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Baden Jewels for Silvia in Berlin

10.07.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Queen Silvia in Berlin (Photo: MAJA HITIJ/AFP/Getty Images)

Get excited, jewelry lovers: we’ve got a couple of unusual sightings from this evening’s dinner at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. Queen Silvia of Sweden, who is on a visit with King Carl XVI Gustaf to Germany, paid tribute to one of Sweden’s other German-born queens: Victoria of Baden.

Photo: MAJA HITIJ/AFP/Getty Images

You’ll likely recognize the tiara very quickly: it’s the Baden Fringe Tiara. We see this one fairly regularly these days, but Queen Silvia rarely wears it anymore — it’s usually Crown Princess Victoria who trots this one out.

Photo: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images

Even more exciting though? THAT BROOCH. Like the tiara, this piece belonged to Victoria of Baden.

Queen Victoria of Sweden

In the picture above, you can see the brooch pinned to Victoria of Baden’s dress — in this case, just above the Baden Fringe, which she’s wearing as a corsage ornament.

Queen Victoria of Sweden

Victoria’s also wearing the brooch in each of the portraits above. Please correct me if I’m wrong — but isn’t this the first time we’ve seen Silvia wear this brooch in public?

Silvia Shines in Germany

10.06.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in Germany (Photo: BRITTA PEDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are on a visit to her home country of Germany this week. Let’s have a look at the jewelry she wore on the first day, including a glittering banquet, shall we?

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Silvia arrived in Germany wearing a large necklace of multi-colored pearls and mabe pearl earrings. The small red bow pinned to her jacket is the ribbon of Germany’s Order of Merit.

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Here’s a look at her bracelets and rings from the same event. You’ll note pearls among her usual bangles. I’m always intrigued by Silvia’s double-faced watch, and I’d love to know what time zone the second clock is set to!

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

At the evening’s banquet, Silvia brought along some serious bling, and I’ve got close-ups to share.

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

She wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara, an heirloom from Crown Princess Margareta, that dates to 1905.

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

Here’s a closer look at the family’s diamond and pearl drop earrings.

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

She also added one of the diamond rivieres from the Bernadotte collection. This view lets you see the teeny loop on the central stone that allows a pendant to be attached to the necklace.

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

And finally, she brought out one of my favorite Swedish royal pieces: the diamond zig-zag patterned bracelet.

Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images

All in all, a very successful glittering outing, if you ask me. What say you?

This Week in Royal Jewels: September 16-22

09.23.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

September 16-22, 2016

We’ve got some pretty stellar royal jewels on display this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

Photo: NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images

10. In Brussels, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians attended Car Free Sunday with her family. She wore disc-shaped earrings for the event.

Photo: ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images

9. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore floral earrings, a beaded necklace, and a glittering ring on Thursday at a human trafficking conference in The Hague.

Photo: BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images

8. At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Monday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore a modern pair of stud earrings with a radiating back piece.

Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Global Goals

7. Rania wore a pair of silver-toned pendant earrings on Tuesday for the Global Goals Awards Dinner in New York.

Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Global Goals

6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also attended the Global Goals Awards Dinner; she wore a modern suite of silver jewelry for the occasion. The circular pin on her blouse is the logo of the Global Goals.

Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

5. In Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended church on Sunday wearing her usual pearls, plus her golden Peranakan-style brooch.

Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

4. Princess Caroline of Monaco attended a new exhibition at one of the principality’s museums on Thursday, wearing a pair of major statement earrings and a necklace with a cross pendant.

Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for World Childhood Foundation

3. For the Thank You Gala in New York on Friday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden wore a stunning pair of modern baroque pearl earrings. (See jewel close-ups over here!)

Photo: KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP/Getty Images

2. At the opening of the Dutch parliament this week, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands wore a borrowed pair of chandelier earrings and a major insect brooch. (More pictures and details from the event over here!)

Photo: SANDER KONING/AFP/Getty Images

1. Nobody could top Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’s jewels this week; she wore major diamonds and sapphires on her ears and at her waist on Prinsjesdag. (See close-ups over here!)