This Week in Royal Jewels: January 24-30

January 24-30, 2020

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20. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her golden bamboo hoop earrings to welcome the National Handball Men’s team to Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday.

19. In Monaco on Sunday evening, Princess Charlene wore back-to-front pearl earrings for the annual Sainte Devote procession. (More here!)

18. The Duchess of Cambridge chose her gold filigree earrings from Accessorize for Wednesday’s breakfast visit to the London Early Years Foundation.

17. Kate wore her pearl cluster earrings on Monday for the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in London.

16. On Tuesday, Kate chose her diamond earrings and necklace from Mappin and Webb’s Empress collection for a workshop run by the National Portrait Gallery’s Hospital Programme at Evelina Children’s Hospital in London.

15. Margarita Vargas Santaella, wife of Luis Alfonso de Borbon (a Spanish royal cousin, great-grandson of Franco, and the French Legitimist pretender), wore sparkling diamond stud earrings for a memorial for the late Infanta Pilar of Spain at the Monasterio de El Escorial on Wednesday.

14. For Monday’s commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in Poland, Queen Letizia wore her bezel-set diamond stud earrings.

13. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore her diamond and pearl cluster stud earrings on Monday in Poland for the Auschwitz liberation commemorations.

12. Princess Charlene chose classic pearl studs for the Sainte Devote mass at Monaco’s cathedral on Monday. (More here!)

11. On Thursday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore gold statement earrings and a mixed-metal cuff bracelet for the opening of a special exhibition on Van Eyck in Ghent.

10. For a sports gala in Stockholm on Monday, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore major feathery gold statement earrings with delicate bracelets and a cocktail ring. (See more here!)

9. For Infanta Pilar’s memorial service on Wednesday, Infanta Cristina of Spain wore diamond and pearl drop earrings.

8. Queen Sofia of Spain wore earrings with pale gemstone drops to celebrate the life of her late sister-in-law, Infanta Pilar, on Wednesday.

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7. For the second time this month, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore the Bird of Paradise Jubilee Brooch for a church service near Sandringham. (More on the brooch here!)

6. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her black pearl necklace (nearly hidden beneath her neckline) on Wednesday for a visit to Second Time Around, a store providing support and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities in Banbury.

5. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore multicolored pearls for Infanta Pilar’s memorial service in Spain on Wednesday.

4. To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on Monday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands chose simple pearl jewelry.

3. Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies wore pearls, including a necklace with a dark floral pendant, to celebrate Infanta Pilar’s life in Spain on Wednesday. 

2. Queen Letizia wore her gorgeous Australian pearl drop earrings for Infanta Pilar’s memorial on Wednesday; all of the pearls were a lovely tribute to a woman who loved them immensely!

1. On Monday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore the Queen Mother’s Rock Crystal Brooch in Poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. (More on the brooch over here!)