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The 2016 Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The Nobel celebrations were still going strong in Stockholm on Sunday, and we got even more tiaras and jewels at the annual King’s Dinner! Here’s a look at the glitter on display.

With her red gown, Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Tiara (aka the “Nine Prong”), a diamond riviere with a pendant drop, the Karl Johan Earrings, and the family’s diamond and ruby cluster brooch.

Crown Princess Victoria wore the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara (a piece she now owns personally, having inherited it from the late Princess Lilian). She also accessorized her Jenny Packham gown with diamond earrings and a diamond rosette brooch from the family collection.

Princess Madeleine wore not one but two tiaras for the dinner! On her head, she wore the Modern Fringe Tiara; around her neck, she wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara in its necklace form. (I think it gets lost a bit in the dress, unfortunately.) She’s also wearing the Vasa Earrings and the family’s diamond bow brooch.

And, drumroll: it’s another new tiara for Princess Sofia! She wore the Diamond Four Button Tiara with the small diamond earrings that came from Queen Josefina’s diamond stomacher. She’s also wearing the same diamond brooch she wore at Saturday’s ceremony and banquet.

Crown Princess Victoria at the 2016 Nobel Banquet (Photo: SOREN ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images)

In my opinion, we’ve saved the very best Nobel jewels and gown for last! Here’s a closer look at the inventive jewel pairing chosen by Crown Princess Victoria for the Nobels — and that gown!

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Victoria wore the larger Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiara, a piece she’s worn with relative frequency over the years. The tiara combines gold with highly-polished steel, and it manages to sparkle without a single diamond. As the tiara’s name suggests, it dates to the Napoleonic period, making it about two centuries old.

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Here’s a side view of the tiara and Victoria’s hairstyle…

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And here’s the hair and the tiara from the back.

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Victoria chose to wear the tiara with pieces from another suite of jewels: the Cameo Parure. This set of gold, pearl, and cameo jewels dates to the same period as the Cut-Steel Tiara. Victoria famously wore the cameo parure, including the tiara, on her wedding day in 2010. Above, a good look at the necklace…

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And here, a nice view of the necklace’s ornate diamond clasp.

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Victoria wore the earrings from the set, shown in detail above.

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She also wore the suite’s bracelet on her left wrist. Also on that wrist: a delicate silver bracelet. You can also spot her engagement and wedding rings here.

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And she secured her Order of the Seraphim sash with the brooch from the set (which was possibly a later addition to the suite).

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She pinned the back of the sash to her gown using a diamond rosette brooch.

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Here’s a good, detailed look at Victoria’s family order badge, with its specific portrait and diamond frame.

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And now: the gown! The dress is a custom design from H&M, featuring golden embroidery on a light gray base — gold and steel, just like the tiara. The piece was made using sustainable materials.

Photo: SOREN ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images

Just one look won’t do it justice; here’s another angle from the Nobel ceremony, where you can really see the train.

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And one more of the back of the gown, just for fun!