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The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #3 (German Wedding Tiaras)

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In Germany this year, three weddings of couples with royal and noble lineage brought out some important royal jewels. A trio of rarely-seen royal tiaras definitely makes our list…
#3: German Wedding Tiaras

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In June, Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg brought out an heirloom emerald and diamond tiara for her wedding in Wertheim.
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In July, Ekaterina Malysheva wore the Hanoverian Floral Tiara to marry Ernst August of Hanover, stepson of Princess Caroline of Monaco and heir to the headship of the House of Hanover. The tiara hadn’t been worn in public for more than a decade.
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And in September, two descendants of Queen Victoria, Ferdinand of Leiningen and Viktoria Luise of Prussia, were married in Amorbach. The bride wore a classic tiara from the former Prussian royal family: the Prussian Meander Kokoshnik.

The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #4 (Princess Sofia’s Tiara Redesigned)

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Who doesn’t love a good tiara transformation? And when a sparkler’s improved as much as this one was, there’s no doubt that it belongs on our year in review countdown…
#4: Princess Sofia’s Tiara Redesigned

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Princess Sofia of Sweden received this diamond and emerald palmette tiara from her in-laws when she married Prince Carl Philip in 2015. The tiara, which was originally a necklace from Queen Silvia’s collection, was originally a closed piece that perched atop the wearer’s head.
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But at the end of 2017, Sofia debuted a new configuration of her tiara, which is much more open and forms a kind of halo around her face. Even better, the tiara can now be worn in at least three settings: an all-diamond setting, a pearl setting, and an emerald setting. Magnificent!

The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #5 (Kate’s Borrowed Jewels)

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The Duchess of Cambridge’s borrowed royal jewels made our year in review countdown in 2016, and her collection of loaner items has only increased this year. Here are some highlights…
#5: Kate’s Borrowed Jewels

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The Queen loaned Kate a little-worn royal brooch for the Passchendaele commemorations in Belgium in July. (She also wore the pearl drop earrings that belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.)
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At Royal Ascot, Kate made another appearance in the Queen’s Bahrain Pearl Earrings.
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The Queen’s diamond and pearl earrings continued to be one of Kate’s jewelry wardrobe staples in 2017, including an appearance at a Service of Hope at Westminster Abbey.
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Kate wore the Queen’s Wedding Bracelet again this year, including an outing at the BAFTAs in February in London.
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For an event at Kensington Palace dedicated to the Anna Freud Centre, Kate wore the Queen’s diamond frame earrings with a diamond bracelet also borrowed from HM.
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The diamond bracelet made from one of Queen Mary’s choker necklaces and the Queen’s diamond chandelier earrings adorned Kate during a dinner in Paris hosted by the British ambassador.
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Kate wore the Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker Necklace for the first time at the big royal 70th wedding anniversary party in November.
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And she borrowed one of the family’s many diamond rivieres for the annual diplomatic reception in December.
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But the highlight of the year was undoubtedly her appearance in the Greville Ruby Necklace at the Spanish state banquet in July!