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The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #6 (Meghan Markle’s Engagement Ring)

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Our countdown of the best royal jewel moments of 2017 rolls on with one of the most romantic royal jewels of the year…
#6: Meghan Markle’s Engagement Ring

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Prince Harry’s romance with actress Meghan Markle had been public for some time, but many were still happily surprised when they officially announced their engagement in November. The announcement came only days after his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
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Harry presented Meghan with a stunning, sentimental engagement ring. The central diamond was sourced from Botswana, a place that is important to the couple. The smaller diamonds on either side come from the collection of his mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. 
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We’ve had several opportunites to see Meghan wearing her new ring over the past few weeks, including the royal family’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham. And while the ring is lovely in and of itself, it’s really the promise of future jewels — and a royal wedding in May — that makes this such an important jewel moment!

The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #7 (The Norwegian Birthday Celebrations)

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When both a king and a queen celebrate their 80th birthdays in a single glittering weekend, you know that some major jewels go on display! Our countdown continues with a look at…
#7: The Norwegian Birthday Celebrations

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King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway both turned 80 in 2017, and they celebrated their birthdays with several days of fun in May. 
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Tiara-wearing guests from several royal families attended the first glittering event, and our biggest surprise was Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s tiara debut in Queen Maud’s Vifte Tiara. 
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We also got to see tiaras from several members of the extended royal family, including Lady Elizabeth Shakerley. You can read our coverage of the white-tie jewels in this post and in this post!
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Highlights from the next night’s black-tie dinner included Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg in the family’s aquamarines…
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…and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands sparkling in magnificent diamonds and sapphires. You can read about all of the black-tie jewels in this post and in this post!

The Best Royal Jewels of 2017: #8 (The Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch)

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Our countdown of the best royal jewel moments of the year continues with a brand-new addition to the world’s greatest brooch collection…

#8: The Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch

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The outgoing Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, presented the Queen with a special Sapphire Jubilee gift in July: the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch, which marks the monarch’s 65 years on the throne.
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The new brooch was made with a cache of Canadian sapphires found in 2002 on Baffin Island by a pair of brothers, Seemeega and Nowdluk Aqpik. The piece, which was made by the Saskatchewan jewelry firm Hillberg and Berk, was designed as a companion to the Maple Leaf Brooch. Many have noted that the shape of the brooch means that it isn’t exactly a snowflake, because snowflakes feature six-fold symmetry, but the piece definitely echoes the snowy, frosty landscape of Canada.