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Dazzling Danish Jewels in Paris

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark headed to Paris for an official visit this week, and we’ve got a look at all of the sparkling jewels worn by the royals for the trip.

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Fred and Mary arrived on Monday and kicked things off with a visit to La Grande Arche de la Defense, which was designed thirty years ago by Danish architect Johan Otto von Spreckelsen.

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Mary wore navy for the day’s engagements, which also included a visit to a room designed by Philippe Stark at the Georges Pompidou Hospital.

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She accessorized with a pair of pearl drop earrings featuring an intricate diamond stud.

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She also wore a trio of bracelets — a station-style pearl bracelet, a Cartier Love Bracelet, and a slim gold bangle — as well as a pair of rings.

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Instead of her ruby and diamond engagement ring, she wore a larger pave-set ring with a pale center stone.

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Fred and Mary returned to La Grande Arche for a reception on Monday evening.

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Mary paired modern hoop earrings from Marianne Dulong with her polka-dotted dress.

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On Tuesday, Mary dodged raindrops as she visited Les Peupliers, a private hospital in Paris.

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She added a little sparkle to her navy and cream outfit with glittering earrings.

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For Tuesday evening’s gala dinner at city hall, Fred and Mary were joined by Princess Joachim and Princess Marie, who are currently living in Paris.

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Mary wore a feminine blue and white dress for the dinner.

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She accessorized with a pair of diamond earrings in a five-petal flower design.

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Extra sparkle came courtesy of her bracelet and her large aquamarine cocktail ring, which is part of her extensive collection of aquamarine jewels. (More here!)

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Princess Marie dazzled in a shimmering dress with diamond earrings, a diamond tennis-style bracelet, and a cocktail ring set with a blue gemstone.

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On Wednesday, Mary was accompanied by French First Lady Brigitte Macron as she headed to Lamartine High School in Paris.

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Mary wore an autumnal plaid skirt and a cream sweater for the visit.

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She added extra interest to her ensemble with diamond-encrusted hoop earrings.

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She again wore her Cartier Love Bracelet and a slim gold bangle on her left wrist. Instead of her engagement ring or the larger ring she wore earlier in the week, she slipped a slim diamond band on her left hand. I think the band is one of her rings from Ole Lyngaard.

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She also wore a station-style bracelet with black pearls on her right wrist, plus a coordinating black pearl and gold ring on her right hand.

Savoy Jewels Stolen in Paris

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The Savoys attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills (JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty Images)

Let’s catch up here on a story I tweeted about a few weeks ago: the theft of jewels from the home of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his wife, Clotilde Courau.

The couple attends the pre-wedding gala in Luxembourg, October 2012 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The theft took place at the couple’s apartment in Paris while they were away on holiday. Tatler notes that the crime occurred only a few weeks after Clotilde’s handbag, with house keys inside, was stolen on the subway. The article notes, “It is being speculated in the French media that the couple did not get around to changing their locks and that the thieves were able to let themselves inside, suggesting it was the work of professionals.”

Marina, Vittorio Emanuele, Emanuele Filiberto, and Clotilde in Monaco, July 2011 (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)

The couple will be familiar to those who pay attention to European royal events. Emanuele Filiberto is the only son of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, one of the pretenders to the Italian throne, and his wife, Marina. Emanuele Filiberto’s paternal grandparents were King Umberto II and Queen Marie-Jose of Italy, which means that he has Italian, Belgian, Montenegrin, and German royal heritage.

Clotilde sparkles at the Official Trophee Chopard Dinner Photocall in Cannes, May 2019 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Chopard)

Clotilde is a famous French actress. We’ve occasionally covered her jewelry here on the site, but as she often appears at events sponsored by jewelry brands (like the Chopard dinner above), it’s hard to know which jewelry she owns and which has been loaned to her. It’s estimated that the stolen jewelry was worth between 200,000 and 500,000 euros.

The couple on their wedding day in 2003 (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

I’m really, really hoping that the Savoy Tourmaline Parure was not among the stolen pieces. Clotilde wore the tiara and earrings from the grand heirloom suite at the couple’s wedding in Rome in 2003.

Clotilde at the princely wedding reception in Monaco, July 2011 (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

More recently, she wore the earrings for a dinner following the wedding of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco in July 2011.

The couple at the wedding dinner in Monaco, July 2011 (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

No information has been released about the specific pieces of jewelry taken by the thieves, but one police source called the jewels “recognizable.” These sorts of stories occasionally have happy outcomes, but those seem to be the exception to the rule. Here’s hoping that the family heirlooms were safely stored away at Emanuele Filiberto’s parents’ home in Switzerland, not in Paris.