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Princess Charlene’s Sporty Sparkle

03.01.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monte Carlo on Tuesday, and Charlene brought along some major glitter.

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Diamond statement earrings were the most eye-catching of Charlene’s accessories for the evening. The Royal Couturier reports that these are the from Graff’s Bombé collection.

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Here’s a slightly closer look. The teardrop-shaped earrings are clearly quite heavy.

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Charlene also wore an impressive diamond bracelet on her right wrist.

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Here’s a look at the entire outfit, including Charlene’s sleek Stella McCartney gown. What do you think of her diamonds for this year’s awards?

Sainte Devote Jewels 2018

01.29.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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The princely family of Monaco celebrated the annual festival of their patron saint, Sainte Devote, this weekend. Here’s a look at the modest jewels worn during the commemorations.

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The festivities began on Friday evening, with the traditional Sainte Devote procession. The story goes that in 1070, a man tried to steal the saint’s relics from their resting place in Monaco; he was caught, and his boat was burned on the beach. To commemorate this, a fishing boat is symbolically burned every year outside the saint’s chapel in Monaco.

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Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Prince Jacques, and Princess Gabriella took part in the lighting of the fire this year.

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How cute are the littlest Grimaldis? The twins recently celebrated their third birthdays.

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Princess Charlene kept her jewelry very minimal — but quite sparkly — for the evening procession, wearing a pair of diamond stud earrings.

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Members of the extended Grimaldi family also attended the procession, including Prince Albert’s cousin, Elisabeth-Anne de Massy, and her daughter, Melanie. (Melanie appears to have worn an interesting necklace for the occasion.)

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On Saturday, Albert and Charlene attended the annual mass at Monaco’s cathedral in honor of Sainte Devote.

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Afterward, the couple made an appearance on the balcony at the Prince’s Palace.

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Charlene wore a pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings, plus a necklace (most of which was hidden under her jacket).

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Here’s a look at Charlene’s entire ensemble for the Sainte Devote mass.

This Week in Royal Jewels: December 15-21

12.22.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

December 15-21, 2017

It’s the last weekly jewel review of the year — we’re taking next week off for year-in-review posts — so I made sure it was an extra sparkly one! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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15. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore teeny sparkling stud earrings for the annual Children’s Christmas event at the Palais de Princier on Wednesday.

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14. A golden necklace and a Christmas tree pin were Queen Sonja of Norway’s jewelry choices for Wednesday’s Christmas photo session at the palace in Oslo.

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13. Infanta Margarita (an aunt of King Felipe VI of Spain) wore pearls and a lovely floral brooch for the Padre Arrupe Foundation Christmas charity concert on Tuesday in Madrid.

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12. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore sparkling stud earrings and a coordinating necklace for dinner with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in The Hague on Thursday.

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11. In Bucharest, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore multicolored pearls and a golden brooch to mourn the late King Michael of Romania on Saturday.

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10. Queen Sofia of Spain, who was King Michael’s first cousin, wore multicolored pearls and stacks of gold rings as she celebrated the late monarch’s life in Romania on Saturday.

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9. Sofia wore pearls, golden earrings, and an interesting brooch on Friday at the former royal palace in Bucharest (now the National Arts Museum), where King Michael’s body lay in state.

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8. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her bezel-set diamond and Australian pearl drop earrings on Monday for the Accion Magistral Awards in Madrid.

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7. At King Michael’s state funeral in Romania on Saturday, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece wore diamond and pearl earrings, layered necklaces, and an interesting pearl clip brooch.

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6. Also attending the funeral: Princess Astrid of Belgium, who wore glittering earrings and a sparkling ring, and Princess Muna of Jordan (mother of the present king) who wore pearls.

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5. Princess Firyal, the former wife of Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan, sparkled in major earrings at the Berggruen Prize Gala at the New York Public Library on Friday; not sure whether the sparkle on her dress is a brooch or an embellishment, but I’m enjoying it either way.

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4. In the Wales/Cornwall Christmas card this year, the Duchess of Cornwall wears her diamond floral suite; the photograph was taken at her private 70th birthday dinner, held at Highgrove in July.

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3. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore the slim diamond earrings from the Brazilian Parure and one of the family’s diamond bow brooches for the annual meeting of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

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2. For the Swedish academy meeting, Queen Silvia chose heirloom Bernadotte diamonds, including the Karl Johan earrings and one of the family’s lovely diamond brooches.

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1. My top vote of the week, no question, goes to the Hesse Diamond Jubilee Brooch, worn by the Duchess of Cornwall at the Olympia Horse Show on Friday. (Much more on this heirloom piece over here!)

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…but wait, there’s more! Our bonus jewel of the week: another great view of Meghan Markle’s engagement ring, courtesy of the romantic engagement pictures released by Kensington Palace on Thursday. Love it!