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Jewels of Prince Nicolas’s Christening

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Yesterday, Prince Nicholas of Sweden, son of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill, was christened in Stockholm. Let’s have a look at the jewels worn by his royal relatives for the occasion, shall we?

Princess Madeleine’s outfit didn’t need much accessorizing, but she added elegant pearl drop earrings to top things off. She also wore her father’s family order.

We also got a glimpse of a few bracelets on Madeleine’s right wrist.

The prince’s grandmother, Queen Silvia, also wore pearls, including a simple necklace and pearl drop earrings. She also wore her husband’s family order.

Crown Princess Victoria kept her jewelry streamlined, wearing the diamond drop earrings that were originally a part of Queen Josefina’s Diamond Stomacher. Victoria wears these earrings frequently; Princess Sofia also wore them for her wedding this summer. Victoria also wore her father’s family order.

Princess Sofia wore her father-in-law’s family order and (I think) a delicate bracelet. I can’t help but wish she’d wear her hair back a bit more often so that we could see her earrings!

We also got a quick glimpse of the king’s eldest sister, Princess Margaretha, sitting in the second row at the christening. Like many of her fellow royal ladies, she wore pearls and the king’s family order.

Which of the jewels from this weekend’s christening were your favorites?

This Week in Royal Jewels: October 2-8

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October 2-8, 2015
We’ve got royal earrings and necklaces galore this week — be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
10. On Monday, Princess Sofia of Sweden wore small diamond earrings, her engagement and wedding rings, and a Project Playground bracelet at the start of a two-day trip to her hometown, Dalarna. The pin she has affixed to her lapel is a small gold Dala horse, an icon of Dalarna and of Sweden in general. (Trivia: I put one on my Christmas tree every year!)

9. Queen Letizia of Spain wore her Tous pearl drop earrings at a journalism awards ceremony on Tuesday.

8. At Ascot Racecourse on Friday, the Countess of Wessex wore pearl cluster earrings by Dior.

7. Infanta Elena of Spain wore a brightly colored necklace and matching earrings in shades of blue and green in Seville on Monday.

6. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands also chose blue-toned beads on Monday, this time for a meeting with President Kagame of Rwanda.

5. For a luncheon on Tuesday with President Erdogan of Turkey, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore diamond earrings.

4. On Friday, Queen Sofia of Spain wore a black and white statement necklace and a glittering sunflower pin for the annual Red Cross fundraiser in Madrid.

3. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Dowager Duchess of Calabria (born Princess Anne of Orleans) was the picture of elegance in pearls as she greeted well-wishers on Wednesday following the death of her husband, Infante Carlos. He was a cousin of the reigning Spanish royals; his father, Infante Alfonso, was a grandson of King Alfonso XII of Spain. Carlos and his family follow the descendants of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. (Both of Juan Carlos’s sisters renounced their succession rights when they married.)

2. At the start of a state visit to Lithuania on Wednesday, Queen Silvia of Sweden wore pearls (including Princess Sibylla’s pearl necklace) to sign a guest book.

1. My top spot of the week goes to Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands. She glittered in diamonds — including the family’s floral bracelet, which some have speculated was a gift from the Sultan of Brunei — during a visit to Boston, where she attended an exhibit of paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer.