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Spanish State Visit to Portugal: Day 2 (Porto and Lisbon)

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend a gala dinner in Lisbon (Photo: ANTONIO COTRIM/AFP/Getty Images)

The Spanish state visit to Portugal continued on Tuesday with engagements in Porto and a glittering gala in Lisbon.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the Science and Technology Park at Porto University in the morning.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Letizia wore Hugo Boss separates and accessorized with new hammered gold hoop earrings from Bimba y Lola.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Here’s a better look at the whole outfit.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

In the evening, the royal couple attended a gala dinner in Lisbon. Letizia wore a pair of diamond and emerald earrings that belong to her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Letizia has borrowed these earrings, which are part of a larger suite of jewels, on other occasions. From this angle, you can see a bit of the earring clasp, as well as Letizia’s interesting hairstyle.

Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

And here’s a fuller look at the sparkling dress, which is by Felipe Varela.

Belgian-Dutch State Visit: Concert and Utrecht Visit

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Maxima and Mathilde in Utrecht (Photo: OLAF KRAAK/AFP/Getty Images)

Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde are in Utrecht today for the final day of the Belgian state visit to the Netherlands. We’ve got plenty of photos of today’s daytime jewels later in the post, but let’s kick things off with a view of last night’s concert jewels.

Both queens went all out for the black-tie event, which was held in Amsterdam.

Mathilde wore her lovely diamond fringe earrings with the Brabant Laurel Wreath Tiara, worn in its necklace form.

Maxima added her tutti-frutti necklace and emerald drop earrings to her green gown.

Both women also wore bracelets: Mathilde selected Queen Fabiola’s ruby and diamond bracelet, while Maxima wore the bracelet from her tutti-frutti set. We also see a hint of Mathilde’s ruby engagement ring and (I think) the ring from the emerald parure on Maxima’s right hand.

Princess Beatrix wore pearls for the occasion, including the family’s large nineteenth-century pearl and diamond bracelet.

Princess Margriet and Princess Laurentien were also both present with their spouses.

Photo: REMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images

This morning in Utrecht, earrings were the accessory of the day. Mathilde wore a major pair of diamond earrings with an abstract, looping pattern. (As an aside: I love this coat on her!)

Photo: OLAF KRAAK/AFP/Getty Images

Maxima chose diamond pendant earrings with amethyst drops to coordinate with her ensemble. She also added a pearl bracelet on her right wrist.

Photo: OLAF KRAAK/AFP/Getty Images

Here’s a better look at both outfits.

Belgian-Dutch State Visit: Non-Profits in Amsterdam and The Hague

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Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde during the state visit (Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images)

To begin the second day of the Belgian state visit to the Netherlands, Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde stopped by non-profit organizations in Amsterdam and The Hague.

Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images

Maxima wore her diamond and garnet tassel earrings. Through her hair, you can also see the diamond openwork crescent brooch. She’s worn this piece before, but this time, she added a pear-shaped diamond pendant.

Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images

On her wrists, she wore her gem-set bangles and her family initial bracelet.

Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images

Mathilde wore her diamond and round pearl drop earrings. (This isn’t the pair from Queen Fabiola’s collection; she wore those earrings last night.)

Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images

And here’s a look at both of their complete outfits.