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Jewels of Royal Ascot: 2015-2019

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Our review of some of the most interesting royal jewels worn to Royal Ascot today continues with our final installment, covering a selection of the most fascinating jewels worn from 2015-2019…

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2015: The Queen wears the Crown Ruby Brooch as she rides in the carriage procession
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2015: The Queen, wearing the Diamond Shamrock Brooch, walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2015: The Queen arrives at the racecourse wearing the Botswana Sorghum Brooch
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2015: The Queen, wearing the Diamond Thistle Brooch, presents the Leading Jockey and Trainer Awards
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2015: The Duchess of Gloucester, wearing diamond and sapphire clip brooches with coordinating earrings and pearls, rides in the carriage procession
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2015: The Countess of Wessex wears diamond clip brooches given to her by the late Queen Mother
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2016: The Queen, wearing a small diamond rose clip from Cartier, walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2016: The Queen wears the Centenary Rose Brooch at the racecourse
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2016: The Princess Royal, wearing her gold and diamond ribbon brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2016: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wears earrings with dramatic briolette drops for a day at the races
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2017: The Queen wears the Bird of Paradise Jubilee Brooch inside the Royal Enclosure
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2017: The Queen wears the Flame Lily Brooch at the racecourse
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2017: The Queen, wearing Queen Mary’s Pink Cluster Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2017: The Duchess of Cambridge wears the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings in the Parade Ring
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2018: The Queen wears Queen Mary’s Russian Brooch as she arrives at the racecourse
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2018: The Queen, wearing the Jardine Star Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2018: The Queen wears the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch in the Royal Enclosure
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2019: The Queen wears the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch to the races
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2019: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, wearing earrings made of diamond clusters from the Stuart Tiara, attends the first day of the races
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2019: The Countess of Wessex wears her small rose brooch as she and the Earl celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary during a day at the racecourse
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2019: The Duchess of Cornwall wears her pearl choker with the diamond, gold, and aquamarine clasp as she arrives for the races
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2019: The Queen wears the Diamond Daffodil Brooch on Ladies’ Day
Stay tuned for more royal brooch goodness this weekend!

Jewels of Royal Ascot: 1990s and 2000s

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Our journey through the jewels of Royal Ascots past continues today with a look at some of the most interesting pieces worn during the 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s…

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1993: The Queen, wearing the Golden Dahlia Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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1997: The Queen Mother, wearing Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Earrings, offers her hand to jockey Frankie Dettori
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1998: The Aga Khan arrives at Ascot with his second wife, Gabriele of Leiningen, who wears pearl earrings and a massive diamond ring
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1999: The Queen, wearing the Cullinan V Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2000: The Queen, wearing the Golden Dahlia Brooch, arrives for the races
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2000: The Queen Mother, wearing diamond floral earrings, rides in the carriage procession with Princess Alexandra, who wears a pearl choker and her diamond clematis brooch
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2000: Another angle from the previous appearance shows that the Queen Mother also wore Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch
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2000: The Queen Mother, wearing the Palm Leaf Brooch, presents a trophy
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2001: The Queen Mother, wearing Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch, rides in the carriage procession beside the Princess Royal, who wears her gold and amethyst brooch
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2001: The Queen, wearing the Golden Dahlia Brooch, walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2001: The Queen, wearing Queen Mary’s Russian Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2002: During the Golden Jubilee festivities, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (wearing pearls) and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing a floral brooch) ride in the carriage procession
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2002: Queen Sonja of Norway, wearing diamonds, rides in the carriage procession
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2002: Queen (now Princess) Beatrix of the Netherlands wears the family’s five-stranded pearl necklace and a floral brooch as she rides in the carriage procession
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2002: Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg wears gold and pearl jewelry as she rides in the carriage procession
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2002: The Queen, wearing the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2003: The Princess Royal walks in the Royal Enclosure wearing her gold, pearl, and diamond floral brooch, plus earrings by Andrew Grima
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2003: The Queen, wearing Prince Albert’s Brooch, walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2004: The Queen wears the Australian Wattle Brooch at the races
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2004: The Queen, wearing the City of London Lily Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2005: The Queen wears the Centenary Rose Brooch to the races, which were held in York while Ascot was under construction
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2005: The Duchess of Cornwall wears her diamond clover brooches as she rides in the carriage procession
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2005: The Princess Royal, wearing her Grima earrings and her modern stalactite brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2006: The Queen, wearing the Sapphire and Diamond Grapes Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2006: The Princess Royal, wearing pearls, rides in the carriage procession alongside Princess Sarvath of Jordan, who wears floral earrings
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2007: The Queen, wearing her Diamond Clematis Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2007: The Duchess of Cornwall, wearing her Topaz and Diamond Ribbon Brooch, rides in the carriage procession with the Prince of Wales
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2007: The Queen wears the Flower Basket Brooch as she arrives for the races
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2008: The Queen, wearing the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2008: The Duchess of Cornwall, wearing the Queen Mother’s Modern Emerald Brooch, rides in the carriage procession
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2008: Princess Haya of Jordan wears diamond and gold jewelry at the races
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2009: The Duchess of Cornwall wears her pearl choker with the pink topaz and diamond clasp as she walks in the Royal Enclosure
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2009: Lady Helen Taylor wears diamonds and pearls to the races
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2009: The Queen wears a diamond floral brooch set with white and yellow diamonds as she rides in the carriage procession beside the Duke of Edinburgh

