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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 21-27

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September 21-27, 2018
Lots of royals descended upon New York this week, bringing lots of jewelry with them. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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15. For Tuesday’s state opening of parliament in Stockholm, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore classic diamond hoop earrings. (More on the event here!)

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14. Queen Letizia of Spain chose a playful pair of gold earrings shaped like prawns for a visit to a school in Marratxi on Thursday.
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13. The Duchess of Sussex wore a rose gold, diamond, and onyx pendant necklace from Pascale Monvoisin for Monday’s Coach Core Awards at Loughborough University.
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12. Stacked bracelets and rings were the accessories of choice for Princess Lamia Al Saud (a granddaughter of King Saud of Saudi Arabia) as she spoke onstage during the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit on Tuesday in New York.
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11. Also in attendance at the Concordia Summit in New York was Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who wore lovely earrings with pale pink drops as she delivered remarks on Monday.
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10. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a pair of gold earrings with pearlescent disc drops to meet with some of Belgium’s champion athletes at the Royal Palace in Brussels on Thursday.
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9. Queen Sonja of Norway has been on a visit to France this week, and for Sunday’s visit to the National Ceramics Museum of Sevres, she wore a suite of beaded jewels with a distinctive bronze hue.
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8. For Monday’s visit to the Pierre Corneille high school in Rouen with Brigitte Macron, Queen Sonja wore the earrings and necklace from one of her suites of modern metallic jewels.
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7. To deliver her annual report at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore her pearly shell earrings with a pearl drop pendant necklace.
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6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden chose her diamond and pearl cluster stud earrings, a necklace with a horseshoe charm, and a gorgeous diamond rosette brooch for Tuesday’s state opening of parliament. (More here!)
5. Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore pearls with a lovely, classic brooch on Tuesday to attend a reception for the World Social Science Forum at the Fukuoka International Congress Center.
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4. For her very first solo engagement, Tuesday’s visit to a new exhibition of Oceanic art, the Duchess of Sussex wore favorite diamond earrings from Birks with her usual set of rings. (More views here!)
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3. Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies sparkled in a major pair of geometric gem-set earrings on Tuesday for Fashion 4 Development’s 8th Annual Official First Ladies Luncheon in New York.
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2. At the Riksdag on Tuesday, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore pearls — a single-stranded pearl necklace, diamond and pearl drop earrings, and a gorgeous diamond and pearl cluster and drop brooch — for the state opening of parliament. (Much more here!)
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1. Princess Charlene of Monaco sparkled in diamond stud earrings and a glittering diamond cuff bracelet with a lattice pattern for Wednesday’s second annual Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean.

Meghan’s Wedding Dress (and Tiara!) To Be Displayed

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Late last week, the Royal Collection announced an exciting upcoming exhibition, A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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The exhibition will feature the wedding dress, veil, and tiara worn by Meghan Markle for her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2019. (Harry’s uniform, still in regular use, won’t be displayed, but an identical one will be included in the exhibition.)

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Visitors will be able to see the wedding attire in two venues. The exhibition will be housed in Windsor Castle from October 26, 2018, until January 6, 2019. Later, the display will be moved to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where visitors will be able to see the exhibition from June 13, 2019, until October 6, 2019. Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased through the Royal Collection Trust website.

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Meghan’s Givenchy wedding gown will surely be the highlight for many, but the exhibition will also mark the first time that Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau is displayed to the public.

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Until the exhibition launches in October, our post featuring close-up images of the tiara will give you the best views of the sparkler so far.

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Exhibitions of royal wedding gowns have become increasingly popular over the past two decades, and Meghan’s dress is the latest in a long line to be placed on public display.

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The Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding gown (and the Cartier Halo Tiara) went on display at Buckingham Palace in the summer of 2011.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress, which dates to 1947, has gone on display several times, including this special exhibition marking her 60th wedding anniversary in 2007. On this occasion, Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara and the Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearls were also displayed.

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The Queen Mother’s 1923 wedding gown, made of ivory chiffon with pearl bead embroidery, was shown as a part of a special Golden Jubilee exhibition at Kensington Palace in 2002.

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Queen Mary’s satin and brocade wedding gown, worn in 1893, was also displayed as a part of the 2002 exhibition, along with replica jewels. (Her wedding tiara, the Collingwood Fringe, no longer exists.)

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And Queen Victoria’s 1840 wedding dress has been shown several times. Here, it is displayed at Kensington Palace in March 2012.

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The Brits aren’t the only ones who have put their royal wedding dresses on view to the public. In October 2016, the Swedish royals inaugurated a special exhibition of wedding gowns worn by five royal brides, including Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Sofia.

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In 2017, the wedding gown worn by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands in 2002 was put on display (with a replica of the Dutch Star Tiara) as part of the celebrations for King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday.

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Princess Charlene of Monaco’s wedding dress was on public display at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco less than two weeks after her wedding in the summer of 2011.

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And, of course, there’s perhaps the most successful royal wedding dress exhibition of all: the display of the wedding gown (and the Spencer Tiara) worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. The extensive tours of the exhibition meant that many of us around the world (including me!) got to see the dress and tiara in person.

Are you planning on seeing Meghan’s wedding dress in Windsor or Edinburgh? How many royal wedding dresses have you seen in person?