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Another Queen Letizia Earring Update

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Time for another survey of the earrings that Queen Letizia has been wearing this week in Spain! Which pairs would you like to have in your own jewelry box?

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Letizia debuted a new pair of earrings from Coolook — the “Sarin” style in aventurine quartz and pink quartz — for the Presidency of the Plenary of the Spanish Royal Academy of Language in Madrid on Thursday.

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On Friday, Letizia wore her diamond and ruby drop earrings for engagements in Santander on Friday.

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For the Discapnet Awards at the Somontes Club in Madrid on Monday, Letizia debuted a new pair of earrings from Spanish designer Gold and Roses. The earrings, which are made of white gold and diamonds, are the “Double Dagger” style.

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To receive the President of Slovenia at the Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday, Letizia reached for a familiar pair of earrings: her freshwater pearl drops from Tous.

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 16-22

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June 16-22, 2017
We were incredibly spoiled for choice this week where royal jewels are concerned, but here’s my selection of the very best pieces of the week. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below (and/or add your own list in the comment section)!
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10. Queen Letizia of Spain chose her white gold and diamond starburst earrings from Yanes to attend a cultural program for schools in Aviles on Tuesday.

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9. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore a striking cross necklace and pearl studs for the 57th annual Monte Carlo TV Festival on Sunday. (Much more over here!)
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8. For the first day of engagements during the state visit to Italy, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore rose quartz jewels from the family vaults. (Close-ups over here!)
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7. For Saturday’s Trooping the Colour festivities, the Duchess of Cornwall donned her twinned diamond clover brooches. (More over here!)
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6. The Duchess of Cambridge turned heads at Royal Ascot on Tuesday in the Bahrain Pearl Earrings, which are on loan to her from the Queen. (See an earring close-up over here!)
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5. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended Ladies’ Day at Ascot in bright pink, including her round pink cluster brooch. (More over here!)
4. In Rome, Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma (wife of King Willem-Alexander’s first cousin, and the Dutch ambassador to the Vatican, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma) wore the base of the Antique Pearl Tiara and the family’s diamond crescent brooch for Tuesday’s state banquet. (More over here!)
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3. Even though it was a daytime event, the Duchess of Cambridge made magpies happy by wearing diamond earrings on loan from the Queen at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour parade. (More over here!)
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2. Queen Elizabeth II didn’t wear the Imperial State Crown at Wednesday’s State Opening of Parliament, but she did sneak in another piece of the Cullinan Diamond: the Cullinan V stone, worn in its lovely brooch setting. (More over here!)
1. My top vote of the week goes to — you guessed it — Queen Maxima, who wore pieces from the family’s grand Mellerio Ruby Parure at the Italian state banquet. (Much more over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 9-15

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June 9-15, 2017
Lots to choose from in the world of royal jewelry this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Queen Letizia matched white onyx and black onyx earrings from Coolook with a monochromatic dress to receive the President of Peru at Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday.

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9. On Tuesday, the Princess Royal wore pearls with her diamond, sapphire, and gold brooch and earrings to unveil a plaque at the new Postal Museum in London.
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8. At the Polar Music Prize Ceremony on Wednesday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore modern silver jewels, including earrings and a cuff bracelet, that coordinated with her gown.
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7. Princess Madeleine wore pink statement earrings to attend the awards ceremony; she also arrived wearing a set of long, thin, sparkling necklaces that competed a bit with her bow, but she smartly removed them.
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6. Queen Silvia went for classic jewels for the awards ceremony, including her pearl necklace with the topaz clasp and coordinating earrings.
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5. On Tuesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore a colorful pair of statement earrings from Amrapali to visit a new rose named in her honor. (Much more, including an earring close-up, over here!)
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4. On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore one of her wedding gifts, the largest Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooch, to recreate Queen Victoria’s first train journey. (Much more, including a stunning brooch close-up, over here!)
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3. Queen Elizabeth II wore another brooch, the Jardine Star, to Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday evening to attend an evensong service commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Companions of the Order of Honour. (See more views from the event over here!)
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2. Queen Elizabeth’s best bejeweled appearance of the week, for me, came when she wore her aquamarine clip brooches during Thursday’s visit to Poplar in Tower Hamlets in East London, an event that commemorated bombings in the area during World War I.
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1. But no one could top Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco this week, who wore a stunning suite of jewels, including earrings, a necklace, and a belt, to host the President of France for an iftar meal in Rabat on Wednesday.