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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 12-17

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September 12-17, 2015
September means parliaments are opening and royals are back on the job. Be sure to vote for your favorite jewels of the week in the poll below!

10. The Duchess of Cambridge returned to royal duties on Thursday with a controversial new haircut and a familiar pair of earrings: her Annoushka pearl drops.

9. On Friday, the Countess of Wessex attended the annual BGC Charity Day. She wore a pair of earrings from Heavenly Necklaces that clearly allowed for comfortable phone-answering.

8. Crown Princess Victoria selected an interesting pair of heart-shaped earrings for a visit to a museum exhibition on Thursday.

7. Queen Letizia of Spain celebrated her birthday this week with an official trip to the United States. On Tuesday, she wore her Tous pearl drop earrings as she accompanied her husband, King Felipe, on a visit to Mount Vernon.

6. On Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore fun gold earrings and a simple bracelet for a visit to the Moluccan community.

5. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians also shone in gold earrings during a visit to the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday.

4. At the annual opening of the Riksdag on Tuesday, Queen Silvia wore the two-stranded pearl necklace that belonged to Princess Sibylla with dramatic pearl drop earrings.

3. In the Netherlands, Queen Maxima attended the opening of parliament wearing jeweled tassel earrings and a diamond brooch. (More in my post on Prinsjesdag over here!)

2. Princess Michael of Kent attended the opening of a new Piaget boutique in Milan on Tuesday, and I’m thinking it’s a safe bet that the earrings and necklace she wore are jewels from that firm.

1. Queen Letizia wins my top spot of the week! She chose her gorgeous diamond chandelier earrings by Yanes for a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Queen Letizia’s Tiaras

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Happy birthday to Queen Letizia of Spain! To celebrate, we’re dipping into her jewelry box and taking a look at the tiaras she has worn (or, in one case, hasn’t worn yet!). Which ones are your favorites?

The Prussian Tiara

Worn on her wedding day, this tiara was an early favorite of Letizia’s. The piece is a German imperial heirloom, passed down from mother to daughter until it reached Letizia’s mother-in-law, Queen Sofia of Spain. Sofia also wore the tiara on her wedding day. You can read a timeline of its interesting history over here!

The Spanish Floral Tiara

The lovely diamond floral tiara from Queen Sofia’s collection has also been one of Letizia’s favorite sparklers. The piece was made in the nineteenth-century for a Spanish queen, then meandered through exile before being reunited with Queen Sofia in the 1960s. More on the history of this tiara over here!

The Mellerio Shell Tiara

One of my favorite tiaras from Queen Sofia’s collection is the nineteenth-century diamond and pearl shell tiara made by Mellerio. It’s such a wearable work of art, but Letizia has only sported it occasionally. Sofia has made more consistent use of the piece — see more about it over here!

The Asturias Ansorena Tiara

The infamous “missing” tiara from Letizia’s collection finally made its first public appearance this year at Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s birthday celebrations. It’s the only tiara that Letizia owns personally. Much more about the debut of this tiara over here!

The Spanish Fleur-de-Lis Tiara

Letizia hasn’t worn La Buena yet, but since she’s now the Spanish queen consort, she has the exclusive use of the piece. It’s a century-old heirloom from Queen Ena’s collection, and I think it’s going to prove a challenge for petite Letizia to wear. I still hope we see her attempt it soon, though! More history of the most important Spanish royal tiara is over here!

More on Letizia’s jewels…
Letizia’s Gala Jewels (Part One and Two)