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Caroline, Karl, and the Rose Ball

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On Tuesday, we learned of the death of Karl Lagerfeld, the famed designer and creative director of Chanel. Royal fans will recognize Karl as one of the close friends of Princess Caroline of Monaco. Today, we’ve got a retrospective of Karl and Caroline together at the annual Rose Ball, an event that he often helped design.

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Bow ties and a chatelaine at the Rose Ball, 1985
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Emeralds and a floral brooch, Rose Ball 2003
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Rings and necklaces, Rose Ball 2004
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On the dance floor, Rose Ball 2005
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Golden gloves and aquamarines, Rose Ball 2006
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Diamonds and digital cameras, Rose Ball 2008
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Statement jewels and Chuck Berry, Rose Ball 2009
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A heart pendant (with horns!) and an emerald brooch, Rose Ball 2013
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Big earrings and a dazzling brooch, Rose Ball 2014
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Incredible Monegasque diamonds, Rose Ball 2015
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Hoops and sparkles, Rose Ball 2016
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Exuberant jewels and statement pins, Rose Ball 2017
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Belperron and diamonds, Rose Ball 2018

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 25-31

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January 25-31, 2019
We’ve got a major range of royal jewels to enjoy this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below…
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20. The Duchess of Sussex wore sleek, modern earrings on Wednesday for a visit to the National Theatre in London. (More over here!) 

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19. For a visit to the Association of Commonwealth Universities in London on Thursday, Meghan chose her stud earrings from Dean Davidson.
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18. On Thursday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore statement earrings for a visit to a school in Esneux to discuss bullying.
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17. On Saturday, Mathilde wore major statement earrings for a special concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. (More over here!)
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16. Diamond star stud earrings from Chanel accompanied Queen Letizia of Spain to the Ibedrola Foundation Scholarships in Madrid on Thursday.
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15. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore dramatic tassel earrings on Tuesday for a visit to the AFAS Software company in Leusden.
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14. On Thursday, Maxima wore a major necklace and matching earrings for a working visit to SchuldHulpMaatje Parkstad in Kerkrade.
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13. Crown Princess Mary wore sparkling stud earrings and a decorative hair slide for the IHF Men’s World Championship 2019 handball final match between Norway and Denmark in Herning on Sunday.
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12. On Tuesday, Princess Astrid of Belgium wore glittering earrings and her Chanel sautoir necklace for a New Year’s reception organized by the Royal Family for the Belgian Authorities in Brussels.
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11. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden chose gold and pearl drop earrings from Marianne Dulong and a golden brooch for a memorial for victims of the Holocaust at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on Sunday.
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10. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore diamond stud earrings for celebrations in Port-Hercule on the eve of Sainte Devote’s Day. (More over here!)
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9. Charlene paired diamond studs with her Cartier Trinity ring on Sainte Devote’s Day in Monaco on Sunday. (More over here!)
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8. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her favorite pearl drop earrings and her pearl choker with the amethyst clasp to tour the new Clore Learning Centre at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on Thursday.
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7. The Duchess of Cambridge — or, more correctly, the Countess of Strathearn — wore her sapphire and diamond cluster drop earrings on Tuesday to open Dundee’s new Victoria and Albert Museum. (More over here!)
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6. On Wednesday, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore floral earrings and coordinating brooches to view the “Rembrandt and the Golden Age” exhibition at the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague.
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5. For the New Year’s reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels on Tuesday, Mathilde wore elegant pearl drop earrings.
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4. Camilla paired pearls with the Queen Mother’s Rock Crystal Brooch on Thursday for a memorial service for Lord Carrington at Westminster Abbey.

3. For Thursday’s Service of Thanksgiving for Lord Carrington, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy wore her favorite pearl choker necklace with an intriguing geometric brooch.
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2. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore a diamond and turquoise brooch from the collection of her grandmother, Queen Mary, for church services near Sandringham on Sunday.
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1. Unusually, my top vote of the week goes to a husband-and-wife team! The newly-elected King and Queen of Malaysia were inaugurated this week at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, and both wore major sparkling jewels, including an ornate headdress for him and a tiara for her.

Sainte Devote Diamonds for Charlene

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Monaco celebrated its patron saint, Sainte Devote, this weekend, bringing us some bejeweled appearances from the princely family.

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Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, and Hereditary Prince Jacques headed to Port-Hercule on Saturday evening for one of the most interesting yearly traditions of the Mediterranean principality.

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Each year on the eve of the feast day of Sainte Devote, a symbolic fishing boat is brought to Port-Hercule and set on fire. The tradition recalls two separate incidents. After she was martyred in Corsica, legend has it that Sainte Devote’s relics were saved from a funeral pyre and put on a boat headed for Africa. A storm nearly overtook the vessel, but a dove was said to have appeared to guide the boat to the shores of Monaco, where a chapel was built in Devote’s honor. Hundreds of years later, an Italian sailor tried to steal the saint’s relics from Monaco; he was caught and punished by Monaco’s Grimaldi ruler, and his boat was set on fire on the beach.

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For the fire and fireworks display on Saturday, Charlene reached for a simple but sparkling accessory: large diamond stud earrings.

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On Sunday, the feast day of Sainte Devote, Charlene accompanied Albert to Monaco’s cathedral for a special mass.

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She also wore her diamond stud earrings for the service. They provided a bit of classic sparkle to her subdued ensemble for the event.

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She also wore her Cartier Trinity ring on her left hand.

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Here’s a look at Charlene’s complete outfit for Sunday’s mass.

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After the service, the princely couple returned to the palace, where they made an appearance on the balcony with Hereditary Prince Jacques, Monaco’s future ruler.

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All three were clearly happy to greet the Monegasque crowds.

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The Sainte Devote celebrations weren’t our only cute kid moments from Monaco recently. Jacques and his twin sister, Princess Gabriella, also recently went to the Circus Festival in Monte-Carlo with their father, their Aunt Stephanie, and their Ducruet/Gottlieb cousins.

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Everyone seems to have had a great time!