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State Visit Jewels: Jordanians Visit Belgium

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State banquet in Belgium for the Jordanian king and queen (Photo: THIERRY ROGE/AFP/Getty Images)

To quote myself from back in the days of Mad Hattery, we’ve got a tiara alert on our hands today! King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan began a state visit to Belgium today, which means we had both arrival jewels and glittering state banquet tiaras.

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Queen Mathilde wore a pair of intricate statement earrings to welcome her royal guests. Can you imagine how many pairs of statement earrings must be in Mathilde’s jewelry wardrobe? I feel like we see a new pair every week!

Photo: JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images

Queen Rania also brought out a pair of major earrings for the welcome ceremony — these look to be metallic squares surrounded by white gemstones (possibly diamonds?). The embellishment on her lapel is a part of her coat, not a brooch, but I appreciate the extra glitter anyway.

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Later that evening, it was tiara time. Queen Mathilde wore the bandeau base of the Nine Provinces Tiara with Queen Fabiola’s diamond and pearl earrings.

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Here’s a closer look at the meander design of the tiara.

Photo: THIERRY ROGE/AFP/Getty Images

Mathilde also wore a glittering bracelet set with diamonds and rubies. I think this bracelet is also from the jewelry collection of the late Queen Fabiola.

Photo: JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images

Queen Rania, to my everlasting disappointment, brought out the smallest sparkler in her collection: the convertible bracelet/tiara by Boucheron. It’s really more headband than tiara. At least she also wore a lovely pair of diamond earrings, as well as a delicate diamond bracelet!

State Visit Jewels: Luxembourg and Sweden

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Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa visit Finland (Photo: MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)

Two state visits are currently happening in Europe: the Swedish royals welcomed the Chilean president to Stockholm, while Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg are visiting Finland. Here’s a look at some of the jewels we’ve seen during the diplomatic events.

Photo: MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wore statement earrings and a green brooch for the welcome ceremonies in Helsinki on Tuesday.

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In Sweden, Queen Silvia wore pearls and Crown Princess Victoria wore a large floral brooch to welcome President Bachelet. Princess Sofia also attended the welcome ceremony, though we didn’t get a good look at her jewels.

The real glitter, though, came out during the state banquets on Tuesday evening. Maria Teresa wore one of my favorite tiaras from the Nassau vaults: the Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara.

New mothers Victoria and Sofia skipped the banquet in Sweden, but Queen Silvia brought out plenty of sparkle on her own. Her gala jewels included Queen Sofia’s Tiara — aka the “Nine-Prong.”

State Visit Jewels: Mexican Visit to Denmark

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Wednesday’s Mexican-Danish state banquet (Photo: MATHIAS LOEVGREEN BOJESEN/AFP/Getty Images)

The Danes rolled out the red carpet for President Enrique Pena Nieto and First Lady Angelica Rivera of Mexico on Wednesday, and the diplomatic extravaganza included a glittering white-tie banquet.

Photo: LISELOTTE SABROE/AFP/Getty Images

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wore pieces from her turquoise collection to greet her guests.

Photo: JENS ASTRUP/AFP/Getty Images

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary hosted the president and first lady on a visit to Kronborg’s Maritime Museum, though Mary (disappointingly) wore little jewelry.

Here’s a better look at the tiny cluster stud earrings she wore.

Photo: MATHIAS LOEVGREEN BOJESEN/AFP/Getty Images

The royal ladies were saving up their major sparkle for the evening’s state banquet. Queen Margrethe wore the Baden Palmette Tiara with the sapphire suite that belonged to her grandmother, Queen Alexandrine.

Photo: MATHIAS LOEVGREEN BOJESEN/AFP/Getty Images

Crown Princess Mary wore her new Edwardian-era tiara again, this time pairing it with a different pair of earrings.

Here’s another look at her jewels.

Photo: Screencap from DR livestream

Princess Marie chose her standby sparkler: Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara.

One more view of Marie’s jewels.

Photo: Screencap from DR livestream

And Princess Benedikte, who was cringing a bit because of the rain as she arrived for the banquet, wore her Floral Birthday Tiara with pearl jewelry.