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This Week in Royal Jewels: November 11-17

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November 11-17, 2016
Earrings and brooches are the focus in this week’s jewel roundup. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore her Dior Tribales earrings on two occasions this week: Thursday’s visit to the Red Cross in Monaco, and Saturday’s trip to see South Africa’s rugby team play in England.

Photo: FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images
9. Princess Lalla Hasna, sister of the King of Morocco, wore statement cluster earrings for a climate change conference in Marrakesh on Monday.
Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
8. For a meeting in Madrid on Monday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her freshwater pearl drop earrings by Tous.
Photo: Eduardo Parra/Getty Images
7. On Thursday, Letizia wore another pair of Tous earrings, this time set with rubies and emeralds, to attend the opening of parliament with King Felipe and their two daughters, Leonor and Sofia.
Photo: VICTORIA JONES/AFP/Getty Images
6. The Princess Royal brought out some gorgeous jewelry for Saturday’s Festival of Remembrance in London, wearing pearl drop earrings, a multi-stranded pearl necklace, and her diamond star brooch. (See more jewels from this event here!)
Photo: VICTORIA JONES/AFP/Getty Images
5. Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was also the picture of glittering elegance at the Festival of Remembrance; she wore diamond daisy earrings, a diamond floral brooch, and her pearl choker necklace with the geometric clasp. (See more jewels from this event here!)
Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images
4. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore an heirloom of the crown — one of Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches — to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday. (More photos from this observance over here.)
Photo: VICTORIA JONES/AFP/Getty Images
3. The Queen selected the lovely Bronte Porcelain Brooch to secure her poppies for Saturday’s Festival of Remembrance. (More jewels from this event over here!)
Photo: Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images
2. The Flower Basket Brooch (which we’ve been discussing in recent recaps of The Crown) was the Queen’s choice for an audience with the Prime Minister of Grenada at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Photo: Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images
1. My top vote of the week goes to one of the Queen’s very best brooches: the Cullinan V Brooch, which she wore at a reception for the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

This Week in Royal Jewels: November 4-10

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November 4-10, 2016
Europe’s queens stole the show this week with major jewelry. Be sure to vote for your favorite in the poll below!
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10. In Zeebrugge on Wednesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore a simple (but glittering) pair of diamond hoop earrings with circular diamond pendants.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
9. Queen Letizia of Spain wore pearl drop earrings by Tous on Monday for a symposium about King Carlos III in Aranjuez.
Photo: Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images
8. While hosting the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall in Dubai on Tuesday, Princess Haya wore pearl earrings, a double-stranded pearl necklace, and her diamond wedding and engagement rings.
Photo: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images
7. In Auckland, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands chose pearl and lapis jewels. (Head over here for more pictures from this event!)
Photo: Jeff Spicer – WPA Pool/Getty Images
6. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom selected her Golden Peranakan Brooch for the unveiling of a new portrait in London on Tuesday. 
Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
5. The Duchess of Cornwall wore turquoises in Oman on Saturday for an event celebrating the achievements of local businesswomen. (More photos from this event over here!)
Photo: Marty Melville – Pool/Getty Images
4. Queen Maxima kicked off the New Zealand state visit with major diamonds, including Queen Juliana’s pendant earrings. (More photos from this event over here!)
Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
3. The Round Cambridge Emerald Brooch (sans pendant) was Queen Elizabeth II’s choice for the opening of the Francis Crick Institute in London on Wednesday.
Photo: Arthur Edwards – Pool/Getty Images
2. For an official dinner in Oman, Camilla paired glittering diamond earrings with a major diamond cuff bracelet. (More photos of the jewels over here!)
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1. For a state dinner in Wellington, Queen Maxima brought major bling, including Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara and Queen Wilhelmina’s Diamond Earrings. (Many more views of the jewels over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: October 28-November 3

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October 28-November 3, 2016
With two state visits and a host of other royal events this week, we’ve got a jam-packed royal jewel roundup. Vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. At the World Cancer Congress in Paris on Monday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her dangling gold earrings from Tous.

Photo: MICHEL EULER/AFP/Getty Images
9. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco also attended the World Cancer Congress; she chose glittering diamonds, including earrings, a brooch, and a ring.
Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
8. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, now the Dowager Duchess of Calabria, wore a lovely suite of gray pearls to attend a book launch in Madrid on Wednesday.
Photo: JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images
7. As the imperial family mourns the death of Prince Mikasa, Empress Michiko wore a suite of black jewelry on October 27 in Tokyo.
Photos: MICK TSIKAS/AFP/Getty Images; Richard Wainwright – Pool/Getty Images
6. It’s a tie for sixth place: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has been touring Australia this week, and she’s worn a suite of gorgeous citrine jewels and Queen Juliana’s lovely aquamarine earrings. (See more pictures of the citrines here and the aquamarines here!)
Photos: Jack Taylor/Getty Images; Darren Staples – WPA Pool/Getty Images; John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images
5. And it’s a tie for fifth, too! Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has worn a series of brooches this week, including her ruby and diamond floral brooch (which she also repeated at an evening palace reception), her Flower Basket Brooch, and the Grima Ruby Brooch. (See close-ups of the ruby floral brooch and more views of the Grima Ruby over here!)
Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images
4. On Monday, Queen Maxima pulled out a jewelry surprise in Perth, wearing a gorgeous necklace that belonged to Queen Juliana. (See more images of the necklace here!)
Photo: CHRIS JACKSON/AFP/Getty Images
3. To welcome Colombia’s first couple to London, the Duchess of Cornwall wore her gorgeous diamond Prince of Wales Feather brooch with its cabochon emerald pendant drop. (More jewels from this event over here!)
Photo: David Moir – Pool/Getty Images
2. Also wearing emeralds: Queen Maxima at a concert at Sydney’s opera house, where she wore several pieces of heirloom emerald jewelry from the Dutch royal collection. (More views of the jewels here!)
Photo: Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images
1. And it’s a collective vote for first place, too: the British royal ladies dressed up for the Colombian state banquet on Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth II wore her sapphires; Camilla wore the Greville Tiara with diamond earrings and a pearl necklace; the Duchess of Gloucester wore the Iveagh Tiara with pearls (and the honeysuckle tiara at the next evening’s Guildhall banquet); and Princess Alexandra wore a tiara, likely the Ogilvy. (More photos from the banquet over here!)