![Queen Maxima at the Concertgebouw prior to the counter performance. Italian President Sergio Mattarella pays a three-day state visit to the Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima01.jpg?resize=1200%2C809&ssl=1)
Queen Máxima offered us a second gala jewelry look during last week’s Italian state visit, mixing a classic suite of jewels with Italian couture.
![Italian President Sergio Mattarella, his daughter Laura Mattarella, King Willem-Alexander and Queen arrive at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, on November 10, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1074&ssl=1)
On the second evening of the Italian state visit to the Netherlands, President Mattarella and his daughter, Laura, hosted a return event: an evening of musical performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
![Dutch Queen Maxima (L) and Dutch King Willem-Alexander arrive at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, on November 10, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima07.jpg?resize=1200%2C2238&ssl=1)
Queen Máxima has been a keen royal sartorial recycler of late, and Thursday evening’s concert was no exception. She wore a caftan-style evening gown from Valentino for the occasion, paying tribute to her Italian guests with her choice of designer. The dress has been in Máxima’s closet for several years.
![Italian President Sergio Mattarella, his daughter Laura Mattarella, King Willem-Alexander and Queen arrive at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, on November 10, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1530&ssl=1)
Máxima added even more color to the ensemble with her jewels, wearing pieces from her suite of tutti frutti jewelry.
![Queen Maxima at the Concertgebouw prior to the counter performance. Italian President Sergio Mattarella pays a three-day state visit to the Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1678&ssl=1)
She also wore diamonds, including a pair of stud earrings with a slim diamond-set border.
![Dutch Queen Maxima (L) and Dutch King Willem-Alexander arrive at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, on November 10, 2022](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1806&ssl=1)
Here’s a better look at the tutti frutti necklace and bracelet. Máxima also wore her diamond family initial bracelet on her left wrist. Both she and Willem-Alexander wore small gold pins for the concert as well—I think they’re part of the insignia of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
![King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands at the concert of Simone Lamsmaon May 24, 2018 in Luxembourg](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1914&ssl=1)
Thursday wasn’t the first time that Máxima combined the Valentino gown with the tutti frutti set. She wore the same combination in May 2018 during the state visit to Luxembourg. On that occasion, she also added her diamond and emerald earrings.
![Dutch Princess Maxima and Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander holding Princess Ariane arrive to attend celebrations marking his 40th birthday at the Loo Palace on September 1, 2007 in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1571&ssl=1)
But she’s had the tutti frutti jewels in her collection for even longer than that. Máxima debuted the set in September 2007 at Willem-Alexander’s 40th birthday party in Apeldoorn, pairing the necklace and bracelet with diamonds and a festive pink dress.
![Dutch Princess Maxima arrives to attend celebrations marking the 40th birthday of Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander at the Loo Palace on September 1, 2007 in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1850&ssl=1)
Here’s a closer look at the necklace from that first outing, showing the carved details of the emeralds, sapphires, and rubies. The set was purchased from Christie’s in Amsterdam, perhaps by Willem-Alexander as a gift for his wife. At the time, the necklace reportedly sold for $35,000 and the bracelet for an additional $32,000.
![Prince Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands (L-R), Queen Beatrix, President Tony Tan Keng Yam, his wife Mary Tan and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands attend an official state banquet offered by President Tony Tan Keng Yam at Istana Palace in Singapore, 24 January 2013](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima12.jpg?resize=1200%2C1765&ssl=1)
Over the years, the bracelet has proved particularly useful for Máxima, who often pairs it with other jewelry combinations for both day and evening events. In Singapore in 2013, she wore the bracelet with Queen Wilhemina’s Diamond Haircomb and her own diamond chandelier earrings.
![Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands pose during the first official visit of the new Belgian King and Queen to the Dutch Royal couple in The Hague on November 8, 2013](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima11.jpg?resize=1200%2C1881&ssl=1)
Later the same year, she wore the bracelet with her diamond and tanzanite earrings during an official visit from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians to the Netherlands.
![Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits the monument of Polish World War II veteran General Stanislav Maczek as part of their trip to Poland on June 24, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima10.jpg?resize=1200%2C1706&ssl=1)
She paired the bracelet with her ruby and diamond floral earrings during a visit to Poland in June 2014.
![Queen Maxima of The Netherlands leaves the Royal Palace Amsterdam after the Gala diner for the Corps diplomatique on April 24, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&ssl=1)
She’s also worn the bracelet with Queen Juliana’s aquamarines (including the tiara and large pendant), as seen here in a photograph from the diplomatic corps dinner in April 2018.
![King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands at the Red Ribbon Concert organized by the AIDS2018 organizations on May 16, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1771&ssl=1)
She wore the bracelet again with the ruby and diamond floral earrings and a daring red jumpsuit a few weeks later, for the Red Ribbon Concert in Amsterdam in May 2018.
![Queen Maxima at the Concertgebouw prior to the counter performance. Italian President Sergio Mattarella pays a three-day state visit to the Netherlands](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-1115-maxima02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1734&ssl=1)
Here’s one more look at Máxima wearing the tutti frutti necklace for Thursday evening’s concert. Tutti frutti jewels aren’t everyone’s jam, but there’s something about them that I think works wonderfully with Máxima’s exuberant personality.
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