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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 7-13

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September 7-13, 2018
Royal visits and royal pilgrimages brought us some lovely jewel sightings this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her butterfly stud earrings on Saturday for a visit to Covadonga, where the royal family celebrated the centenary of the National Park of Covadonga’s Mountain. 

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9. To inaugurate a viewpoint named for her in Covadonga’s national park on Saturday, the Princess of Asturias wore petite square stud earrings.
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8. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore a brooch to Crathie Kirk on Sunday near Balmoral, but unfortunately the photographs available don’t provide a clear identification of the piece.
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7. On Wednesday, Queen Letizia wore trendy climber earrings for a visit to the Baudilio Arce School in Oviedo.
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6. For Monday’s G20 Workshop of the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion in The Hague, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands accessorized with a white beaded bracelet and a large gem-set ring on her right hand. (More on the ring here!)
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5. Queen Letizia wore her ruby and diamond earrings on Saturday to celebrate the centenary of the Catholic Coronation of the Virgin of Covadonga at Santa Cueva de Covadonga.
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4. In Glasgow on Sunday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore delicate bracelets and her dark offset pearl necklace to visit with patients at Maggie’s Centre at Gartnavel Hospital.
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3. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands layered pearls and a pendant necklace on Thursday as she attended a state funeral in Accra for former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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2. Luminous pearls accompanied Japan’ Princess Akiko of Mikasa as she visited the tomb of Ataturk during a visit to Ankara on Monday.
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1. As she opened a theater in Veghel on Monday, Queen Maxima wore Queen Juliana’s aquamarines with stacks of bracelets and her blue gem ring. (Close-ups over here!)

The Spanish Tiarapedia Is Live!

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The Tiarapedia is growing again! Today we’re debuting a section dedicated to the royal tiaras of Spain to the original online encyclopedia of tiaras.

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Since its debut in 2008, the Tiarapedia has been one of the most popular parts of my royal writing. This new version of the concept features updated entries on tiaras worn by today’s royals, including provenance information, careful tracing of ownership, and links to longer articles that feature images of the diadems discussed.

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Thanks to careful inheritance planning, and some strategic reacquisition, Spanish royal family has managed to keep a surprisingly robust collection of tiaras intact, even following two centuries punctuated by upheaval and exile. In our newest section of the Tiarapedia, you can learn more about the tiaras worn by Queen Letizia and the rest of the royal ladies of Spain.

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I’m continuing to build the updated and improved Tiarapedia, and new sections are being debuted every week! In the meantime, make sure you dig in to the glitter of royal Spain!

If you could add a new tiara to the Spanish royal collection, what would it look like?

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: August 10-23

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August 10-23, 2018
Summer means that most royal ladies are on holiday, but we’ve still got a selection of jewels from the past two weeks to enjoy. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!


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10. Princess Sofia of Sweden wore slender hoop earrings and delicate bracelets on August 23 for the inauguration of Prince Alexander’s viewpoint at the Nynas Nature Reserve in Gisesjon.

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9. Classic hoop earrings were also Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s choice for Princess Estelle’s first day of school in Stockholm on August 21.
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8. To honor the memory of the victims of last year’s terror attack in Barcelona on August 17, Queen Letizia of Spain wore simple, low-key jewels: her Chanel star stud earrings.
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7. On August 23, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wisely selected simple stud earrings to accessorize the lovely traditional local attire during an official visit to the Faroe Islands.
6. On August 23, Empress Michiko of Japan wore a striking pendant necklace as she visited the Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa.
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5. On August 10, the Princess Takamado wore golden jewels as she visited the ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba during the women’s softball world championships. (More over here!)
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4. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore daisy pieces and personal jewels during her annual photocall at the Chateau de Cayx on August 16. (Much more here!)
3. Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore a coordinating earring and necklace suite to walk on Mitsuihama Beach in Shimoda on August 16.
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2. Ashi Dorji Wangmo, the Royal Queen Mother of Bhutan, wore gorgeous beaded jewelry for the inauguration of the Mountain Echos festival at the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimbhu on August 23.
1. Empress Michiko wore pearls and a gorgeous gold and pearl brooch to attend a reception for the International Academy for Production Engineering General Assembly at the University of Tokyo on August 20.