Kate’s Jewelry Box

The Queen’s Pearls for Kate’s First Solo Foreign Trip

10.11.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Kate wears diamond and pearl earrings in The Hague (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Insert your “Girl with the Pearl Earring” puns here: the Duchess of Cambridge chose a very appropriate — and, it turns out, valuable — pair of earbobs for her visit to the Netherlands today.

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Kate’s on her first official solo foreign visit today. Above, we see her meeting with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at Villa Eikenhorst in The Hague. (Maxima’s out of town. I KNOW. It’s a tragic missed opportunity.)

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For the visit, Kate wore a pair of earrings that she debuted during the recent tour of Canada: diamond studs with small pearl drops. You can see a detailed shot of the earrings above.

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You’ll recall that, during the Canadian tour, Heavenly Necklaces intimated that these earrings could be from their collection. We learned today that this is not the case: royal reporters have confirmed that the earrings are indeed on loan from the Queen.

Poll: Best Maple Leaf Outing for Kate?

10.03.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch (Photo: Chris Jackson – Pool/Getty Images)

For our final Canadian tour wrap-up post, it’s poll time! The Duchess of Cambridge has borrrowed the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch from the Queen for each of her two royal visits to Canada, wearing it a total of six times. Have a look at each of her outings in the brooch, and then vote for your favorite in the poll below!

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July 1, 2011: Kate wore the brooch in public for the first time in Ottawa on Canada Day, pairing it with white topaz and diamond stud earrings by Kiki McDonough and Asprey’s 167 Diamond Button Pave Pendant Necklace

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July 1, 2011: Later that same evening, Kate wore the brooch to view fireworks in Ottawa, this time with the earrings from her diamond baguette and cluster suite

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July 8, 2011: For a visit to the Calgary Zoo, Kate wore the brooch with the Kiki McDonough white topaz and diamond stud earrings

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September 24, 2016: Kate arrived in Canada wearing the brooch at the start of the 2016 tour, pairing it with her diamond and tanzanite earrings from Collins and Sons

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September 26, 2016: For a reception at Government House in Victoria, Kate wore the brooch with baroque pearl and crystal earrings by Soru Jewellery

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October 1, 2016: For her farewell to western Canada, Kate wore the brooch once more, this time with her Kiki McDonough diamond hoop earrings and Annoushka Jewellery pearl drops

Royal Tour Recap: The Cambridges in Canada

10.02.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Duchess of Cambridge arrives in Victoria (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Now that the Cambridge family’s autumn 2016 tour of western Canada has officially wrapped, here’s a handy-dandy guide to our posts on all of the jewelry that Kate wore during the visit. Which pieces were your favorites?

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September 24: Arrival in Victoria [diamond and tanzanite earrings (Collins and Sons), Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch (Asprey), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 25: Sunday in Vancouver [diamond and pearl earrings (possibly Heavenly Necklaces), watch (Cartier), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 26: New Earrings in Bella Bella [golden kite-shaped earrings (Pippa Small), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 26: Government House Reception [baroque pearl and crystal earrings (Soru Jewellery), Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch (Asprey), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 27: University Visit in Kelowna [green onyx drop earrings (Monica Vinader), watch (Cartier), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 28: Museum Visit in Whitehorse [pearl drop earrings (Annoushka Jewellery/Kiki McDonough), watch (Cartier), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 28: Carcross Welcome Ceremony [gold-toned earrings (Shelley MacDonald), watch (Cartier), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 29: Children’s Party in Victoria [diamond leaf earrings (Kiki McDonough), wedding and engagement rings]

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September 30: Fishing in Haida Gwaii [citrine drop earrings (Kiki McDonough), wedding and engagement rings]

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October 1: Pearls in Victoria [pearl drop earrings (Annoushka Jewellery/Kiki McDonough), woodland charm pendant necklace (Asprey), wedding and engagement rings]

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October 1: Farewell in Victoria [pearl drop earrings (Annoushka Jewellery/Kiki McDonough), Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch (Asprey), wedding and engagement rings]