of Asturias Awards on Thursday.

Royal Jewel Rewind: Luxembourg Royal Wedding (Part 2)

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Our celebration of the royal wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, which was held five years ago tomorrow, continues with more royal jewels! If you missed part one, you can catch up over here!

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Queen Silvia of Sweden was elegant in diamonds and pearls for the wedding day, including a double-stranded pearl bracelet and an intriguing diamond and pearl brooch. Both the earrings and brooch are heirloom Bernadotte pieces.

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden followed in her mother’s jewelry footsteps for the day, wearing pearl and diamond earrings and a brooch with a diamond and pearl cluster and a pearl drop. She wears the brooch often; in fact, she wore the same brooch without its pearl pendant for the Cambridge royal wedding in 2011.

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Queen Sonja of Norway went for a bit of whimsy in an, uh, interesting hat and striped suit. She accessorized with a suite of jewelry in mixed metals, including a necklace, bracelet, and earrings.

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Taking her minimalist aesthetic almost to its limit was Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, who wore teeny gold pyramid stud earrings and a delicate golden bracelet.

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Her sister-in-law, Princess Martha Louise, went for a heavier jewelry look, including pearl pieces and earrings set with blue gemstones, perhaps blue topaz or aquamarine.

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Here’s a better look at the earrings and her unusual pearl brooch.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore one of her most treasured jewels, her Diamond Daisy Brooch, for the wedding. (More on this sentimental piece over here!) She paired it with a four-stranded pearl necklace and modern pearl earrings.

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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore one of the newer earring settings from the Danish Ruby Parure: the cluster studs with pearl drops. (More on this historic parure over here!)

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Representing the Monegasque princely family, Princess Caroline was elegant in neutrals with sparkling embellishments.

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She wore a large pair of stud earrings with an imposing gold bracelet.

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A closer look reveals that the bracelet features Caroline’s monogram, a pair of interlocked Cs (similar to the logo of her favorite fashion house) topped by a crown.

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They missed the gala the night before, but King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain (who were then Prince and Princess of Asturias) made it for the wedding itself. Note that Letizia is wearing rings — an unusual sight these days — more specifically, her wedding ring and her Parentesi ring from Bulgari.

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Here’s a closer view of Letizia’s simple round stud earrings.

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Bring a bit more bling was Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, who coordinated her diamond and sapphire jewels with her vibrant blue caftan.

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Princess Sarvath of Jordan chose gold jewelry for the wedding, including bright earrings and a torque-style cuff bracelet.

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The Countess of Wessex made her diamond and pearl earrings the star of her jewelry show. These are the earrings, on loan from Queen Elizabeth II, now worn by the Duchess of Cambridge. (More over here!) Sophie also wore them at the gala the night before.

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A large pearl necklace and a matched suite of gem-set pieces, including earrings and a brooch, adorned Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

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Her daughter-in-law, Marie-Chantal, wore diamond earrings by JAR.

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Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, wore pearls with elaborate earrings featuring blue gemstone briolettes. I’m more interested, though, in her outfit — isn’t she basically wearing a slightly different version of the Natan ensemble worn by the mother of the groom? Fascinating.

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Margarita of Romania wore luminous pearls, but look closer — there’s also a set of diamond clips pinned to her jacket. They almost completely disappear against the pattern!

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A big sigh: no visible jewels for Clotilde Courau, wife of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy.

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A bit more French glitter came courtesy of Philomena d’Orleans, daughter-in-law of the Count of Paris (one of the pretenders to the French throne). I’m digging these vivid diamond and sapphire earrings!

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Margarita of Bulgaria, wife of the country’s last tsar, wore numerous pieces of jewelry, but I’m most interested in her pendant, which features both ribbon and cluster details and has an amber-colored central stone.

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Big sigh #2: no jewelry here for Miriam of Bulgaria, Margarita’s daughter-in-law.

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Wearing traditional pearls, the Duchess of Braganza (wife of the pretender to the Portuguese throne) looked every inch the elegant almost-royal lady.

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And last but not least, Katherine of Serbia wore an interesting diamond bird brooch on her lapel, plus gem-set earrings and a lovely ring.

Which jewels from Guillaume and Stephanie’s wedding were your favorites?

Royal Jewel Rewind: Pre-Wedding Gala in Luxembourg (Part 3)

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Our survey of the royal jewels worn at the grand pre-wedding gala in Luxembourg five years ago this week continues with even more royal glitter! If you missed either of the previous parts, you can read part one here and part two here!

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Queen Sonja of Norway wore diamonds and pearls for the gala: the new version of Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara (more here!) plus pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, a pearl bracelet, and a pearl ring. She also wore a stack of gold bangles.

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As she so often does, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway went minimal with her jewelry; she wore only her diamond daisy wedding tiara (more here!) and a diamond bracelet. Her vintage hairstyle obscured her earrings.

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Princess Martha Louise of Norway paired a super-modern dress with diamond earrings and King Olav’s Gift Tiara. (More on that sparkler over here!)

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark managed to evade the cour’s official camera person, but we did get a few glimpses of her diamond jewels. She wore her Diamond Floral Aigrette; you can see the long edges of the tiara wrapping around her head in the image on the right. (More on the tiara’s history here!)

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Pieces from the grand Danish Ruby Parure were Crown Princess Mary of Denmark’s choice for the evening. (More here!)

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Queen Silvia of Sweden was especially glittery in Queen Sofia’s Tiara (more here!) and the family’s grand pink topaz demi-parure (more here!).

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She also avoided the cameras like an expert, but we caught a few glimpses of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wearing the small Cut-Steel Bandeau. (See a closer view here!) She also wore a gorgeous family diamond necklace.

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This (slightly fuzzy) image shows that Victoria even wore the matching steel comb in the back of her hair!

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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom lent several pieces of jewelry to the Countess of Wessex for the gala. Sophie wore the family’s smaller aquamarine tiara (more here!), plus the diamond and pearl earrings now worn by the Duchess of Cambridge (more here!). She finished off the look with the fantastic King Faisal Necklace.

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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was decked out in diamonds, including statement earrings and a massive necklace. And that ring!

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Representing Jordan, Princess Sarvath chose a bandeau-style tiara, pairing it with diamond earrings and a small diamond brooch to secure her sash.

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Also in attendance — and wearing a diamond tiara — from Jordan: Princess Zeina, Princess Sarvath’s daughter-in-law. She’s the wife of Prince Rashid, and, delightfully, she’s also a world-class table tennis player.

We’ve got one more post coming up to complete our series of gala flashbacks! Stay tuned!