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This Week in Royal Jewels: May 25-31

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May 25-31, 2018
We’ve already counted down the best jewels from Denmark’s tiara-fest this week, and now we’ve got the best of the rest! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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20. For Thursday’s garden party at Buckingham Palace, Princess Eugenie of York wore delicate earrings — and a hat that expresses her feelings a few months before her wedding.

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19. Princess Isabella of Denmark, who cheered enthusiastically on Saturday during a balcony appearance honoring her father’s 50th birthday, wore delicate jewelry, including a pearl necklace and bracelet.
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18. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, sister of the King of Thailand, wore a stack of bracelets, a golden brooch, and rings on Wednesday to inaugurate a vetiver grass sowing project designed to help stop landslides in Bangladesh.
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17. On Tuesday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her Double Dagger earrings from Gold and Roses for the inauguration of the 13th International Seminar of Language and Journalism in San Millan de la Cogolla.
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16. Queen Letizia chose her rose quartz and aventurine earrings from Coolook for Armed Forces Day in Logrono on Saturday.
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15. On Thursday, Infanta Elena of Spain wore pearls, gold drop earrings, and stacked bracelets for Charity Day in Madrid.
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14. On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore green drop earrings for the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award ceremony in Stockholm.
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13. For the final day of the Dutch state visit to Luxembourg on Friday, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore a pair of major statement earrings for a visit to Bettenbourg.
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12. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore earrings with blue gem drops and a long necklace set with coordinating blue beads and baroque pearls during her visit to Mumbai on Wednesday.
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11. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore her blue drop earrings from Marianne Dulong for Saturday’s birthday balcony appearance for Crown Prince Frederik in Copenhagen.
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10. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore a jewel that has quickly become one of her signatures — round diamond stud earrings — for the Grand Prix on Sunday.
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9. For Friday’s final engagements of the Dutch state visit to Luxembourg, Queen Maxima wore gem-set drop earrings and a coordinating pendant necklace in Bettembourg.
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8. Empress Michiko of Japan was elegant as always in gold and pearl jewels at the beginning of the Vietnamese state visit to Tokyo on Wednesday.
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7. In a rather timely move, the Duchess of Gloucester wore Princess Alice’s pearl and emerald necklaces for Thursday’s Buckingham Palace garden party. (We discussed the jewels earlier this week!)
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6. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom chose her diamond and pearl swan brooch to receive the Australian High Commissioner at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
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5. The lovely Cullinan V Brooch was Queen Elizabeth II’s choice for a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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4. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore one of her most sentimental jewels, the Diamond Daisy Brooch, for a balcony appearance celebrating her son’s 50th birthday on Saturday.
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3. For the annual Representation Dinner on Thursday, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore the all-diamond setting of her wedding tiara. (More on the tiara here!)
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2. Crown Princess Victoria repeated the tiara she wore in Copenhagen on Saturday, the Baden Fringe Tiara, for Thursday’s Representation Dinner. (More on the tiara here!)
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1. My top vote of the week goes to Queen Silvia of Sweden, who glittered at Thursday’s Representation Dinner in the Connaught Diamond Tiara, plus additional pearl and diamond jewels. (More on the tiara over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: September 29-October 5

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September 29-October 5, 2017
Welcome to a supersized version of our weekly royal jewel roundup! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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20. Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia chose a trendy diamond ear climber for the Elie Saab show in Paris on Saturday.

