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This Week in Royal Jewels: April 28-May 4

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April 28-May 4, 2017
This week’s royal jewel countdown starts slowly, but it crescendos to a seriously bejeweled bang! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below.
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10. As she does for most informal events lately, the Duchess of Cambridge wore her Lauren leaf earrings from Kiki McDonough on Wednesday for a visit to a “Farms for Children” farm in Gloucestershire.

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9. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians chose golden statement earrings to host the winners of the Queen Mathilde Prize at the Royal Palace in Brussels on Thursday.
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8. For her father’s birthday celebrations on Sunday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden chose earrings set with faceted pink gemstones. (More jewels from the celebrations over here!)
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7. Queen Silvia of Sweden wore pearls and a stack of bracelets for her husband’s birthday celebrations. (Additional views of her jewels here!)
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6. On Wednesday, Princess Charlene of Monaco chose classic pearl earrings and a watch from the Van Cleef and Arpels Alhambra collection for a football match at the Stade Louis II Stadium.
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5. A somber Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore her large pearl button and drop earrings, plus her diamond crescent brooch with pearl drop, for the annual Remembrance Day commemorations in Amsterdam on Thursday.
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4. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her mother’s Palm Leaf Brooch — and brought along her hale and hearty husband — for Thursday’s service for members of the Order of Merit at the Chapel Royal of St. James’s Palace.

3. For her husband’s private 50th birthday dinner on Saturday, Queen Maxima wore diamonds and rubies.
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2. Major diamonds, including the family’s ears of wheat ornaments, were Maxima’s choice for Friday’s official birthday party in Amsterdam. (More views, including close-ups, over here!)

1. Queen Letizia of Spain was a stunner on Saturday for Willem-Alexander’s private birthday dinner, wearing her ruby and diamond earrings with both of the diamond bracelets from the joyas de pasar collection.

This Week in Royal Jewels: April 14-20

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April 14-20, 2017
It’s been a very pearly week for royal jewels! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. The Duchess of Cambridge wore the necklace and earrings from her Mappin and Webb “Empress” suite on Thursday for the opening event of the Global Academy in London, part of the Heads Together initiative.

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9. On Easter Sunday at Windsor, Kate wore the diamond and pearl earrings on loan to her from her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. (Read more about the Windsor ladies’ Easter jewels over here!)
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8. Queen Silvia of Sweden wore multi-colored pearls for a reception for the World Scout Foundation in Berlin on Thursday.
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7. The Princess Royal chose pearls and her diamond and gold ribbon brooch for Easter Sunday services at Windsor. (More British royal Easter jewels here!)
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6. In Seville, Queen Sofia of Spain wore her trademark layered necklaces with gold earrings and a pair of golden brooches for a 25th anniversary tribute for the Seville Universal Exhibition on Thursday.
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5. On Easter Sunday in Palma de Mallorca, Queen Sofia wore her gold earrings and a golden brooch with more layered necklaces, including her Easter egg necklace. (More Spanish royal Easter jewels over here!)
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4. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her diamond and pearl drop earrings for the Cervantes Prize award ceremony on Thursday. (Read more over here!)
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3. At the Royal Palace in Laeken, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore her geometric diamond earrings for Thursday’s diplomatic reception.
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2. On Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was treated to an early birthday cake during the opening of the fiftieth Resto VanHarte in Lelystad; she wore her pale pink gemstone earrings for the event.
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1. My top vote of the week goes to the glittering Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch, worn by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on Easter Sunday at Windsor. (More Easter jewels here!)

More Cervantes Pearls for Letizia

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The Spanish royals continued their celebration of the 2016 Cervantes Prize on Thursday, and Queen Letizia upped her jewelry game for the annual award ceremony at the University of Alcala de Henares.

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Letizia chose her diamond and pearl drop earrings for the ceremony. The earrings feature a bezel-set diamond stud and round Australian pearl drops. She’s had this pair in her jewelry box for years.

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Felipe was also extra dapper today in morning dress, even carrying a walking stick.

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He wore the ribbon of the Order of the Golden Fleece pinned to his jacket. Pictured with Felipe and Letizia here is the winner of the 2016 prize, novelist Eduardo Mendoza Garriga. The prize, which is named after the great Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, is the most prestigious award given to literature written in the Spanish language.