Even More Tiaras from Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding

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We’ve finished our countdown of the best tiara moments from Crown Princess Victoria’s royal wedding in 2010, but there were way more tiaras that actually appeared at the celebration! Here’s a look a whole lot more tiaras from the wedding day!

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Queen Sonja of Norway wore the tiara and jewels from the Norwegian Emerald Parure, an inheritance from Sweden (via Princess Ingeborg)
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark chose the Pearl Poire Tiara and its married parure, an inheritance from Sweden (via Queen Lovisa)
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore the tiara and jewels from the Danish Ruby Parure, an inheritance from Sweden (via Queen Lovisa)
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Princess Margaretha, eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, wore the Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik
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Princess Birgitta, second sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, wore Queen Sofia’s Tiara with Princess Sibylla’s Sapphire Necklace
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Princess Desiree, third sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, wore the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure Tiara
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Princess Christina. youngest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, wore the family’s Diamond Six Button Tiara
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The late Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg, aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, wore her pearl and diamond aigrette
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Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore the Luxembourg Empire Tiara with the Pearl Fleur-de-Lis Brooch, an inheritance from Sweden (via Princess Ingeborg)
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Queen Paola of Belgium wore Queen Elisabeth’s Art Deco Bandeau
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The Duchess of Brabant (now Queen Mathilde) wore the Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara
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Princess Astrid of Belgium wore the Savoy-Aosta Tiara

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Princess Claire of Belgium wore her pearl and diamond tiara

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Queen Rania of Jordan wore her Boucheron Bracelet Tiara

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Princess Sarvath of Jordan wore her diamond bandeau

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Princess Rym Ali of Jordan wore a gorgeous diamond tiara

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Queen (now Princess) Beatrix of the Netherlands wore the Mellerio Ruby Parure Tiara

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Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands wore Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara with its central ruby

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Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau wore her diamond wedding tiara

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The Countess of Wessex wore her diamond wedding tiara (and a still-unidentified diamond necklace)

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The Princess of Asturias (now Queen Letizia) wore the Spanish Floral Tiara with her own wedding earrings

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Infanta Elena of Spain wore the Marichalar Meander Tiara

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Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein wore the Habsburg Fringe Tiara and a gorgeous diamond floral brooch

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Charlene Wittstock (now the Princess of Monaco) wore a stunning pair of diamond girandole-style statement earrings

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Margarita of Bulgaria went tiara-less, but wore plenty of diamonds and pearls

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Rosario of Bulgaria, on the other hand, wore no jewelry at all

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Anna of Bavaria reached for the Bavarian Sunburst Tiara, in one of its last public outings

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Look over the shoulder of the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, and you’ll spot Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, wearing her mother’s Floral Birthday Tiara

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Carina Axelsson wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara

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Alexia of Greece and Denmark wore her diamond tiara

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Tatiana Blatnik, then the fiance of Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, wore a pair of major statement earrings

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Margareta of Romania wore the family’s Greek Key Tiara

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Katherine of Serbia wore her small diamond and pearl tiara

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And finally, a beloved member of the Swedish royal court, the late Countess Alice Trolle-Wachmeister, wore her diamond floral tiara