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Japanese/Spanish State Visit: Arrival Ceremonies

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain are currently on a four-day state visit to Japan, hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Let’s have a look at the jewels worn during their two arrival ceremonies.

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Felipe and Letizia arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Tuesday, a day before the official start of the visit. A low-key welcome ceremony was held at the airport.

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Letizia chose a pair of familiar earrings from her jewelry box: the long gold and diamond earrings from Tous.

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On Wednesday morning, the visit kicked off with an official welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Letizia stepped up her earring game considerably for this event. These diamond and ruby earrings are loaners from her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia. The earrings depict a diamond-encrusted dove holding a ruby wreath in its beak. They have a matching necklace; the set was a gift to Sofia from the Saudi royal family.

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Here’s a view of Letizia’s entire ensemble.

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Empress Michiko was chic and elegant, as per usual, in pearls and a golden brooch.

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Here’s a better look at her entire outfit.

We’ll be covering the state banquet in another post today — stay tuned!

Danish/Belgian State Visit: Return Dinner

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One more glamorous event from this week’s Belgian state visit to Denmark: the return dinner. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde threw a black-tie dinner for their Danish counterparts at The Black Diamond in Copenhagen this evening — here’s a look at the jewels they wore.

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Queen Mathilde wore her lovely diamond fringe earrings for the dinner, along with the ruby and diamond bracelet that belonged to the late Queen Fabiola.

It’s a bit difficult to see Queen Margrethe’s jewels, but I believe she’s wearing pieces from the sapphire suite that belonged to Queen Alexandrine. (Because the sapphire demi-parure lacks a tiara, she often wears it for black-tie events.) She also has a metallic comb in her hair, and you can see her golden family bracelet on her left wrist.

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Crown Princess Mary sparkled in her amethyst briolette drop earrings, plus three sparkling bangles. One is the usual Cartier Love Bracelet that she sports on her left wrist.

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Here’s a better look at Mary and Mathilde’s evening ensembles. Mary’s gown features illusion netting at the shoulders.

Danish/Belgian State Visit: Touring Copenhagen

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark escorted King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians around Copenhagen today on the second day of the Danish-Belgian state visit. Here’s a look at the jewels worn by the royal ladies.

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Mary and Mathilde visited several locations, including the Amager Faelled School.

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Mary wore sparkling cluster stud earrings for the day’s engagements.

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On her right hand and wrist, she wore jewelry made of gold, diamonds, and black pearls. Both pieces are from Marianne Dulong.

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Mary wore a Cartier Love Bracelet on her left wrist, plus her wedding and engagement rings on her left hand.

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Queen Mathilde chose earrings with pale pink drops surrounded by a border of diamonds.

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She wore a slim gold band on her right hand — possibly her wedding ring?

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On her left wrist, she wore a bracelet and a watch.

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Later, Mary and Mathilde joined Frederik and Philippe at the Cinematheque for an event focused on Belgian culture.