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This Week in Royal Jewels: June 17-23

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June 17-23, 2016
A royal jubilee and a set of glittering national day tiaras led the way this week. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Princess Eugenie of York showed support for a former royal-adjacent — Chelsy Davy, former girlfriend of Prince Harry — at the launch of her new line of jewelry on Tuesday. I believe that Eugenie’s gold balance earrings are a part of the new line.

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9. The Duchess of Cornwall wrapped up her 2016 Royal Ascot with her usual daytime jewelry uniform: diamond and pearl earrings and multi-stranded pearl necklace with diamond clasp. She also added the diamond moth brooch from her collection of insect-themed jewels. (More on Ascot Day 5 here!)
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8. King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway are celebrating their silver jubilee this week (specifically, the 25th anniversary of the coronation-esque blessing they received in Trondheim after Harald ascended to the throne). Their daughter, Princess Märtha Louise, wore a bejeweled pair of statement hoop earrings at the Ravnakloa fish market during the royal family’s silver jubilee tour on Thursday.
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7. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore one of her most classic brooches at Ascot on Saturday: the Jardine Star Brooch. (More on Ascot Day 5 here!)
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6. On Friday, Queen Elizabeth II wore her mother’s Centenary Rose Brooch for the races at Royal Ascot. (More on Ascot Day 4 here!)
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5. Queen Sonja marked Thursday’s 25th anniversary of the benediction ceremony at Trondheim with lovely pearl and diamond jewels, plus a bright emerald cluster ring.
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4. During a visit to Liverpool on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth wore her daytime pearls with the Pearl Trefoil Brooch.
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3. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore gorgeous diamond and emerald jewels, including Queen Emma’s butterfly brooch, to attend a conference on transgender health on Saturday. (More on these jewels, including close-ups, here!)
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2. The Duchess of Cambridge wore three pieces of heirloom royal jewelry — the Queen’s diamond chandelier earrings, Queen Mary’s choker bracelet, and her sapphire engagement ring — at an EACH gala in Norfolk on Wednesday. (More on these jewels, including close-ups, here!)

1. And finally — it’s tiara time! My collective top vote this week goes to the National Day tiaras worn in Luxembourg by the ladies of the grand ducal family. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Belgian Scroll Tiara, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore her diamond butterfly tiara, Princess Claire wore the Grand Duchess Adelaide Tiara, Princess Alexandra wore the Chaumet Choker Tiara, and Princess Tessy wore the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara.

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 3-9

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June 3-9, 2016
Lots of sparkle to choose from this week! Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain brought out her new floral statement earrings for a second time in Madrid on Wednesday. (See our post on their inital outing here!) These may look like elaborate earrings, but they’re actually inexpensive pieces from Zara.

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9. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands also gave us a recent repeat this week: for a visit to a medical foundation in Amsterdam on Wednesday, she wore her pearl drop earrings with a whimsical pearl necklace. (She recently wore the necklace, paired with a second strand, to christen a ship. Read more here!)

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8. For engagements in Wales on Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore a brooch with a long history: the Flower Basket Brooch. (Read more about the piece and see close-ups here!)

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7. Queen Elizabeth II chose a small but mighty brooch, her pink topaz and diamond cluster, for the inauguration of the Commonwealth Hub at Marlborough House on Thursday.

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6. For Thursday’s Founder’s Day Parade, the Princess Royal wore her gorgeous diamond and pearl wild rose brooch. (See more photos of the piece over here!)

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5. While hosting a SportsAid gala dinner at Kensington Palace on Thursday, the Duchess of Cambridge debuted a new pair of Cartier earrings. (More about the pair, plus close-ups, over here!)

4. Diamonds an appropriate choice of jewelry for the Countess of Wessex at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards’s “Diamonds are Forever” gala on Thursday evening. Well, some of these are probably diamonds — but Anna identifies the necklace as a piece from Heavenly Necklaces.

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3. At the Epsom Derby on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth II wore one of her most glittering and glamorous brooches: the Cullinan V. (Read more about the piece over here!)

2. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg hosted the Romanians for a state visit this week. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had to bow out of the visit because of an undisclosed family emergency, so Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie stepped up her tiara game at the state banquet. She wore one of my favorite Luxembourgish tiaras: the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara.

1. What can beat a diamond tiara? That’s easy: Princess Charlene of Monaco dripping in diamonds! Charlene wore a stunning pair of diamond earrings with a coordinating necklace on Saturday for a performance by musician Marina Kaye.

This Week in Royal Jewels: May 6-12

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May 6-12, 2016
From brooches to tiaras, we’ve got a varied slate of royal jewels for you to vote on this week. Don’t forget to let us know which pieces are your favorites in the poll below!
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10. In California on Wednesday, Princess Charlene of Monaco wore a pair of sunburst-shaped stud earrings and a diamond cross to launch the American branch of her charitable foundation.

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9. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore statement earrings in bright orange, her country’s signature color, at a climate change conference in Rotterdam on Wednesday.
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8. Earrings set with diamonds and cabochon rubies were Queen Letizia of Spain’s choice for a rainy day of engagements in Seville on Tuesday.
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7. On Wednesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a major pair of gold statement earrings for a meeting at the palace in Brussels.
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6. At Tuesday’s Buckingham Palace garden party, the Duchess of Gloucester wore a gorgeous suite of jewels (and carried an elaborate umbrella!). You can see closeups here, as well as glimpses of jewels worn by Princess Alexandra and the Countess of Wessex.
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5. The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a special garden party at Buckingham Palace on Thursday to mark the 150th anniversary of Barnardo’s, a children’s charity. For the event, she wore her grand pearl choker necklace with a diamond and pink topaz clasp.
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4. At Tuesday’s garden party, Queen Elizabeth II wore one of her 21st birthday gifts, the diamond Flame Lily Brooch.
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3. The Queen held a reception for members of parliament at Buck House on Monday; she wore the Albert Brooch and a healthy amount of skepticism.
2. Two state visits this week = two tiaras! In Sweden, Queen Silvia wore the glittering Queen Sofia’s Tiara, which is also sometimes called the Nine-Prong Tiara (for obvious reasons).

1. My top vote of the week goes to one of my personal favorite tiaras: the Luxembourg Vine Leaves Tiara, worn by Grand Duchess Maria Teresa during the state visit to Finland.