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This Week in Royal Jewels: November 30-December 6

12.07.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

November 30-December 6, 2018

It’s been a week full of glittering jewels, including a trio of tiaras! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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15. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge wore her Empress Mini Earrings from Mappin and Webb for a Christmas party at Kensington Palace for the families of deployed personnel serving in Cyprus.

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14. For the third time in as many weeks, Kate reached for her leafy hoop earrings from Asprey for Wednesday’s official visit to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

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13. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore one of her signature pieces — large gold earrings — for Tuesday’s UNESCO global education meeting in Egmont Palace.

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12. For a visit to an exhibition at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid on Monday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her diamond feather climber earrings.

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11. On Friday, cameras caught Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wearing her shell earrings in Buenos Aires, where she attended various events during the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

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10. For an official visit to the Latin American Museum of Arts in Buenos Aires on Saturday, Maxima wore her suite of coral flower jewels.

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9. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her pearl necklace with the amethyst and diamond clasp on Wednesday in London, where she attended the annual ICAP Charity Day.

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8. Here’s a new face for the blog! Marie Chevallier, the lovely fiancee of Louis Ducruet (son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco), wore a matching necklace and earring set on Monday for the 2018 Ballon d’Or presentation in Paris.

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7. Queen Sofia of Spain piled on golden jewels, including a ginkgo brooch, to inaugurate an exhibition at the Caixa Forum in Madrid on Tuesday.

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6. On Friday at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom chose her Pearl Trefoil Brooch for the unveiling of a new portrait of her painted by Stuart Brown.

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5. The regal Flame Lily Brooch was HM’s accessory of choice for the opening of the Queen Elizabeth II Centre at CORAM in London on Wednesday.

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4. Lovely drop earrings set with blue gems (tanzanites, perhaps?) were Letizia’s accessory of choice for a concert commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution in Madrid on Wednesday.

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3. For Tuesday’s Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace, Camilla wore the magnificent Greville Tiara with diamond and pearl jewels. (More over here!)

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2. Kate chose jewels from Queen Mary (the Lover’s Knot Tiara and the Diamond Choker Bracelet) and Diana, Princess of Wales (the Collingwood Pearl Drop Earrings and her engagement ring) for Tuesday’s Diplomatic Reception. (More views here!)

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1. Diamonds adorned the Queen from crown to wrist at the Diplomatic Reception, including the Girls of Great Britain Tiara, Queen Mary’s Floret Earrings, and the King Khalid Necklace. (Much more here!)

The Kent Tiarapedia Is Here!

12.06.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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As we continue this year’s encyclopedic journey through the royal tiaras of the world, we’ve arrived at part of the British royal family that has managed to hang on to some of its heirloom tiaras: the descendants of Prince George and Princess Marina, Duke and Duchess of Kent.

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The Tiarapedia began in 2008 as a project dedicated to collecting information about royal tiaras from around the world. A decade later, I’m updating and revamping the project, adding in the most recent information and gorgeous new images.

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This week’s update to the Tiarapedia focuses on the tiaras worn by the ladies of the Kent branch of the British royal family. Although some of the family’s major tiaras and jewels have been sold over the past few decades, there are still some sparkly gems in their royal vaults.

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I’m adding a new section to the Tiarapedia to the site each week, so stay tuned next week for another installment of royal tiaras! In the meantime, be sure to head over and enjoy a bit of British royal sparkle today — which also happens to be my birthday!

If you could borrow any of the tiaras owned by the Kents, which one would you choose?

British Diplomatic Reception Jewels 2018

12.05.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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We got a delightful surprise from Buckingham Palace last night: a photographer had been allowed access to the annual (and usually private) diplomatic reception! Here’s a look at the sparkling royal jewels that were on display — something so exciting I’m bringing it to you a few hours early!

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The Queen glittered in some of her favorite diamonds, including the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, Queen Mary’s Floret Earrings, and the King Khalid Necklace (a personal favorite of mine, too).

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I also really loved the Queen’s gown for the evening, which was a bit of a twist on her usual white evening dress. The champagne-gold sparkle embellishment is gorgeous!

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Also sparkling mightily: the Duchess of Cornwall. (And her husband, too — men wear formal attire with breeches and hose at this reception. Note the actual Garter on Prince Charles’s leg!)

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Camilla also wore favorite jewels: the Greville Tiara, her pearl choker necklace with the large diamond clasp, and lovely pearl drop earrings.

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The Duchess of Cambridge rounded out the trio of glittering royal ladies for the evening. She wore Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara with the diamond and pearl drop earrings that belonged to her late mother-in-law, Diana, Princess of Wales.