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This Week in Royal Jewels: April 14-20

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April 14-20, 2017
It’s been a very pearly week for royal jewels! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Duchess of Cambridge wore the necklace and earrings from her Mappin and Webb “Empress” suite on Thursday for the opening event of the Global Academy in London, part of the Heads Together initiative.

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9. On Easter Sunday at Windsor, Kate wore the diamond and pearl earrings on loan to her from her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. (Read more about the Windsor ladies’ Easter jewels over here!)
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8. Queen Silvia of Sweden wore multi-colored pearls for a reception for the World Scout Foundation in Berlin on Thursday.
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7. The Princess Royal chose pearls and her diamond and gold ribbon brooch for Easter Sunday services at Windsor. (More British royal Easter jewels here!)
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6. In Seville, Queen Sofia of Spain wore her trademark layered necklaces with gold earrings and a pair of golden brooches for a 25th anniversary tribute for the Seville Universal Exhibition on Thursday.
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5. On Easter Sunday in Palma de Mallorca, Queen Sofia wore her gold earrings and a golden brooch with more layered necklaces, including her Easter egg necklace. (More Spanish royal Easter jewels over here!)
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4. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her diamond and pearl drop earrings for the Cervantes Prize award ceremony on Thursday. (Read more over here!)
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3. At the Royal Palace in Laeken, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore her geometric diamond earrings for Thursday’s diplomatic reception.
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2. On Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was treated to an early birthday cake during the opening of the fiftieth Resto VanHarte in Lelystad; she wore her pale pink gemstone earrings for the event.
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1. My top vote of the week goes to the glittering Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, worn by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on Easter Sunday at Windsor. (More Easter jewels here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: April 7-13

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April 7-13, 2017
It’s been a quieter week on the royal jewel front, but we’ve still got plenty to enjoy, especially brooch-wise. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Duchess of Gloucester wore layered necklaces and stud earrings for a Davis Cup match in Rouen on Friday.

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9. On Friday, the last day of the Spanish state visit to Japan, Queen Letizia boarded a bullet train in Tokyo wearing trendy ear-climbers shaped like leaves.
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8. Empress Michiko of Japan wore small earrings, a twisted necklace, and an elegant brooch to watch a performance at the Shizuoka Sengen Shrine with Queen Letizia on Friday.
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7. On Thursday, Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore pearls with a lovely gold and pearl brooch to bid farewell to Crown Prince Naruhito in Tokyo ahead of his trip to Malaysia.
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6. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands marked World Parkinson’s Day on Saturday with a visit to , where she wore bright blue jewels. (See more over here!)
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5. In Delft, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore sparkling statement earrings as she attended a new exhibition about Chinese porcelain on Friday.
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4. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore a diamond and amethyst floral brooch at a thanksgiving service for the life of her late brother-in-law, the 1st Earl of Snowdon, at St. Margaret’s Church on Friday. (More over here.)
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3. Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret and the late Lord Snowdon, wore lovely earrings from her mother’s jewelry box at her father’s thanksgiving service. (Much more, including jewel close-ups, over here.)
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2. For the annual Royal Maundy service on Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II wore the Botswana Sorghum Brooch at Leicester Cathedral. (Much more over here!)
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1. My favorite royal jewel outing of the week happened on Tuesday, when Queen Elizabeth II wore her dazzling Diamond Daffodil Brooch during a visit to Dunstable. (Much more, including a brooch close-up, over here!)

Blue Jewels for Beatrix on World Parkinson’s Day

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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited Nieuwegein on Saturday to mark the the 40th anniversary of the Parkinson Association during World Parkinson’s Day 2017, and she chose bright blue jewelry for the occasion. The cause is a very personal one for Beatrix, as her late husband, Prince Claus, suffered from Parkinson’s Disease.

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Beatrix wore earrings and necklace made of blue stones, as well as a glittering ring and a watch.

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Here’s a close-up of the earrings, which feature two different shades of blue set in silver-toned metal.

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The necklace combines blue stones of various shades and sizes.

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And here’s a look at the sparkling, pave-set band that she wore on the little finger of her left hand.