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The Nightly Necklace: The Dutch Five-Stranded Pearl Necklace

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands wears the family’s five-stranded pearl necklace with the pearl and diamond clasp for a visit to the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum in Moscow, June 2001; intriguingly, not much seems to be known about the provenance of this grand pearl necklace, though it’s possible that it’s an heirloom from Queen Sophie

The Nightly Necklace: Queen Juliana’s Aquamarine Necklace

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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wears Queen Juliana’s Aquamarine Necklace and accompanying jewels from the married parure (and Princess Irene wears pieces from the Ruby Peacock Parure) for a theater gala, July 1959; learn more about the aquamarines here and the rubies over here!

The Top Ten: Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding Gala (#8)

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Our countdown of the best jewels worn to Crown Princess Victoria’s June 2010 pre-wedding gala continues with gorgeous diamonds worn by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands!

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The then-Princess Maxima combined personal jewels with heirloom diamonds from the Dutch royal vaults for the event.
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She reached for Queen Wilhelmina’s delicate diamond hair comb to nestle in her hair, pairing it with diamond chandelier earrings from her own personal collection.
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Here’s another view of the hair comb, worn at the back of Maxima’s head.
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And here’s a closer view of her earrings, which feature delicate bows in their design. To my knowledge, we don’t know any provenance information about them.
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Maxima also wore a pair of important bracelets from the royal vaults. The two diamond and platinum bracelets were made in the 1990s from a single, larger bracelet that was given to Queen Juliana as a wedding gift in 1937 by the people of the Dutch East Indies.
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Here’s a look at the first of the two bracelets…
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…and the second.
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And here’s a slightly better angle to view the second bracelet, with its distinctive geometric design.
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And finally, here’s a look at Maxima’s entire ensemble for the concert and dinner.