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This Week in Royal Jewels: August 3-9

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August 3-9, 2018
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain wore threader-style earrings with a golden star stud to host Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife, Maria Begona Gomez Fernandez, at Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca on Monday. (More over here!)

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9. The Countess of Wessex wore small, sailing-appropriate jewels on Monday during an Association of Sail Training Organisations sailing day in Gosport.
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8. For the last day of the 37th Copa del Rey Mapfre sailing cup in Palma de Mallorca on Saturday, Letizia chose her Chanel star stud earrings. (More here!)
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7. Sophie chose golden jewels, including her initial necklace and a bracelet from Tiffany, as she attended the FIH Womens Hockey World Cup final in London on Sunday.
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6. The Duchess of Sussex was elegant in her small diamond hoop earrings for the wedding of family friend Charlie van Straubenzee in Frensham on Saturday.
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5. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was lovely in a pair of earrings with pink gemstone drops for Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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4. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore the badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland as she inspected the pipes and drums outside the gates of Balmoral on Monday.
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3. For the annual dinner for local authorities at the Almudaina Palace in Palma de Mallorca on Friday, Queen Sofia of Spain layered on numerous golden jewels and a gorgeous sapphire ring. (See much more here!)
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2. The Princess Royal was elegant in pearl cluster earrings and a necklace of pearls and blue beads for Monday’s Royal London Yacht Club Champagne Party in Cowes.
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1. Letizia chose a pair of earrings with diamond studs and sparkling orange gemstone drops for Friday’s dinner at the Almudaina Palace. (More here!)

Queen Anne-Marie’s Diamond Swan Brooch

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Anne-Marie wears the brooch at Crown Princess Victoria’s pre-wedding gala in Stockholm, June 2010 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

We’re continuing to pilfer through the jewelry box of our Magpie of the Month — Queen Anne-Marie, who was once Queen of the Hellenes — and today, we’ve got a look at her glittering diamond brooch in the shape of a swan.

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Little information appears to be available about the brooch’s provenance, but it seems to have some significance for Anne-Marie, as she has worn it for some major events. Above, she wears the swan for the christening of her younger daughter, Princess Theodora, in London in October 1983.

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And here, she dons the brooch for the wedding of her eldest son, Crown Prince Pavlos, in July 1995.

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Five years later, Anne-Marie wore the brooch with the necklace she inherited from Queen Alexandrine for a gala dinner for the Prince’s Trust in London.

Anne-Marie wears the brooch at Crown Princess Victoria’s pre-wedding gala in Stockholm, June 2010 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

In 2010, Anne-Marie brought the brooch with her to Sweden, where she wore it for the pre-wedding concert held in honor of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. The bright red dress she wore the brooch against on this occasion really helped to set off the brooch’s details.

Anne-Marie wears the brooch during her sister’s Ruby Jubilee festivities in Copenhagen, January 2012 (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Anne-Marie has also innovated with the brooch’s placement, wearing it at her waist for one of the events during the 2012 Ruby Jubilee celebrations of her eldest sister, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. On this occasion, she paired the brooch with an important Danish diadem: the Khedive of Egypt Tiara.

Anne-Marie wears the brooch at the Sovereigns’ Luncheon during the Diamond Jubilee festivities in Britain, May 2012 (Dominic Lipinski/AFP/Getty Images)

The brooch managed to sparkle against a more neutral color palette when Anne-Marie wore it for the grand Sovereigns’ Luncheon during Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Anne-Marie wears the brooch at the Sovereigns’ Luncheon during the Diamond Jubilee festivities in Britain, May 2012 (JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images)

This profile angle gives you a nice idea of the size and heft of the brooch — and of the extreme sparkliness of its diamonds!

Queen Margrethe’s Anchor Brooches

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Margrethe wears her diamond and sapphire anchor brooch in Berlin, September 2014 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

When you’re the monarch of a nation with a grand maritime history, it’s no surprise that your jewelry box contains more than one brooch with a seafaring theme. Today, we’re looking at two anchor brooches worn by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Margrethe wears her silver anchor brooch in Norway, July 2007 (Niels Henrik Dam/Getty Images)

One of the brooches is made of silver-toned metal with blue enamel accents. Above, Margrethe wears the brooch for the official opening of the Spangereid Canal in Lindesnes, part of the 70th birthday celebrations for Queen Sonja of Norway in July 2007.

Margrethe wears her diamond and sapphire anchor brooch in Berlin, September 2014 (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

A grander example of the style is Margrethe’s diamond and sapphire anchor brooch. Bjarne Steen Jensen notes that Margrethe often wears her brooch for maritime-related events, as well as her annual trips aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog. Here, Margrethe wears the brooch for during a visit to Germany in September 2014, where she visited a replica of a Viking ship in Berlin.

A closer view of Margrethe’s diamond and sapphire anchor brooch (HENNING BAGGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s a closer look at the brooch, with its line of sapphires set straight down the center. Queen Alexandrine’s collection also included a similar sapphire and diamond brooch, but that piece was inherited by Margrethe’s cousin, the late Princess Elisabeth. Unlike Margrethe’s, Elisabeth’s brooch also features sapphires across the bottom of the anchor.

Margrethe wears her diamond and sapphire anchor brooch in South Korea, October 2007 (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Margrethe does often wear her diamond and sapphire brooch for naval events, but she also wears the piece more generally. Above, she dons the brooch at the Changdeok Palace in Seoul during her October 2007 visit to South Korea.

Margrethe wears her diamond and sapphire anchor brooch for the annual summer photocall at Grasten, July 2016 (HENNING BAGGER/AFP/Getty Images)

And she’s also chosen the brooch for family events, like the annual photocall at Grasten Palace in July 2016.