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Kate Repeats New Earrings at Wimbledon

07.07.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Kate wears baroque pearls at Wimbledon (Photo: ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty Images)

We’ve got a better look at the new earrings worn by Kate at last night’s museum awards event, courtesy her visit to Wimbledon today.

Photo: ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty Images

Here’s a much better close-up of the earrings.

Photo: ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty Images

Soru Jewellery, a UK-based brand, writes on Facebook that the pair is theirs. They link to a page describing the earrings as “18ct Yellow gold vermeil on sterling silver earrings for pierced ears. Hand crafted with iridescent baroque pearls set within multi faceted Swarovski crystals.” (I think the earrings look like a slightly different shape than the one linked by the brand, but the materials look to be the same.) The earrings were reportedly purchased at one of the company’s stockists, Baar and Bass.

UPDATE: Soru Jewellery has stated that the earrings are not yet available online, but they have updated their site with a page showing the precise earrings Kate wore. They’ll reportedly be available at this link in the near future. The earrings retail for £130.

Jewel Detective: State Opening of Parliament ’32

07.07.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Peeresses attending the State Opening of Parliament, 1932 (Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Here’s a fun jewel puzzle for your Thursday morning! These aristocratic, tiara-wearing women are waiting outside the Houses of Parliament following the state opening in 1932.

Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images

Getty Images doesn’t identify any of the women in the top photo; in this one, they note that Lady Pamela Smith, the Countess of Jersey, and the Countess of Birkenhead are among the group pictured. Below, I’ve provided close-ups of all of the tiara-wearers in these great photos. Today, your challenge is to try to identify any of the gorgeous tiaras (or aristocratic women) pictured! (And, remember, as with all of these jewel detective posts, there’s no answer key — I’m researching these along with you!)

Photo: Fox Photos/Getty Images

And here, you can get a glimpse of Queen Mary wearing the Delhi Durbar Tiara during the procession to the state opening in the same year…

New Earrings for Kate at the Natural History Museum

07.06.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Kate presents the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award (Photo: Matt Dunham – Pool/Getty Images)

The Duchess of Cambridge was at the National History Museum in London this evening to present the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2016. The winner was my favorite London museum, the Victoria and Albert! And we were winners too, because Kate wore a brand-new pair of earrings.

Photo: Matt Dunham – Pool/Getty Images

On first glance, it was tough to spot any earrings at all. Kate’s bouncy hair camouflaged the earrings on her arrival at the museum…

Photo: Matt Dunham – Pool/Getty Images

…but during the ceremony, the new pair began to peek through. As she left the museum, we got a much better look.

Photo: Matt Dunham – Pool/Getty Images

No ID on these yet — I’ll update the post when we have one — but they’re statement earrings that feature a dark, reddish gemstone in the stud and a large, pearly gemstone drop. Both the stud and the drop also appear to be bordered in small gemstones.

UPDATE: Kate rewore the earrings at Wimbledon on Thursday, and it looks like we have an ID! Head over here for more, including better close-up images.