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Crown Princess Victoria’s Nobel Prize Jewels

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One of the most delightful things about the Swedish royal family (from a jewelry perspective, anyway) is that every December 10th, without fail, they pull on their grandest gowns, pop on their tiaras, and head out to the annual distribution of the Nobel Prizes. Here’s a look at the jewels our Magpie of the Month, Crown Princess Victoria, has worn each time she’s attended the ceremony!



1995: For her first Nobel ceremony, Victoria wore her new Eighteenth Birthday Tiara, set with sapphires and diamonds, as well as a two-stranded pearl necklace, pearl and diamond earrings, and an oval-shaped diamond brooch



1997: The Four-Button Diamond Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), small diamond earrings, a diamond riviere, and the Bernadotte Diamond Bow Brooch

2000: The Four-Button Diamond Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), small diamond drop earrings, diamond riviere, diamond bracelets, and a butterfly brooch with white, pink, and blue gemstones

2000: For the dinner after the ceremony, she changed into a necklace set with pink and blue gemstones

2001: The Baden Fringe Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), small diamond drop earrings, diamond riviere with a round diamond pendant, diamond bracelets, and the ruby and diamond brooch

2003: The Four-Button Tiara, small diamond drop earrings, the necklace with pink and blue gemstones, diamond bracelets, and two diamond rosette brooches (on the front and back of the Seraphim sash)

2004: The Large Cut-Steel Tiara, pearl drop earrings, diamond riviere with pearl drop pendant, diamond bracelets, and a diamond rosette brooch

2005: The Baden Fringe Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), pearl and diamond earrings, the Processional Necklace, a diamond evening watch, diamond bracelets, and a diamond rosette brooch

2006: The Baden Fringe Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), earrings from the amethyst parure, diamond riviere with pear-shaped diamond pendant, small diamond rosette brooch, diamond bar brooch (at the back of the sash), and a diamond evening watch

2007: The Six-Button Tiara (with the base wrapped in gray velvet), small diamond pendant earrings, diamond riviere with Victoria of Baden’s diamond and pearl ivy brooch as a pendant, the diamond lozenge brooch, a small diamond brooch (at the back of the sash), diamond bracelets

2008: The Baden Fringe Tiara with the earrings, brooch, and bracelet from the amethyst parure

2009: The Six-Button Tiara, the amethyst parure necklace (without its pendant drop), earrings, and brooch, and a diamond evening watch

2010: The Large Cut-Steel Tiara, pearl drop earrrings, diamond riviere, the Bernadotte Diamond Bow Brooch, and a three-stranded pearl bracelet

2011: The Six-Button Tiara (with an added row of diamonds at the base) with the earrings, brooch, and hairpins from the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

2013: The Four-Button Tiara (with an added row of diamonds at the base) with the necklace and small brooch from the Bernadotte Emerald Demi-Parure

2013: Victoria also wore the larger brooch from the emerald demi-parure in her hair, plus the family’s diamond bracelet with a chevron pattern

2014: The Baden Fringe Tiara, diamond riviere with the family’s diamond cross pendant, diamond earrings from the Brazilian parure, the ruby and diamond brooch, and the chevron-patterned diamond bracelet

2014: In her hair, she wore the diamond lozenge brooch; a diamond rosette secured the back of the Seraphim sash

This Week in Royal Jewels: July 10-16

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July 10-16, 2015
From a Grimaldi jubilee to a pair of British brooches, here are my top jewel picks of the week! Be sure to vote for your favorite in the poll below.
10. Camille Gottlieb, daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco (and therefore also a granddaughter of Princess Grace), wore a pair of trendy pearl earrings with a double stud at the Fight AIDS charity gala on Friday. For more jewels from this event, as well as the weekend celebrations of Prince Albert’s jubilee, head over here!

9. The Duchess of Cornwall wore one of her trademark pearl chokers, this time with the round diamond clasp, at a primary school in London on Wednesday.

8. In Wales last Thursday, Camilla wore the Faberge brooch given to the Queen Mum by Nikita Khrushchev while tasting wine. I feel like the Queen Mum would approve.

7. Crown Princess Victoria wore a slender pair of hoop earrings during her birthday celebrations on Tuesday. You can see more about the jewels worn by the other members of the family — and see lots of pictures of adorable Estelle! — in our post over here.

6. In Spain on Thursday, Queen Letizia wore her black earrings with silver star detail during a visit to music classes associated with the Princess of Asturias Foundation.

5. On Tuesday, Letizia wore her rose gold Folli Follie earrings for an event at Spain’s Air Force Academy.

4. During the royal family’s annual summer photo call, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore dangling earrings with a bracelet she wears often. It’s engraved with the names of her husband and children.

3. Princess Charlene didn’t just wow the Monegasque people by making her first speech in French on Saturday — she also dazzled them by wearing her enormous Repossi engagement ring. More of Charlene’s weekend jewels can be found in our post here!

2. During the commemorations of the anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II wore a favorite brooch, the Jardine Star Brooch. More jewels from the commemorations can be seen in our post here!

1. On Thursday, the Queen wore a gorgeous brooch set with opals for a visit to Barking and Dagenham. The brooch was a wedding gift from a retired military league from Australia, and it definitely gets my top spot of the week!

Victoriadagen Jewels

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her birthday yesterday with a traditional gathering on the island of Öland. The day was full of fun, frivolity — and also some jewelry.

Victoria wore a large pair of hoop earrings on her birthday.

She also added a stack of bracelets to her outfit.

As she met with members of the public, her jewelry was supplemented by colorful necklaces and bracelets offered to her as gifts.

Victoria wasn’t the only Swedish princess who was given a necklace. Her adorable daughter, Princess Estelle, also sported a set of beads.

The little princess’s favorite accessory, however, was clearly her umbrella.

… or maybe it was the puppy.

(Yep, definitely the puppy.)

Queen Silvia was bundled up in the rainy weather, but we still got a glimpse of her rings and bracelets.

The king didn’t wear any jewelry, but he did lead the crowd in three cheers for his daughter.

Later, the birthday girl changed into traditional Swedish dress for a concert.

She also changed into a pair of pearl earrings.

Queen Silvia went with the traditional costume for the concert, too. (The Swedish royal men never wear traditional clothing — too bad! Who doesn’t love a royal in costume?)

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, who recently returned from their honeymoon, also attended the concert. She wore a small pair of stud earrings with bracelets; his new wedding ring was clearly visible.

Princess Madeleine, who recently gave birth to her second child, was also present, as was her husband, Chris O’Neill. Like Sofia, she wore small earrings and bracelets. The collar of her coat was also embellished with sparkling crystals.

Looks like the birthday was a success! For more on Victoria’s jewelry, check out yesterday’s roundup of her wedding guest style, plus our 2014 birthday tribute to her jewels.