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Queen Letizia Reaches for Rubies

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Red is definitely Queen Letizia of Spain’s color, and over the last few days, she’s worn two pairs of earrings set with gorgeous rubies.

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For the final engagements in Rabat during the official visit to Morocco, Letizia wore a pair of earrings once worn by her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia.

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The earrings, part of a suite of jewels gifted to Queen Sofia by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, feature diamond-studded doves holding ruby wreaths in their beaks. For more, I’ll direct you to an earlier post on the earrings, which features closer views.

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Letizia wore the same ensemble and jewels for the couple’s official departure at the airport. She’s started wearing the earrings often on diplomatic visits, which is especially fitting, given the peaceful symbolism of their design.

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Back in Spain, Felipe and Letizia headed to Cordoba on Monday for the Bellas Artes Golden Medal Awards at the Palace of Merced.

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Letizia reached for another pair of rubies from her own jewelry box, her modern diamond and cabochon ruby drop earrings, for the occasion. The rubies coordinated nicely with the red coat she wore over her black-and-white houndstooth dress…

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…as well as the red shoes she paired with the ensemble.

In Memoriam: Lee Radziwill

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We learned this weekend that Lee Radziwill, the sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who once married a Polish prince, has died at the age of 85. To celebrate her fabulous life, today we’re looking at some of her glamorous jewelry looks from the 1960s and today.

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A sparkling necklace and earrings for a reception at Fateh Prakash Palace in Udaipur, India, March 1962
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A playful bird brooch worn for for the Children’s Dancing Matinee at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, July 1965
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Glittering earrings and bracelets for a dance with Truman Capote at his Black-and-White Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York, November 1966
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Pearl button earrings with modern gold accents, worn in London, June 1968
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A trendy bracelet for a portrait taken at the Savoy Hotel in London, 1968
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Diamond floral and pearl drop earrings for the Costume Institute Gala at the Met, which celebrated the clothing of her late sister, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, April 2001
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Sparkling button stud earrings for an AIDS charity event in Paris, January 2004
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Silvery earrings for the Marc Jacobs Fall 2007 fashion show, February 2007
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A favorite pair of silvery earrings, worn for a film screening in New York, February 2009
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Modern jewels with a modern ensemble for the Marina Cicogna Opening Exhibition at Villa Medici in Rome, June 2009
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Dazzling earrings with petite pendants at the Golden Heart Awards in New York, October 2009
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Gorgeous modern diamond hoop earrings for a gala dinner at the Oak Room in New York, May 2010
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Another outing for her sparkling button earrings, this time during Paris Fashion Week, March 2012
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And one more appearance for the button earrings: at the amfAR Inspiration Night in Paris, June 2012