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This Week in Royal Jewels: July 29-August 4

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July 29-August 4, 2016
Summer vacations and Olympic meetings dominate this week’s jewel roundup. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Infanta Elena of Spain was in Palma de Mallorca this week for the royal family’s annual holiday. She wore casual stacks of bracelets and necklaces on Monday at the Calanova Nautic Club.

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9. On Friday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore glittering star-shaped stud earrings to bid farewell to Spain’s Olympic team at the airport in Madrid.
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8. In Rio, Princess Anne wore pearls and a floral-esque brooch at the Team GB British House Reception on Wednesday.
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7. In Mallorca, Queen Letizia wore a pair of gold-toned hoop earrings from Mango for a big family dinner on Sunday at the Flaningan Restaurante.
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6. Infanta Elena chose a tasseled statement necklace for Sunday evening’s dinner.
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5. And Queen Sofia of Spain wore a long, beaded necklace for the family outing. (And, bonus! That’s a sparkly headband on the Princess of Asturias!)
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4. Here’s a royal lady we don’t see often enough: Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia (nee Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein), the widow of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, who was the son of Prince Paul and Princess Olga. She wore a pair of major earrings with pearls for an art exhibition in Marbella on Friday.
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3. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the opening meeting of the IOC in Rio on Monday; she wore major statement earrings, plus bracelets and rings, for the event.
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2. Empress Michiko of Japan was in Tokyo on Sunday for a concert. Unusually, she wore both pearls and a jewel with a colored gemstone: a lovely brooch that is set with diamonds and a blue stone (possibly a blue topaz?).
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1. Queen Haminah Hamidun of Malaysia wore glittering jewels — including rings and a gem-studded brooch — for Sunday’s Warriors’ Day Celebration, where she was visibly moved by the presentations.

This Week in Royal Jewels: July 1-7

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July 1-7, 2016
Royals are still out and about this week ahead of the coming holiday doldrums, so we’ve got a few pieces to enjoy. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Countess of Wessex wore a pair of freshwater pearl earrings with a gold-toned starfish dangle to watch the women’s semi-final at Wimbledon on Thursday. The earrings are by Heavenly Necklaces. (You can’t see them in this photo, but she also wore bracelets by Tiffany and Patrick Mavros.)

Photo: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images

9. Queen Letizia of Spain chose a pair of vibrant statement earrings by Zara to deliver scholarships in Madrid on Tuesday. (See more photos from this event here!)

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8. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a summertime tour in Wales this week. Camilla wore her lovely diamond leek badge for a visit to an ice cream parlor in Gwynedd on Tuesday. The brooch is modeled after the cap badge of the Welsh Guards; Prince Charles is their royal colonel.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Dior

7. In Paris, Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand attended the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2016 show on Monday; she wore a major pair of earrings for the event, and I think we can assume that they’re by Dior.

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6. Queen Letizia was also in Paris this week, where she spoke at a conference on Thursday. She wore a pair of intriguing earrings that appear to have a baroque pearl drop. (See more photos over here!)

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5. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore pearl drop earrings during a visit to Tongeren with King Philippe and the Duchess of Brabant on Saturday.

Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images

4. For an official send-off for Japan’s Olympic athletes on Sunday, Crown Princess Masako wore pearls. (See more pictures, including a clearer image of the ring, over here!)

Photo: ANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty Images

3. The Duchess of Cambridge stunned in a new pair of earrings by Soru Jewellery this week, wearing them to a museum awards ceremony on Wednesday evening and then again at Wimbledon on Thursday. The earrings feature baroque pearls and Swarovski crystals. (More photos and a link to the brand’s site over here!)

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2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has been in Scotland all week, and on Saturday, she wore her mother’s diamond palm leaf brooch for the opening of Scotland’s parliament in Edinburgh. (This almost got my top vote of the week, but it’s partially hidden by her lapel in all of the photos!)

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1. The fun, glittering tassel earrings worn by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands this week ended up getting my top vote. These feature gemstone beads (probably garnets?) gathered by diamond “ribbons.” She wore them for a meeting with the Greek president at Noordeinde Palace on Monday.