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This Week in Royal Jewels: March 25-31

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March 25-31, 2016

A bit of a casual week when it comes to royal jewels — but there’s also a definite trend happening in the earring department. Be sure to vote for your favorite in the poll below!
Photos: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

10. To kick things off, we’re reaching back to an event we didn’t cover last week: the visit of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg to the Vatican. All three of the grand ducal daughters-in-law were in attendance. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie wore a delicate pair of pendant earrings; Princess Claire donned an intriguing pair of stud earrings, and Princess Tessy selected a classic pair of pearl drop earrings.

Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

9. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (holding her granddaughter, Princess Amalia) wore a pair of drop earrings with round pearls for the papal visit. Note that she’s wearing white, while her daughters-in-law are wearing black; as the wife of a Catholic monarch, Maria Teresa has the right to exercise the privilege du blanc.

Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

8. King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium were also in Vatican City this week. For an outdoor mass in St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, Paola wore a pair of diamond and pearl stud earrings, plus a delicate necklace and bracelets.

Photo: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

7. Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco observed Good Friday at the Palais Princier; Charlene wore a delicate cross necklace and a pair of trendy back-to-front earrings.

Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images

6. Also in back-to-front earrings: the Countess of Wessex, who wore a pair on Easter Sunday at Windsor.

Photo: Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images

5, On the same day, Queen Rania of Jordan wore a pair of marbleized back-to-front earrings (reportedly from Dior) as she welcomed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to the Royal Palace in Amman.

Photo: Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty Images

4. For an Easter Sunday mass in Palma de Mallorca, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her unusual gold hoop earrings with interior filagree detail.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

3. On Wednesday, Letizia chose her diamond sunburst earrings by Yanes for a microfinance event in Madrid.

Photo: Cati Cladera – Pool/Getty Images

2. Queen Sofia of Spain loaded up the necklaces and bracelets for Easter mass, including her whimsical Easter egg necklace.

Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images

1. It was a wild and windy Easter morning at Windsor, but Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom still glittered in one of her favorite pieces: the Frosted Sunflower Brooch.

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Easter Sunday Jewels 2016

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Time for a look at the jewels worn by the royals to celebrate Easter Sunday across Europe!

In Palma de Mallorca, the Spanish royal family gathered to attend mass. Queen Letizia wore an interesting pair of chunky gold earrings with her bright pink coat.

Queen Sofia donned her usual layered necklaces, including one that features tiny Easter eggs. She also added a gold brooch to her patterned coat.

At Windsor, the British royals gathered for their traditional service at St. George’s Chapel. The Queen wore one of her favorite brooches: the Frosted Sunflower Brooch.

The Yorks were in attendance, but as per usual, Beatrice wore no jewels while Eugenie wore a pair of drop earrings. I’ve not read a positive ID of the earrings, but their shape reminds me quite a lot of Monica Vinader’s pieces.

The Countess of Wessex wore a pair of trendy back-to-front earrings with a darker front stone and a pearly back stone.

Sophie’s daughter, Lady Louise, also wore a bit of jewelry at the service: a necklace with a pendant shaped like a horse.

Princess Anne wore the same gold brooch — shaped like a loosely-knotted ribbon — that she wore last year for the ANZAC Day service in London.

Anne’s daughter-in-law, Autumn Phillips, wore a classic pair of pearl stud earrings to church.

Now that they’re no longer reigning, King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium appear to be spending quite a bit of time in her native Italy. On Easter Sunday, they attended mass in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Paola wore pearl earrings — and you’ll note that she’s stopped exercising the privilege du blanc (the right of a Catholic queen to wear white when meeting the pope) since her husband’s abdication.

Reader Mailbag: Wedding Tiaras in Copenhagen

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In last week’s post on Princess Beatrix’s wedding tiara, I mentioned that she was one of several royal women who wore their own wedding tiaras at the crown princely wedding in Denmark in 2004. Reader BlueSaphire70 asked for a post on those tiaras — and here you have it!

Beatrix of the Netherlands wears the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara in 1966 and in 2004

The Countess of Wessex her wedding tiara in 1999 and in 2004

Infanta Cristina of Spain wears the Spanish Floral Tiara in 1997 and in 2004

Princess Claire of Belgium wears her wedding tiara in 2003 and in 2004

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg wears the Alexandrine Diamond Drop Tiara in 1995 and in 2004

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wears her wedding tiara in 2001 and in 2004

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wears her wedding tiara in 2002 and in 2004

Infanta Elena of Spain wears the Marichalar Meander Tiara in 1995 and in 2004

And (as a bonus) Princess Madeleine of Sweden wears the Modern Fringe Tiara as a necklace in 2004 and a wedding tiara in 2013