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19. Princess Stephanie of Monaco wore sparkling stud earrings as she visited Romania on Wednesday to dedicate a monument to her late father, Prince Rainier III, at Circus Park in Bucharest.
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18. On Friday, the Countess of Wessex wore blue topaz drop earrings and a necklace from Hermes at the Headley Court Farewell Parade in Dorking.
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17. The Akishino visit to Chile continued this week; on Saturday, Princess Kiko wore oversized (yet understated) stud earrings for a visit to an adult rehabilitation center in Puerto Montt.
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16. On Monday, Princess Alexandra of Hanover (daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco) wore a silver necklace with a heart charm — perhaps Tiffany? — for the Giambattista Valli show in Paris.
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15. Gold earrings and a statement necklace accompanied Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands to an awards ceremony in The Hague on Tuesday.
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14. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands made a major statement with yellow earrings on Thursday for a conference on gender and women’s health in Amersfoort.
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13. Queen Maxima chose her earrings from Amrapali for a visit to the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague on Wednesday. (See an earlier wearing of the earrings over here!)
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12. Earrings from Ole Lynggaard, plus a floral brooch and glittering bracelets and rings, were Maxima’s choice for a lecture at Koppert Cross in Westland on Tuesday.
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11. Modern diamond and gold earrings were the jewel of choice for Sarah, Duchess of York at the BFI Luminous Fundraising Gala in London on Tuesday.
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10. Princess Sirivannavari, the fashion-mad daughter of the King of Thailand, was still in Paris this week; on Saturday she wore trendy earrings and a stack of bracelets (including two Cartier Love Bracelets) at the Elie Saab show.
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9. On Monday, Princess Sirivannavari wore glittering diamond earrings (and a sparkly beauty mark) at the Giambattista Valli show in Paris.
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8. Princess Sirivannavari’s tour of the Paris fashion shows continued on Tuesday at Chanel, where she wore diamond earrings. (The ornament on her sweater, which I love, is made by Chanel and is attached to the garment.)
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7. Catching up on an event from late last Thursday, Princess Charlene of Monaco wore major diamond stud earrings for the Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean.
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6. For this week’s World Childhood Foundation Thank You Gala in New York, Princess Madeleine wore statement earrings with blue gemstone drops. (More images over here!)
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5. Queen Silvia chose her new pearl choker necklace, oversized stud earrings, and a pearl bracelet for the Thank You Gala. (More images over here!)
4. At the opening of parliament in Denmark this week, Queen Margrethe II, Crown Princess Mary, and Princess Marie all accessorized with brooches.
3. My favorite jewels from the opening of parliament belonged to Princess Benedikte, who wore a necklace with red and green cabochons.
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2. On Friday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her Sapphire Chrysanthemum Brooch for a visit to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. (She’s had the brooch since she was a princess; learn more about it over here!)
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1. The Sultan of Brunei and Queen Saleha get my joint top vote this week — I mean, look at the diamonds they were both draped in for Thursday’s Golden Jubilee procession!

This Week in Royal Jewels: September 22-28

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September 22-28, 2017
We’ve got a range of royal jewels on tap for you this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her freshwater pearl drop earrings from Tous for a visit to a vocational training school in Teruel on Wednesday.

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9. Black beaded earrings and a stack of bracelets, including her wedding bracelet and diamond initial bracelet, were Queen Maxima’s choices for a health care conference on Thursday in The Hague.
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8. On Friday, Queen Letizia wore her Tous ruby and emerald earrings for a Cancer Research World Day event in Madrid.
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7. The Princess Akishino chose multicolored pearls and pearl button earrings to meet citizens of Japanese descent during the first day of her visit to Chile. (More over here!)
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6. For a wreath-laying ceremony in Santiago on Wednesday, Kiko chose more traditional pearl jewels. (More over here!)
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5. Queen Silvia of Sweden wore pearls and a modern brooch to receive a humanitarian award in Berlin on Tuesday. (More over here!)
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4. In Paris, Princess Sirivannavari of Thailand glittered in a traditional brooch at Tuesday’s Christian Dior show.
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3. Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite, granddaughter of King Faisal I of Iraq, wore golden floral jewelry to accept the 2017 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Of The Year Award on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
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2. At a gala celebrating free enterprise on Sunday in Madrid, Queen Sofia of Spain layered on jewelry, including pearl drop earrings and a pearl necklace with the ruby and diamond pendant that belonged to her late mother, Queen Friederike of Greece.
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1. For this week’s Representation Dinner in Sweden, Queen Silvia sparkled in a new pearl necklace with a large amethyst clasp. (See this thread at the RJWMB for a close-up!)