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The Cambridges in Scandinavia (Day 4)

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrapped up their four-day tour of Sweden and Norway on Friday with a series of outdoor engagements that were light on jewelry — in part because of the frigid temperatures!

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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit joined William and Kate on Thursday morning for a visit to Hartvig Nissen School, the filming location of a popular Norwegian television series called Skam. The show works to help address issues that are important to Norway’s teenage population. Both royal ladies were bundled against the cold, which meant that we couldn’t see much of their jewelry.

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But we did get a glimpse of a pearly earring here from Mette-Marit.

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Kate’s Mappin and Webb Empress earrings were more visible.

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Here’s a look at Kate’s full outfit for the school visit.

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Later in the day, the couples traveled to Holmenkollen ski jump, where they met with junior members of Norway’s national ski jump team.

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The freezing temperatures meant that the only brief glimpse of jewelry we got came when Kate quickly removed one of her gloves, revealing her usual trio of engagement, wedding, and eternity rings.

The Cambridges in Scandinavia (Day 3)

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge traveled to snowy Norway for the second leg of their Scandinavian tour today, and we had plenty of royal jewelry on show.

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William and Kate were greeted at the airport by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

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They joined Queen Sonja and Princess Ingrid Alexandra at the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park in Oslo.

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Sonja, who loves modern jewelry, wore geometric earrings and a matching necklace during the engagement.

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Kate went for an old favorite: her sapphire and diamond cluster drop earrings, which you can read more about here.

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The royals wore the same accessories for a meeting at the Royal Palace with King Harald V. Of all the royal families in Europe, the Norwegians are the most closely related to the Brits; Harald’s father, Olaf, was a grandson of King Edward VII.

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Haakon and Mette-Marit later accompanied William and Kate to MESH, a workspace for tech startup companies.

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We got a better look at Mette-Marit’s diamond and pearl drop earrings during the MESH visit.

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For the evening’s black-tie reception at the Royal Palace, both the Norwegians and the Brits went for heirloom royal jewelry.

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Queen Sonja wore a major heirloom jewel that belonged to a British princess. The diamond and pearl jewel pinned at the neck of her gown is the Drapers’ Company Brooch, which was a wedding gift to Princess Maud of Wales, daughter of King Edward VII. (Read more about the brooch here!) Her other accessories included diamond and pearl earrings and a pearl bracelet.

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Kate wore diamonds on loan from Queen Elizabeth II, including her diamond frame earrings…

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…and her diamond wedding gift bracelet. (More on this jewel, which is set with Romanov diamonds, over here!)

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a lovely pair of diamond floral and pearl drop earrings.

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Princess Astrid, King Harald’s sister, wore a lovely pearl necklace, pearl drop earrings, and stacked bracelets.

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And Princess Martha Louise, Harald and Sonja’s daughter, wore gem-studded statement earrings and a gorgeous bracelet.

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Which gala jewels from this event were your favorites?

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 5-11

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January 5-11, 2018
Our new year of royal jewels continues to sparkle! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Meghan Markle wore delicate gold jewels and her glittering engagement ring for a visit to a Brixton radio station with Prince Harry on Tuesday. (More over here!)

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9. In Rotterdam, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore hoop earrings for a visit to youth organizations on Thursday.
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8. Sparkling stud earrings were Zara Phillips’s accessory of choice for the Magic Millions Barrier Draw in Australia on Tuesday.
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7. The Duchess of Cambridge wore her diamond and sapphire cluster drop earrings twice this week: once for a church service near Sandringham, and again on Wednesday for her visit to the Reach Academy Feltham.
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6. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway sparkled in statement earrings at the Sports Gala Awards in Hamar on Saturday. (More over here!)
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5. For Sunday church services near Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her small pink sapphire cluster brooch.
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4. The Pascua Militar ceremony was held at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Saturday, and Queen Letizia of Spain wore her Bulgari aquamarine and diamond earrings.

3. On January 10, the Japanese imperial family attended the annual New Year’s Lectures at the palace in Tokyo, and Empress Michiko wore pearls with a floral brooch.

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2. For Saturday’s Pascua Militar ceremony, Queen Sofia wore pearls with the diamond and ruby pendant she inherited from her mother, Queen Friederike of Greece.
1. My top vote of the week goes to a beautiful brooch worn by a slowly-reappearing princess. The senior Japanese princesses wore lovely daytime jewels to the New Year’s Lectures. Crown Princess Masako, who attended for the first time in more than a decade (!), wore sparkling earrings and her elaborate diamond scroll brooch. Also: Princess Kiko wore pearls with a gold-toned brooch, and Princess Mako wore pearls with the twisted ribbon brooch she wore in Paraguay in 2016.