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This Week in Royal Jewels: March 20-26

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March 20-26, 2015
Royal tours brought out the bling this week — be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll!
10. Queen Letizia of Spain had planned for these simple earrings to be a part of the first event of a state visit to France this week; however, the visit was cut short after a German aircraft flying from Barcelona tragically crashed in the French Alps.

9. Catching up with an event from last week, Princess Anne wore gold and pearl jewelry during her visit to the Philippines on March 17.
8. Last Thursday, Princess Caroline wore major earrings to visit an art exhibition in Monte Carlo.
7. Queen Elizabeth II wore a familiar jewel — one of Queen Victoria’s diamond bow brooches — for a visit to Kent on Thursday.
6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore glittering earrings during the second day of her visit to South Korea.
5. On Monday, Queen Sofia of Spain wore pearls to visit the Basilica of Santa Teresa in Salamanca.
4. While viewing an exhibition of her gowns on Wednesday, Queen Margrethe II wore a large modern brooch. She worn it on previous occasions, including during one of her addresses to the nation.
3. As the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall wrapped up their American visit on Friday in Louisville, Camilla wore one of my favorite pieces from her jewelry box: her triple strand of pearls with the Art Deco-style clasp.
2. Queen Maxima was her usual exuberant self during a visit to Germany on Friday, decked out in diamonds with exaggerated hoop earrings and a dragonfly brooch.
1. We’ve got a brand-new addition to the Queen’s jewelry collection this week! Elizabeth II wore a new brooch on Friday for the re-dedication of HMS Ocean, the largest Royal Navy warship. HM is the Lady Sponsor of the ship, and the brooch (which is designed to echo the design of badge of the ship) was a gift from the ship’s captain and officers.

This Week in Royal Jewels: February 20-26

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February 20-26, 2015
Rings, bracelets, and earrings galore this week. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite!
10.  Queen Silvia of Sweden gave us a glimpse of her rings on Wednesday as she attended the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.

9. Charlotte Casiraghi attended an Academy Awards nominee dinner this weekend with her partner, Gad Elmaleh. I was hoping for more glitter, as the event was sponsored by Chopard, but Charlotte stuck to her usual minimalist taste, wearing a few simple bracelets.

8. On Monday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore pearls for a meeting with the director of the UN’s World Food Programme.

7. After suffering a knee injury, Mathilde accessorized her outfit on Wednesday with crutches — and a pair of her signature colorful earrings.

6. A familiar favorite again from the Duchess of Cornwall this week, who wore one of her pearl chokers and her usual bracelets for a visit to a children’s news organization on Wednesday.

5. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her red pendant earrings on Wednesday…

4. …but selected a slightly more glittering pair for the opening of ARCO 2015 in Madrid on Thursday.

3. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway embarked on a state visit to Australia this week. She wore a lovely strand of pearls on Monday during a visit to the Australian War Memorial.

2. On Wednesday, Sonja’s pairing of a blue beaded necklace with a red suit neatly reflected the colors of the Australian and Norwegian flags, also echoed in her lapel pin.

1. Queen Elizabeth II brought out one of my favorites of her brooch collection, the Jardine Star, to commemorate the 800th (!) anniversary of the Magna Carta on Monday. So symmetrical and sparkly! (Speaking of mind-boggling anniversaries: I scheduled our 500th post here at The Court Jeweller this week. Time seriously flies when you’re having fun, right?)

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 23-29

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January 23-29, 2015
Pearls and earrings dominated this week — be sure to cast your vote for your favorite bejeweled appearance!
10. Looking happier than I’ve ever seen her, Princess Charlene of Monaco helped to celebrate the festival of Monaco’s patron saint, Saint-Devote, on Monday. She wore simple diamond stud earrings for the occasion.

9. The Danish royal court has announced the schedule of events to celebrate Queen Margrethe’s 75th birthday this April, and there’s a gala on the docket. You know what that means: major, major European tiaras! Mark your calendars for April 15!

8. Crown Princess Victoria’s earrings were appropriately lively for the European Figure Skating Championships, where she danced in the stands along with her daughter, Princess Estelle.

7. Queen Maxima went light on the jewelry for an education fair on Wednesday, though she did don her usual set of bracelets.

6. Photographers offered us a great view of a familiar jewel — Camilla’s diamond-clasped pearl choker — at an Australia Day event on Monday.

5. Queen Letizia wore her diamond pave drop earrings to a meeting at FEDER in Madrid on Tuesday.

4. Queen Mathilde wore gold earrings — and a rather unusual “hat” — at Saturday’s opening of Mons 2015.

3. To meet with survivors on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Duchess of Cornwall donned her small diamond clover brooch and pearls.

2. Crown Princess Mette-Marit also attended a memorial ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and she also wore pearls (a traditional choice for occasions of memorial and remembrance), selecting a long, sautoir-like necklace.

1. Queen Letizia dazzled at a symposium on Thursday, wearing a gorgeous pair of diamond girandole earrings.