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This Week in Royal Jewels: May 12-18

05.19.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

May 12-18, 2017

Spring is in full swing in the world of royalty, and our jewels this week strongly reflect the season. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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10. The Duchess of Cambridge wore her Annoushka pearl drops with her Kiki McDonough diamond hoops for a tea party on Saturday at Buckingham Palace, held for the children of those who have died serving in the armed forces.

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9. On Friday, Queen Letizia of Spain chose moonstone drop earrings from Tous for a series of audiences at Zarzuela Palace.

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8. The Princess Royal picked pearls for Tuesday’s garden party at Buckingham Palace. (More garden party jewels here!)

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7. Queen Elizabeth II chose an appropriately-floral brooch — the Centenary Rose — for the garden party. (More over here!)

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6. On Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore statement earrings, a bracelet stack, and a gem-set ring for a visit to the pediatric oncology center in Utrecht that bears her name. (Jewel close-ups over here!)

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5. Tuesday’s garden party gave the Duchess of Cambridge a second opportunity to wear her new Kiki McDonough blue topaz earrings in public. (More over here!)

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4. Queen Elizabeth II chose a striking brooch featuring a thistle and a Tudor rose (a regimental emblem of the Scots Guards) to present new colours to the 1st Battalion and and F Company Scots Guards at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. (More over here!)

3. On Monday, Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau (a niece of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg) selected colorful gem-set earrings for her civil wedding ceremony in Luxembourg. (Much more on the jewels from the wedding over here!)

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2. Queen Letizia dazzled on Wednesday in her petite diamond drop earrings, which feature an elaborate, floral-esque stud, at the First Communion of her younger daughter, Infanta Sofia, in Madrid.

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1. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg was incredibly glam in sparkling statement earrings at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. (More over here!)

Stephanie Sparkles at Cannes

05.18.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg joined the glamorous celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, and Stephanie’s glittering jewels lived up to even the most sparkling of movie star gems.

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Guillaume and Stephanie, accompanied by Luxembourg’s prime minister and his husband, attended the opening gala and a screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts. With a white Ralph Lauren gown, Stephanie wore a stunning pair of earrings.

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Here’s a good close-up. The earrings form a modified diamond figure-eight, with one loop surrounding a pear-shaped, pinkish-red gemstone. I don’t think these are rubies, as most rubies are not this large, but that’s just a guess on my part. I believe these are a new pair; I can’t recall seeing Stephanie (or any of the ladies of the grand ducal family) wearing them before.

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A hint of a necklace peeked out from the neckline of Stephanie’s gown…

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…and a look at her bejeweled clutch also shows her three usual rings.

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And here’s a look at her full ensemble. Stephanie has really been knocking it out of the jewelry park lately, hasn’t she?

Royal Wedding Jewels in Luxembourg

05.16.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Yesterday in Luxembourg, a civil royal wedding ceremony brought out some grand ducal bling! Here are some of the jewels we saw as Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau married Antonius Willms.

The bride wore a traditional cream-colored ensemble for the civil ceremony, but she added a bit of excitement with a pair of colorful, gem-set statement earrings.

Here’s another angle on the earrings. Princess Marie-Gabrielle is the eldest child of Prince Jean of Luxembourg (who celebrated his 60th birthday on the wedding day) and his first wife, Hélène Vestur. Prince Jean’s wife (and the bride’s stepmother), Countess Diane de Nassau, was not pictured at the wedding ceremony.

During the civil ceremony, which was performed by Luxembourg City’s mayor, Lydie Polfer, we also caught a glimpse of Marie-Gabrielle’s ring. Antonius and Marie-Gabrielle live in Munich, where she has a career in interior design.

The American-born groom is also descended from royalty, including the kings of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. (Marlene Koenig has a good rundown of Antonius’s family background and his connections to Marie-Gabrielle; the couple are fifth cousins.)

The wedding was witnessed by the bride’s brother, Prince Constantin of Nassau, and the groom’s brother, Johannes Willms. The couple’s religious wedding will be held in Spain.

Here’s a group photo of those who attended the civil wedding ceremony.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, the bride’s aunt, wore the two-toned Dior earrings worn last week by her daughter, Princess Alexandra. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore a tasseled necklace.

Here’s another view of Maria Teresa’s jewels, including her earrings and brooch.

Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg chose simple earrings for her cousin’s wedding.

The bride’s mother, pictured in the foreground here, wore a pair of hoop earrings for the civil ceremony. Behind the bride’s father is her aunt, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, who wore a pair of colorful earrings and a necklace with a circle pendant. (Margaretha is Jean’s twin, so yesterday was also her 60th birthday.)

For more excellent coverage of this wedding (and all things Luxembourg), head over to Luxarazzi!