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Japanese/Spanish State Visit: Arrival Ceremonies

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are currently on a four-day state visit to Japan, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Let’s have a look at the jewels worn during their two arrival ceremonies.

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Felipe and Letizia arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Tuesday, a day before the official start of the visit. A low-key welcome ceremony was held at the airport.

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Letizia chose a pair of familiar earrings from her jewelry box: the long gold and diamond earrings from Tous.

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On Wednesday morning, the visit kicked off with an official welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Letizia stepped up her earring game considerably for this event. These diamond and ruby earrings are loaners from her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia. The earrings depict a diamond-encrusted dove holding a ruby wreath in its beak. They have a matching necklace; the set was a gift to Sofia from the Saudi royal family.

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Here’s a view of Letizia’s entire ensemble.

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Empress Michiko was chic and elegant, as per usual, in pearls and a golden brooch.

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Here’s a better look at her entire outfit.

We’ll be covering the state banquet in another post today — stay tuned!

This Week in Royal Jewels: March 10-16

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March 10-16, 2017
Time for the St. Patrick’s Day edition of our weekly jewel roundup! Which lucky royal lady will win your vote in the jewelry poll below?

(And, PS: head back here later for the latest jewels from the Cambridge trip to Paris!)
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain wore a delicate pair of earrings made of linked circles at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid on Tuesday.

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9. In Oslo, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore statement earrings for a visit to the Stella Red Cross Women Centre on Thursday.

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8. Mette-Marit’s mother-in-law, Queen Sonja, chose a suite of diamond and black enamel jewels for Friday’s opening of the Centre de Creation Contemporaine Olivier Debre in Tours.

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7. Queen Letizia chose her Coolook blue quartz earrings for Thursday’s audiences at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.

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6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore Caroline Svedbom’s classic drop earrings for her name day celebrations in Stockholm on Sunday. (More over here!)

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5. In Rotselaar, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore gold jewelry, including a brooch in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, on Thursday at the Centrum Molenmoes.

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4. After the Commonwealth Day Service on Monday, the Duchess swapped out her pearl necklace for her gorgeous pansy brooches for a reception at Marlborough House. (More on her Commonwealth Day jewels over here!)

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3. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her golden trellis brooch, a wedding gift, for the launch of The Queen’s Baton Relay for the XXI Commonwealth Games on Monday. (We talked about an early appearance of this brooch earlier this week!)

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2. The Queen Mother’s glittering Palm Leaf Brooch was the Queen’s choice for Thursday’s official re-opening the The National Army Museum in London. (More on the brooch here!)

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1. My winner of the week: the Australian Wattle Brooch, worn by the Queen at the Commonwealth Day Service. (More, including a close-up, over here!)