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This Week in Royal Jewels: November 13-19

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November 13-19, 2015
Earrings and brooches stole the show this week! Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below…

10. The Duchess of Cambridge attended a conference in her role as patron of Place2Be on Wednesday, and a photographer snapped a clear, up-close shot of her “Lauren” earrings by Kiki McDonough. The small earrings are made of yellow gold with pavé-set diamonds.

9. At the Fostering Network awards ceremony on Tuesday, Kate wore another familiar pair of earrings: her Catherine Zoraida fern hoop earrings.

8. Queen Letizia donned her Tous blue quartz and amber earrings at the National Sports Awards on Tuesday.

7. Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies attended a mass at Monaco’s cathedral on National Day this Thursday, wearing pearls and a rather intruguing chapeau.

6. Beatrice Borromeo, wife of Pierre Casiraghi, wore a gorgeous pair of earrings at her first National Day since their wedding. The rest of the Grimaldi ladies were woefully understated in their gems at the morning services — thank goodness jewelry-lover Bea has officially joined the family!

5. Queen Silvia wore a lovely circular brooch on a visit to Munich on Friday.

4. Queen Sonja selected gold jewelry on Friday to speak at a conference in Oslo.

3. Queen Mathilde wore dramatic earrings on Wednesday at the royal palace in Brussels.

2. Queen Elizabeth II brought out one of my favorites from her brooch collection, the Jardine Star, for a visit to Birmingham on Thursday.

1. My top spot of the week goes to Queen Maxima, who glittered in emeralds during her trip this week to Bangladesh.

This Week in Royal Jewels: November 6-12

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November 6-12, 2015
The Brits are taking over the royal jewel starting lineup this week, although we’ve got a few other royals on the roster, too. Be sure to vote for your favorite jewels in the weekly poll!
10. The ladies of the Japanese imperial family — including Crown Princess Masako! — appeared at a garden party on Thursday wearing pearls and brooches.

9. During her trip to New York, the Countess of Wessex observed Veterans Day on Wednesday by wearing a jeweled poppy brooch.

8. Queen Maxima’s spiky statement necklace made another outing on Wednesday in Amsterdam.

7. Elaborate earrings were Queen Letizia’s jewel choice for an engagement in Madrid on Thursday.

6. In New Zealand on November 5, the Duchess of Cornwall wore a diamond thistle brooch that originally belonged to her husband’s grandmother, the Queen Mum.

5. Queen Maxima joined the Windsors on Remembrance Sunday in London this year, wearing pearls and a diamond brooch to secure her poppies.

4. Queen Elizabeth II selected one of Queen Victoria’s diamond bow brooches for Remembrance Sunday this year.

3. Elizabeth II wore one of her most glittering and most frequently worn brooches, the Cullinan V, for a visit to the Home Office on Thursday.

2. At the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, the Duchess of Gloucester wore a lovely set of sapphire and diamond jewels, including a distinctive pair of clips. The set came from the collection of her late mother-in-law, Princess Alice.

1. My top vote of the week goes to Elizabeth II’s Festival of Remembrance jewels. She donned Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Gift Brooch, complete with its pendants, one of her two-stranded pearl necklaces, pearl drop earrings, her pearl evening watch, and multiple diamond rings.

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: October 23-November 5

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October 23-November 5, 2015
Lots of jewels to recap from the last two weeks! Here are ten of the best — be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll!
10. Princess Anne wore a delicate pearl necklace and coordinating earrings at a Buckingham Palace engineering prize reception on October 26.

9. Queen Maxima donned multicolored pearl earrings at a conference about women’s shelters in The Hague on Wednesday.

8. For an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Queen Letizia wore her Links of London Hope earrings.

7. The Duchess of Cornwall wore one of her signature pearl necklaces during a welcome ceremony in New Zealand on Wednesday.

6. At a dinner held by The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation on October 29, the Countess of Wessex wore a new pair of earrings and a gold necklace.

5. Queen Elizabeth II selected her Grima Ruby Brooch for Thursday’s visit to Imjin Barracks.

4. As we discussed in depth in this post, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a pair of earrings from the collection of the late Queen Mother on October 27.

3. During a state visit to China last week, Queen Maxima wore lovely emerald jewels, including the family’s large 18th century emerald pendant, with a gown inspired by the paintings of Van Gogh. She had to cut the visit short after she was diagnosed with a kidney infection, but she has since recovered.

2. Crown Princess Victoria wore the Baden Fringe Tiara (and a maternity evening gown previously worn by Princess Madeleine) on Wednesday at a state banquet for the president of Tunisia.

1. At the same state banquet, Queen Silvia wore one of the most glittering tiaras in the Swedish vault: the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara.