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Godmother of Europe: Crown Princess Victoria’s Christening Jewels

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Crown Princess Victoria holds Princess Eleonore of Belgium at her christening (Photo: Olivier Polet – Pool/Getty Images)
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom may have been the Grandmother of Europe, but her great-great-great-granddaughter, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, is often called the “Godmother of Europe.” She’s been chosen as a godmother of more than fifteen children, three of whom are expected to reign as monarch in their respective countries one day. Here’s a look at the jewelry she’s worn at a few of her godchildren’s royal christenings.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
April 17, 2004: Victoria wears diamond and pearl cluster earrings at the christening of her goddaughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Photo: Steve Finn/Getty Images
June 12, 2004: Victoria wears her pearl and diamond cluster earrings, plus a twisted, multi-stranded necklace of multicolored seed pearls, at the christening of her goddaughter, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (now the Princess of Orange), daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima
Photos: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
January 21, 2006: Victoria wears a diamond and metallic necklace and bracelet suite (and no earrings!) at the christening of her godson, Prince Christian of Denmark, son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
Photo: OLIVIER POLET/AFP/Getty Images
June 14, 2008: Victoria wears her pearl and diamond cluster earrings and a silver wristwatch at the christening of her goddaughter, Princess Eleonore of Belgium, daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
Photos: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
June 8, 2014: Victoria wears diamond and white gold earrings by Kreuger and silver bracelets at the christening of her goddaughter (and niece), Princess Leonore of Sweden, daughter of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill
Update: Victoria has another royal godchild to add to the list! She’ll be one of Prince Alexander’s godparents at tomorrow’s christening.


Maxima Makes a Statement in Indonesia

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Looking for our weekly jewel roundup? It’s still the middle of the summer slow season; we’ll be back with another fortnightly roundup next Friday!

Photo: ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is currently on a visit to Indonesia, where she’s acting as a special advocate for the United Nations on the topic of financial inclusion. Here’s a look at some of the bejeweled pieces she wore during yesterday’s meeting with President and First Lady Widodo at the presidential palace in Jakarta.

Photo: ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

Maxima wore one of her favorite pairs of statement earrings, which feature beaded tassels — possibly garnets — gathered together by a set of diamond bands.

Photo: ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

We also got a glimpse of a major ring on her right hand. The ring, which features a large orange gemstone, was a gift from her husband, King Willem-Alexander, to celebrate the birth of their second child, Princess Alexia.

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: August 12-25

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August 12-25, 2016
We’re deep in the summer jewel doldrums, but the Olympics and a few other royal engagements have given us a bit of casual bling. Vote for your favorites this week in the poll below!
Photo: ARTHUR EDWARDS/AFP/Getty Images

10. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited YoungMinds, a charity in London dedicated to mental health support, on Thursday. Kate wore her daytime jewelry uniform: Kiki McDonough earrings (the “Lauren” pair), her usual rings, and her Cartier watch.

9. Princess Marie of Denmark wore glittering drop earrings and a pendant with the letter H (and — I think — also the letter A, for her two children, Henrik and Athena) on Sunday at the Copenhagen Jewellery and Watch Show.

Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

8. For a series of engagements in Luton on Wednesday, Kate wore her trusty sapphire and diamond cluster drop earrings.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

7. Lots of royals popped up in the stands at the Olympics in Rio over the past few weeks. Queen Silvia of Sweden — whose heritage is partly Brazilian — wore pearl stud earrings and a necklace of multi-colored pearls on August 15.

6. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark previewed a Monet exhibition in Copenhagen on Tuesday; she wore large hoop earrings with a blue stone drop.

Photo: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images

5. As she and Emperor Akihito departed from Tokyo’s train station on Saturday, Empress Michiko of Japan wore a necklace with a blue pendant and coordinating earrings.

Photo: PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images

4. The rest of our roundup this week belongs to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who was truly in her element jewelry-wise at the Rio Olympics. She wore exaggerated floral earrings on August 19 to watch women’s field hockey.

Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images

3. She wore a rather incredible pair of green statement earrings to watch hockey on August 15.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

2. A pair of huge brown and blue statement earrings, a coordinating cocktail ring, and a stack of bracelets were her chosen accessories at the equestrian center on August 17.

Photo: KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP/Getty Images

1. But Maxima’s best bejeweled look of the week for me was at Wednesday’s reception for Dutch medalists in The Hague. She went full patriotic orange, wearing pieces from the family’s collection of citrine and diamond jewels, including the large drop earrings and the large bracelet. On her left wrist, you can also see the diamond bracelet that features her family’s initials.