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Pascua Militar Pearls for Queen Letizia

01.08.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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The Spanish royals rang in the new year on Monday with the annual Pascua Militar celebrations in Madrid, and Queen Letizia accessorized with some fantastic family heirloom earrings.

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The ceremony, which was begun by King Carlos III in 1782, takes place every year on Epiphany. The day begins with a military review in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Madrid, attended by the monarch and the prime minister as well as high-ranking military officials.

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Following the review, a reception is held in the throne room of the palace, which includes speeches by both the monarch and the minister of defense.

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Queen Letizia wore a vibrant blue gown for this year’s ceremony. Long dresses or skirts are customarily worn for the event, even though it takes place during the day.

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Letizia’s primary accessory for this year’s celebrations were her earrings, which featured round pearls set in a gemstone surround.

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Diamonds and sapphires gleamed beside the pearls and coordinated nicely with the color of Letizia’s dress.

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If the earrings look familiar, there’s a good reason. Letizia’s worn them once before, for the gala held on the night before her royal wedding in May 2004. The earrings, which are part of a set that includes a coordinating necklace, belonged to King Felipe’s grandmother, the Countess of Barcelona.

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She also wore one more piece of jewelry with her ensemble: her gold oval ring, which you’ll see above on the index finger of her left hand.

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Letizia didn’t wear a brooch this year as she did for both previous ceremonies, but her gown did have one more bit of sparkle, courtesy an embellished button.

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I always love seeing a little sparkle in Spain to kick off the new year!

The Daily Diadem: The Bulgarian Fleur-de-Lis Tiara

01.06.2020 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela wears the Bulgarian Fleur-de-Lis Tiara to marry Simeon II of Bulgaria in Switzerland, January 1962; more on the tiara’s history here!

The Best Royal Jewels of 2019: #8 (A Very Royal Garter Day)

12.28.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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We continue our countdown of the best royal jewelry moments of 2019 with an especially sparkly June day in Windsor…

#8: A Very Royal Garter Day

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King Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands were made Knights of the Garter in 2017 and 2018, and on Garter Day 2019, they arrived with their queens to be officially invested as part of the order.

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The Queen posed for portraits at Windsor Castle with both royal couples before the Garter service. King Felipe, here with the Queen and Queen Letizia, received the Garter during the Spanish state visit in July 2017.

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Queen Letizia dazzled in important royal diamonds for the occasion. Along with a diamond floral brooch, she wore the enormous diamond earrings from the joyas de pasar collection — earrings that originally belonged to a British princess, Queen Ena.

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King Willem-Alexander, posing here at Windsor Castle with the Queen and Queen Maxima, received the Garter during the Dutch state visit in October 2018.

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Queen Maxima wore her colorful gem-set button earrings for the service, along with diamond and pink gemstone pieces that she wore on the day her husband became king.

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The British royals also dipped into their jewelry boxes for some excellent pieces. The Queen wore Queen Mary’s Cluster Earrings with her Garter robes.

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The rest of the ladies of the House of Windsor were also regally accessorized, including the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore the pearl drop earrings that belonged to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. (See all the royal jewels from the day here!)