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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 18-24

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September 18-24, 2015
Earrings galore, plus some intriguing necklace choices, dominate this week’s jewel roundup. Vote for your favorites in the poll!
10. The Duchess of Cambridge’s famous sapphire engagement ring was on full display during a Rugby World Cup match on Friday.

9. During their visit to America, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain made a stop in St. Augustine, Florida. Letizia wore her Tous blue quartz and amber earrings for the visit.

8. The day before, Letizia donned a pair of Yanes earrings set with citrines and diamonds in Miami.

7. Last Thursday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore glittering earrings, plus a dress with a bejeweled neckline, to receive an award in Berlin.

6. The House of Bourbon held a dinner Friday in France to mark eleven centuries of their family’s existence — which does seem like an anniversary worth commemorating somehow. Princess Tania of Bourbon-Parma wore pearls, while Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies went for a long pendant necklace.

5. On Tuesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore pearl earrings and a long pearl necklace at the opening of a visitors’ center in Amsterdam.

4. Queen Letizia accompanied King Felipe to the opera in Madrid on Tuesday. She wore her de Grisogono black diamond earrings; they heard Donizetti’s Roberto Devereaux.

3. Queen Sonja of Norway and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Beatrix wore gold jewelry…

2. …while Sonja donned a serious set of statement jewelry, including a necklace, bracelet, and coordinating earrings.

Photo Anna-Lena Ahlström, The Royal Court, Sweden

1. My number one spot goes to Crown Princess Victoria, who sparkled in a new portrait released by the Swedish court this week. The image, taken last December, features Victoria wearing the Baden Fringe Tiara with Queen Josefina’s Stomacher Necklace.

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: August 14-27

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August 14-27, 2015

Time yet again for a recap of some of the royal jewels on display over the past few weeks. We’re still in the doldrums of August, but we’ve got a few bejeweled appearances to discuss! Be sure to vote for your favorite jewels in the poll below…

10. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a delicate necklace, earrings, and bracelets with a silver watch at the Climate Pilgrimage on August 22.

9. Joining Victoria at the Climate Pilgrimage was Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, who wore a gold pendant necklace and colorful bracelets.

8. During the VJ Day anniversary celebrations on August 15, the Countess of Wessex wore her trendy pearl earrings from Heavenly Necklaces, with a large pearl affixed to the back of a smaller stud.

7. Here’s how you know that the back-to-front pearl earrings are definitely on trend: Queen Rania of Jordan wore a marbleized pair at a university conference in France on August 26.

6. Empress Michiko of Japan wore a pair of interesting earrings and a simple pendant necklace to travel to a medical checkup in Tokyo on August 9.

5. Four days earlier, Michiko wore a simpler pair of earrings with a pearl necklace at the Florence Nightingale awards ceremony.

4. Crown Princess Victoria wore a rather “sharp” pair of earrings with a coordinating bracelet at the Radio Sweden anniversary celebrations on August 21.

3. Queen Maxima selected a lovely pair of earrings with a pale pink pendant drop at the opening of Papageno House on August 26.

2. The Duchess of Cornwall wore some of her favorite pieces of jewelry — her pearl and diamond earrings, plus her pearl necklace with the round diamond clasp — at the VJ Day anniversary celebrations on August 15.

1. Queen Elizabeth II chose one of her most important brooches — the Cullinan V — for the VJ Day anniversary celebrations. (You can read more about the Cullinan Diamond here!)

Royal Ascot Jewels 2015: Day 1

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Get excited, everybody! It’s the most wonderful time of the year again: Royal Ascot, AKA HAT CHRISTMAS! Let’s have a gander at the millinery and bejeweled wonders on display, shall we?

The Queen wore pink for Day 1, which is always good, but even more thrilling is the fact that she debuted a brand-new brooch! And even better? It’s a major British heirloom. The Crown Ruby Brooch originally belonged to Queen Victoria; it was set with opals instead of these enormous rubies when it was made by Garrard in the 1850s. The brooch was later altered, and the opals were replaced. It was worn by Queen Mary, and then by the Queen Mum. Today was the Queen’s first-ever public appearance in this important brooch. So exciting!

No real jewel surprises, however, from the Duchess of Cornwall, who wore her standard pearl and diamond jewelry. The neckline of her dress, however, also gave us a glimpse of the small pendant she wears underneath her larger necklaces. (The hat? The minty cornhusks need to go.)

Sophie Wessex was the picture of elegance, as per usual, but she also didn’t offer any jewel surprises, wearing the same pearl cluster earrings and brooch that she’s been sporting frequently over the past few weeks.

Princess Anne wore a golden brooch, plus pearl stud earrings, but the real story? THAT HAT. What in the world is growing underneath the brim???

No jewelry, as usual, for Princess Beatrice. And I’m concerned that her hat is making a run for it.

Zara Phillips was sunny and happy in a petite yellow and taupe hat, plus small earrings.

Royal Ascot is the gift that keeps on giving in terms of royal reaction photos. Here, Autumn Phillips wears silver-toned earrings amid her shock!

The Duchess of Gloucester wore the same set of sapphire and diamond earrings and clips that she wore recently at a garden party, but this time she placed the clips side by side.

The patch was back for Princess Michael of Kent, who coordinated it with her black-and-white jewels, hat, and dress.

Lady Sarah Chatto was also in bold black and white colors, wearing earrings that belonged to her late mother, Princess Margaret. (I think the brooch may also be one of Margaret’s, but I can’t be sure from this angle.) But the bigger question: is that a real camera or a fancy purse?

One more customary royal guest stopped by for the first day: Princess Haya of Jordan, wife of the Sheikh of Dubai. Love the small pearl earrings, totally perplexed by the hat. There is such a thing as too many flowers.

Stay tuned for more Royal Ascot jewels all week here at The Court Jeweller!