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State Visit Tiaras in Norway

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The Norwegian royal family welcomed the President and First Lady of Iceland to Oslo on Tuesday, and they brought out some big jewels for the occasion.

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For the morning events on the first day of the visit, Queen Sonja wore one of her many sets of ultra-modern jewelry. This suite includes a necklace and earrings.

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Here’s a look at Sonja’s entire outfit for the welcome events.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a pair of springy pendant earrings for the official photos.

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And Princess Astrid wore mostly simple gold jewelry — with the exception of the cherry brooch pinned to her left shoulder!

For the evening’s banquet, the ladies brought out the tiaras. (The photos that follow are embedded; refresh as needed.)

Queen Sonja wore one of the family’s big sparklers: the full version of (the replica of) Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara. (Read about the famous theft of the original tiara over here.)

Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore her wedding tiara. I think the tiara-wearer match here is just about perfect, as always: M-M loves a sleek, cool look, and this tiara fits the bill. But I don’t like it nearly as much when it’s worn as a headband.

Princess Astrid went for one of her wackier sparklers: the diamond wing aigrette. (Read about this, and all of the other tiaras in the Norwegian collection, over here!)

State Visit Jewels: Icelandic Visit to Denmark

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The Icelandic visit to Denmark (SISSE STROYER/AFP/Getty Images)

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark welcomed the President and First Lady of Iceland to Copenhagen yesterday, and Margarethe pulled out some of her most modern jewels for the occasion.

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For the welcome ceremony and the presentation of a national gift (a Danish translation of The Complete Sagas of Icelanders), Margrethe wore pieces from her modern collection of turquoise jewels. The turquoise and gold brooch was made for her in 2000 by Torben Hardenberg; she’s also wearing coordinating earrings and a turquoise ring. (You can read more about Margrethe’s extensive turquoise collection over here!)

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For yesterday evening’s banquet, Margrethe brought out her newest tiara: the bright, golden Naasut Tiara. The piece was part of Greenland’s Ruby Jubilee gift to Margrethe in 2012. (You can read much more about it over here!) She paired it with a diamond riviere, which seems like a mismatch to me. She also wore the earrings from the Naasut demi-parure, a diamond and emerald cluster brooch, and a large ring that also appears to be set with a green gemstone.

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Crown Princess Mary wore her Edwardian Tiara with coordinating jewels for the banquet.

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And here’s a closer look at both the tiara and Mary’s earrings.

And there were no surprises from Princess Marie, who wore Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara.

One more Danish royal made an appearance at the banquet: Princess Benedikte, who wore Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara.