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Sussex Visit to Ireland: Jewels of Day One

07.11.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex embarked on the first foreign trip as a married couple on Tuesday, touching down in Dublin to start their two-day visit to Ireland. Luckily for us, Meghan treated us to not one but two pairs of earrings for day one.

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After starting the day in London by celebrating the centenary of the RAF, Meghan and Harry jetted off to Ireland, landing at the Dublin airport.

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While in the Irish capital, the couple had a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. (Note that both of them are wearing shades of green — Meghan’s dress and Harry’s tie!)

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Meghan also chose a teeny-tiny bejeweled tribute to her host nation: a pair of earrings shaped like four-leaf clovers.

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According to Meghan’s Mirror, these are the Precious Clover Earrings from Vanessa Tugendhaft. They’re made of 18k rose gold set with diamonds, and they retail for 750 euros.

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On Tuesday evening, Meghan wore a classic black cocktail dress for a summer party at the British Ambassador’s residence at Glencairn House in Dublin.

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She also changed her earrings for the evening party, wearing citrine and diamond drop earrings from her favorite jewelry firm, Birks. The yellow gold earrings, part of the brand’s Muse line, retail for $3,475. You can see a closer look at the Birks website.

The Cambridges in Scandinavia (Day 4)

02.02.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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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)

02.01.2018 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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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.