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The Countess of Wessex’s Fascinating Diamond Wedding Tiara

01.18.2023 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

Sophie Rhys-Jones along with her husband Prince Edward smile to the crowd as they leave in an open carriage following their wedding at St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle, Saturday 19 June 1999 (MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP via Getty Images) — Sophie Rhys-Jones along with her husband Prince Edward smile to the crowd as they leave in an open carriage following their wedding at St. George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle, Saturday 19 June 1999 (MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP via Getty Images)

This week’s Wedding Tiara Wednesday article covers a tiara that has divided royal jewelry lovers for decades: the Countess of Wessex’s Wedding Tiara.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s Japanese Pearl Suite

01.17.2023 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

HM Queen Elizabeth II shares a toast with Chinese President Jiang Zemin during a banquet held at the Chinese Embassy in London, October 1999 (REUTERS/Alamy)

The late Queen Elizabeth II had numerous sets of antique pearls in her jewelry collection, but this demi-parure was decidedly more modern. Here’s a closer look at her Japanese Pearl Suite.

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The Connaught Gold Bracelets: A Sentimental Royal Jewelry Tradition

01.16.2023 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

The hands of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark as she gives a press conference on the Danish Royal yacht Dannebrog 25 May 2006, in Athens (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

The jewels passed down by Margaret of Connaught to members of the Swedish, Danish, and Greek royal families include spectacular, glittering pieces—but perhaps the most important of them all are the slim gold bracelets worn by the descendants of her daughter, Queen Ingrid of Denmark.

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