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Royal Tour of Canada: Sunday in Vancouver

09.25.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Vancouver (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The Cambridges’ royal tour of western Canada continued on Sunday with events in Vancouver. Here’s a look at Kate’s jewelry choices for the day.

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Kate chose earrings with a diamond stud and pearl drop for Sunday’s visits to the Immigrant Services Society and Sheway.

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Here’s a closer look at the earrings. I don’t think we’ve seen this particular configuration on Kate before. I’ve seen speculation that the pearl drops could be the baroque pearl pair from Annoushka, but the metallic loop atop these pearl drops appears to be significantly smaller than the loop on the Annoushka pair. The place where the drop and stud connect makes it look — to me, at least — like these drops are not interchangeable.

UPDATE: Heavenly Necklaces has announced on Instagram that these are their earrings. I’ve still seen some skepticism of this, but we’ll see! The Countess of Wessex, who is also a Heavenly Necklaces fan, has worn a very similar pair of earrings once before.

UPDATE #2: Kate wore these earrings a second time on her visit to the Netherlands, and royal reporters have confirmed that they are on loan to Kate from the Queen. She wore a very similar pair — possibly the same ones — during her Silver Jubilee festivities.

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Kate also wore a few familiar pieces: her Cartier watch and her wedding and engagement rings.

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What do you think of Kate’s jewelry look for today?

Royal Tour of Canada: Arrival in Victoria

09.25.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Cambridges arrive in Canada (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

And so it begins! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, have arrived in British Columbia to embark on a tour of Canada. We’ll be following all of Kate’s jewelry here during the tour, and we’ve got a great couple of pieces to kick things off.

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Kate chose her diamond and tanzanite earrings from Collins and Sons for the arrival. The vivid blue of the tanzanites pairs perfectly with her royal blue dress and hat (which, naturally, is festooned with maple leaves).

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Here’s a close look at the earrings, plus the coordinating necklace from the suite. You can read our extensive post on the set over here.

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For the second time, the Queen has loaned Kate a piece of jewelry with a very Canadian connection: the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch that belonged to the Queen Mother. Made by Asprey, the brooch was a gift to the Queen Mum from her husband, King George VI, in 1939. The gift was in commemoration of their 1939 tour of Canada; the Queen Mum wore it for the first time during their Atlantic crossing.

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Above, the Queen Mum wears the brooch in April 1940, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, during a visit to an ammunition factory. She kept and wore the brooch throughout her lifetime, and it was inherited by the Queen in 2002. Since then, the Queen has loaned the piece to both the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge.

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Kate wore the brooch multiple times during the Cambridges’ last tour of Canada, which took place shortly after their wedding in the summer of 2011. Above, she wears the brooch (and another maple-leaf themed hat) in Ottawa on Canada Day. You can read more about the Maple Leaf Brooch in our post here.

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In one of my favorite images from the airport arrival, Princess Charlotte reached out to grasp her great-great-grandmother’s brooch.

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At the official welcome ceremony in Victoria, Kate wore the same outfit and jewelry. Her wedding and engagement rings were also visible.

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Here’s a closer look at both major jewelry pieces from today’s arrival. I give the entire look a thumbs-up — how about you?

Kate’s Jewelry Box: The Polar Bear Brooch

06.26.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Polar Bear Brooch (Photo: Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images)

Today, our journey through the Duchess of Cambridge’s jewelry box takes us to an unusual item. The Polar Bear Brooch is a unique piece not only because of its design but also because Kate has yet to wear it in public.

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Kate received the brooch from the regional government of the Northwest Territories during the Cambridges’ 2011 tour of Canada. The brooch, which was made by Harry Winston, features 4.5 carats of pavé-set diamonds in platinum. In total, the brooch includes 302 diamonds, all of which were mined at the local Diavik Diamond Mine.

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Kate wasn’t the only Cambridge to receive a glittering gift from the government: William received a pair of cufflinks that match the brooch’s polar bear design. The cufflinks are also made of platinum and set with 390 diamonds (weighing 2.48 carats total), all of which were also sourced from the Diavik mine.

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We saw photographs of Kate admiring her new brooch during the official presentation of the gift, but we haven’t seen her actually wear it yet. Since brooches aren’t yet a regular part of Kate’s jewelry rotation, I think it’s possible that we may not see her wear the piece until her next swing through Yellowknife during a Canadian tour.