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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 16-22

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September 16-22, 2016
We’ve got some pretty stellar royal jewels on display this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
Photo: NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images
10. In Brussels, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians attended Car Free Sunday with her family. She wore disc-shaped earrings for the event.

Photo: ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images
9. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore floral earrings, a beaded necklace, and a glittering ring on Thursday at a human trafficking conference in The Hague.
Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
8. At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Monday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore a modern pair of stud earrings with a radiating back piece.
Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Global Goals
7. Rania wore a pair of silver-toned pendant earrings on Tuesday for the Global Goals Awards Dinner in New York.
Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Global Goals
6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also attended the Global Goals Awards Dinner; she wore a modern suite of silver jewelry for the occasion. The circular pin on her blouse is the logo of the Global Goals.
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5. In Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended church on Sunday wearing her usual pearls, plus her golden Peranakan-style brooch.
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4. Princess Caroline of Monaco attended a new exhibition at one of the principality’s museums on Thursday, wearing a pair of major statement earrings and a necklace with a cross pendant.
Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for World Childhood Foundation
3. For the Thank You Gala in New York on Friday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden wore a stunning pair of modern baroque pearl earrings. (See jewel close-ups over here!)
Photo: KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP/Getty Images
2. At the opening of the Dutch parliament this week, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands wore a borrowed pair of chandelier earrings and a major insect brooch. (More pictures and details from the event over here!)
Photo: SANDER KONING/AFP/Getty Images
1. Nobody could top Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’s jewels this week; she wore major diamonds and sapphires on her ears and at her waist on Prinsjesdag. (See close-ups over here!)

Empress Jewels for Kate in Essex

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The Duchess of Cambridge visits Steward’s Academy (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a visit to Steward’s Academy in Harlow on Friday as a part of the Heads Together campaign. For the engagement, Kate wore some very familiar pieces of jewelry.

Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Kate’s earrings and pendant necklace are both from Mappin and Webb’s “Empress” line of jewelry. Here’s a link to one of our earlier posts on the suite, which features more details and close-up images.

Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Kate left her Cartier wristwatch at home for this occasion; her only other jewels were her wedding and engagement rings.