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Jewels on Film: Elizabeth II Visits Austria (1969)

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Daytime and evening jewels are both on display in this film of Queen Elizabeth II’s 1969 state visit to Austria, including a glittering state banquet at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, formerly home to the Habsburgs

More jewels from the visit: tiaras on both Elizabeth II and Princess Anne, who joined her parents toward the end of the trip

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 8-14

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January 8-14, 2016
We’re back with our weekly roundup of royal jewels! See what pieces were out and about this week, and vote for your favorite in the poll below!
10. Photographers gave us a good look at the Duchess of Cambridge’s Kiki McDonough citrine earrings on Sunday at a ceremony marking the centenary of the end of the Gallipoli campaign.

9. In Madrid, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her cabochon ruby earrings at a drug addiction charity meeting on Tuesday.

8. Letizia selected her Links of London Hope Egg earrings on Friday for a series of audiences at Zarzuela Palace.

7. On Tuesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore diamond and pearl earrings to welcome Queen Rania of Jordan to Brussels.

6. In an event from last week’s calendar, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore an impressive pair of spherical statement earrings at an awards ceremony in Lisse.

5. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore gold jewelry on Wednesday to the annual New Year’s reception for the diplomatic corps in Amsterdam.

4. For the same diplomatic reception, Maxima chose the diamond pendant earrings from Queen Juliana’s collection, wearing them with citrine drops.

3. Maxima wore diamonds and emeralds — a pair of glittering earrings and a butterfly brooch — for Tuesday’s reception at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.

2. Of all the royals who gathered for the 95th birthday celebrations of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, for me the most impressive jewelry-wearer was his elder daughter, Archduchess Marie Astrid. She wore a gorgeous pearl choker necklace with a jeweled clasp and coordinating pearl drop earrings. (ETA: Drat, foiled by Twitter! This picture is from Jean’s 90th birthday celebration in 2011. Still love the necklace!)

1. My list this week is book-ended by the Windsors at the Gallipoli campaign commemoration. My top spot goes, as it so often does, to Queen Elizabeth II. She wore her Pearl Triangle Brooch, which features two large pearls and a yellow diamond.

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 26-July 2

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June 26-July 2, 2015

With the craziness of Royal June winding down, we’re back to our normal posting schedule with a weekly roundup of royal jewels! Our posts on the Queen’s state visit to Germany are here and here — now let’s see what some of the other royals have been up to, shall we?

10. On Saturday, the always-glamorous Charlotte Casiraghi wore an interesting pair of geometric hoop earrings at the annual equestrian jumping event in Monte-Carlo.

9. Also at the equestrian festival were Princess Caroline and Princess Alexandra. While Alexandra went with a delicate necklace, Princess Caroline wore a bright, chunky earrings-and-bracelet set. (Also, check out that watch!)

8. On June 30, the Duchess of Cornwall wore an especially meaningful elephant pin at a fundraiser for the Elephant Family, a charity started by her late brother, Mark Shand. You also get a good look here at the small necklace she often wears under her larger necklaces. Not sure what the small pendant is made of, but it’s lovely.

7. For the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on Wednesday, Camilla went with pearls.

6. The Fete Imperiale in Vienna this weekend drew a royal crowd, including Eilika von Habsburg (the sister-in-law of the head of the Habsburg family), who wore a triple-stranded pearl necklace.

5. Infanta Elena of Spain also attended the Fete Imperiale, wearing aquamarine earrings, a diamond pendant necklace, multiple bracelets, and the insignia of the Order of Charles III.

4. Tatiana of Greece and Denmark selected an intriguing modern pair of earrings for an event at the Natural History Museum in London on Saturday.

3. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore an enormous pair of jeweled tassel earrings on Wednesday during her trip to the Philippines.

2. The Spanish royals are on a state visit to Mexico this week. Queen Letizia debuted a new pair of Tous ruby and emerald earrings on Monday in Mexico City.

1. Letizia also gets my top spot this week for the gorgeous diamond pendant earrings she sported during the state banquet in Mexico.