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This Week in Royal Jewels: November 22-29

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November 22-29, 2018
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15. Queen Rania of Jordan wore multiple trendy earrings on Sunday as she arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

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14. To view an exhibition on public service at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her trendy climber-style earrings.
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13. For Wednesday’s visit to Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium, the Duchess of Cambridge selected her pearl cluster stud earrings.
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12. Diamond and pearl drop earrings were Princess Charlene of Monaco’s accessory of choice as she attended the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday.
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11. Queen Letizia wore Coolook’s Sarin earrings on Wednesday to receive the Chinese presidential couple at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
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10. For a meeting with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan in Tokyo on Monday, Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore classic pearl earrings.
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9. Enormous statement earrings, and bracelets set with diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, were Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’s accessories for the Erasmus Prize Award Ceremony on Tuesday in Amsterdam.
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8. For Tuesday’s Erasmus Prize Ceremony, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore a pair of elaborate stud-style earrings.
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7. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore colorful statement earrings on Friday as she arrived at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin.
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6. The Princess Royal brought along her suite of gold, diamond, and blue jewels as she helped celebrate the bicentennial of the Chilean Navy in Santiago on Wednesday.
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5. For a reception for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace held last Thursday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore a four-stranded pearl choker necklace with a slim gold clasp.
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4. In London last Thursday, Camilla selected her pearl choker necklace with the large diamond clasp to sign the guest book at Australia House, which is celebrating its centenary.
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3. Favorite pearl drop earrings, and a lovely brooch featuring entwined Cs topped by a crown, were Camilla’s chosen accessories for the Prince’s Countryside Fund Raceday at Ascot Racecourse on Friday.
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2. For an official dinner for the Chinese presidential couple at Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday, Queen Letizia wore her aquamarine and diamond earrings from Bulgari with one of the diamond bracelets from the joyas de pasar collection.
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1. Without a doubt, my top vote of the week goes to Queen Letizia’s sparkling debut of the Cartier Diamond Loop Tiara at Wednesday evening’s Chinese state banquet! (Much more over here!)

Another Tiara Debut for Queen Letizia!

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Wednesday brought us yet another tiara debut in a year already jam-packed full of impressive tiara debuts: Queen Letizia of Spain wore the Cartier Diamond Loop Tiara!

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The occasion for the jewelry extravaganza was a state banquet for President Xi Jinping of China and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

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The tiara, made of diamond and pearls set in platinum, has been in the family for generations, going all the way back to King Felipe’s great-great-grandmother, Queen Maria Cristina. In the past, it’s also been worn by Felipe’s grandmother, the Countess of Barcelona, who loaned it as a bridal tiara to her daughter, Infanta Pilar, and granddaughter, Simoneta Gomez Acebo y Borbon. More recently, it’s been worn by Queen Sofia. (Read our full history of the tiara over here!)

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Letizia paired the tiara with the grand diamond earrings from the joyas de pasar, a legacy from Queen Ena. (More on the joyas here!)

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She secured her order sash with the center fleur-de-lis element from her own diamond and pearl tiara. (More on that tiara here!)

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And she stacked both bracelets from the joyas de pasar collection on her right wrist. (Also note Peng Liyuan’s lovely pearls!)

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With the fantastic jewels, Letizia reached for the same black gown she wore when she debuted the grandest of all Spanish royal tiaras, La Buena, in 2017. It’s a smart choice — let the diamonds and pearls do the talking!

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Remember when we all thought that tiny Letizia was too petite to wear the large tiaras from the Spanish royal vaults? What fools we were!