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This Week in Royal Jewels: February 7-13

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February 7-13, 2020
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Hope you find something to love in this week’s royal jewel review … and don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. Queen Letizia of Spain wore diamond climber earrings for the announcement of the scientific research award winner of the Princess of Girona Awards in Valencia on Wednesday.

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14. On Wednesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a pair of her signature gold button earrings for a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York.
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13. The Duchess of Cambridge (or, more correctly, the Countess of Strathearn) wore a pair of delicate gold fern earrings from Catherine Zoraida for a visit to the Social Bite Café, a homelessness initiative in Aberdeen, on Wednesday.
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12. On Tuesday, Kate wore diamond earrings from Mappin and Webb to visit the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall in Loughborough.
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11. The Duchess of Cornwall was also part of Tuesday’s visit to DMRC Stanford Hall; she wore the badge of her late father’s regiment, the 12th Royal Lancers.
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10. On Wednesday, the Countess of Wessex wore cluster earrings and a pendant necklace for a visit to one of her patronages, Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in Hampton.
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9. Queen Sofia of Spain wore golden jewelry with her olive brooch for a meeting of the board of the Reina Sofia School of Music on Tuesday.
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8. On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore dramatic pendant earrings for a concert hosted by Lilla Akademien, a music school for children, in Stockholm.
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7. For Thursday’s concert in Stockholm, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore multicolored pearls.
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6. Queen Mathilde wore pearl drop earrings as she attended a performance of West Side Story in New York on Wednesday.
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5. Empress Masako of Japan wore pearl button earrings with an interesting off-set pearl necklace as she toured a special exhibit devoted to the recent imperial enthronement at the Museum of the Imperial Collections on Monday.
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4. For a royal visit to the Security Council of the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde wore a pair of statement earrings that appear to be made of rubies and diamonds set in gold.
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3. You’ve really got to squint, but you’ll just have to trust me: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore the Kent Amethyst Brooch for audiences at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. (More on the brooch here!)
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2. Queen Mathilde dazzled in her white and yellow diamond scroll earrings for a concert at the Morgan Library in New York on Tuesday. (More on the earrings here!)
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1. My top vote of the week has to go to the grand gala jewels worn by Queen Letizia in a new official portrait released by the Spanish royal court this week. (See more here!)

New Bejeweled Spanish Royal Portraits

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Casa Real released a series of new official portraits of the Spanish royal family this week, including images featuring a whole lot of sparkle.

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain posed in grand gala ensembles for some of the new portraits, including full jewels and orders.

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Queen Letizia chose to wear some of the most important royal jewels from the family collection for the images. With her pink floral gown, she wore Queen Ena’s Fleur-de-Lis Tiara, which is commonly called “La Buena” (or “the good one”). She also wore Ena’s magnificent diamond earrings and her matched diamond bracelets. All of these pieces are part of the joyas de pasar collection, which is reserved for the use of queens regnant and consort. Letizia also used one of her personal jewels, the fleur-de-lis brooch that comes from her tiara, to secure the sash of the Order of Charles III.

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If the dress and jewels look familiar, there’s a good reason! Letizia wore the combination last October in Tokyo during the enthronement celebrations for the new Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.

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She wore the dress and jewels for the banquet held on the night of the imperial enthronement. You’ll note one difference: on that occasion, as she was in Japan, she wore the sash and star of her highest Japanese order, the Order of the Precious Crown.

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The new portrait session also features images in daytime business attire. The only visible jewel in these images is Letizia’s golden oval ring, worn on her left hand.

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The new portraits also feature Infanta Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, and her younger sister, Infanta Sofia. My favorite from the batch is this gorgeous black-and-white photo of the sisters.

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 31-February 6

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January 31-February 6, 2020
We’ve got an interesting range of royal jewels in this week’s review — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her gold bamboo hoop earrings for a forum on the economic and social impacts of cancer in Madrid on Tuesday.

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14. Brown statement earrings accompanied Queen Mathilde of the Belgians to the Alamire Foundation in Heverlee on Tuesday.
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13. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge wore gold leafy hoops from Asprey with a golden necklace engraved with her childrens’ initials during her visit to Wales.
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12. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore sleek diamond hoops for the Folk and Culture Festival in Eskilstuna on Wednesday.
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11. Baroque pearl drop earrings were Queen Letizia’s jewel of choice for Thursday’s visit to a school in Ecija.
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10. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her favorite pearl earrings with a vibrant bird pin from Van Cleef and Arpels for a visit to Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Marsden in London on Thursday.
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9. For the 2020 Guinness Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland in Dublin on Saturday, the Princess Royal wore her silver and amethyst brooch with coordinating earrings.
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8. Queen Silvia of Sweden wore traditional jewelry on Thursday to celebrate Sami National Day in Jokkmokk.
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7. For a symposium at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo on Monday, Empress Masako of Japan wore pearl button earrings.
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6. The Duchess of Cambridge shone at the BAFTAs on Sunday, wearing a necklace and earrings from Van Cleef and Arpels with a stunning citrine ring. (More here!)
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5. For the opening of parliament in Madrid on Monday, Queen Letizia wore her dramatic diamond and pearl drop earrings. 
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4. Diamond and aquamarine earrings from Bulgari were Queen Letizia’s choice for a diplomatic reception at Zarzuela Palace on Wednesday.

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3. Camilla wore her diamond Van Cleef and Arpels earrings with her diamond serpent necklace for Tuesday’s British Asian Trust reception in London.
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2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom sported the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch for a Sunday service at St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Norfolk. (More on the brooch here!)
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1. Queen Elizabeth II reached for one of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bow Brooches for her visit to RAF Marham on Monday. (More on the brooch here!)