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Jewels in Motion: Van Cleef & Arpels in Paris

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In 2012, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris hosted an exhibition of iconic jewels made by Van Cleef and Arpels, including several royal pieces. Today, we’ve got a front-row seat to the show — in motion!

A general view of the exhibition’s displays
A view of a turquoise and diamond “Panka” necklace, ca. 1973
Curators set a necklace on a display frame
A necklace set with carved emeralds is placed in position
Diamond ribbon ornaments are displayed in a clear viewing cylinder
A close-up view of an elaborate diamond bangle and ruby and diamond earrings
A replica of Farah Pahlavi’s ornate coronation crown is displayed
The firm’s elaborate “Phoenix” necklace (ca. 2012) in close-up view
A new royal tiara was also on display: the “Ocean” tiara made by the firm for Princess Charlene of Monaco. (More on that tiara over here!)
Appropriately, Princess Charlene previewed the exhibition, wearing the earrings made to coordinate with the tiara. In the GIF above, you see her admiring her tiara; she appears to say, “ah, it’s beautiful!”

Festival of Remembrance Jewels 2017

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Ahead of tomorrow’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations, the British royal family gathered at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the annual Festival of Remembrance.

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Queen Elizabeth II wore pearl earrings and her usual three-stranded pearl necklace. She secured her poppies with the Kensington Bow Brooch, one of Queen Mary’s wedding gifts.

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The Duchess of Cornwall wore her pearl choker necklace with the round diamond clasp, pearl earrings, and bracelets on each wrist.

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The Duchess of Cambridge accessorized with her usual rings and Princess Diana’s pearl drop earrings.

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The Princess Royal mirrored her mother’s jewelry choices, wearing a three-stranded pearl necklace with pearl earrings.

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Photos of the Countess of Wessex were difficult to come by, but here we can see that she wore her earrings with a clear stone set in a circular frame, plus a cap badge on her lapel. It’s not easy to see exactly which one this is, but I think it’s either the Corps of Army Music or Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps.

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This blurry shot was the best I could present of the Duchess of Gloucester, who wore a pair of diamond floral brooches. She’s also wearing the cap badge of The Rifles.

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And Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy wore large sparkling stud earrings with her pearl choker and her diamond clematis brooch, which is similar to one owned by the Queen.