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This Week in Royal Jewels: March 21-28

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March 21-28, 2019
From royal tours to events at home, we’ve got lots of sparkle for you today! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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20. The Duchess of Cambridge wore hoop earrings in mixed metals for a visit to Gilwell Park in Epping with the Scouts on Thursday.

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19. Petite diamond hoops were Princess Eugenie’s choice for last Thursday’s visit to the new Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore.
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18. During her visit to the Caribbean this week, the Duchess of Cornwall wore a golden necklace with her favorite pearl earrings for a visit to a maternity home in Havana on Monday.
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17. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore Dior earrings to welcome the President and First Lady of China to the Palais Princier on Sunday. (More here!)
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16. For a gala dinner on the first day of the state visit to Argentina this week, Queen Letizia of Spain wore small gem-set earrings with her embroidered gown. (More over here!)
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15. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore red statement earrings and stacked rings for the opening of the Week of Money in Breda on Monday.
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14. During this week’s state visit to Chile, Queen Sonja of Norway wore modern blue and silver jewels at La Moneda Palace on Wednesday.
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13. Here’s a rare addition to our weekly roundup! Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark wore a statement necklace as she attended a concert in Madrid on Thursday.
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12. Irene’s sister, Queen Sofia of Spain, wore a lovely ginkgo brooch with golden earrings and layered necklace for Thursday evening’s concert.
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11. For a board meeting at the Reina Sofia School of Music on Tuesday, Queen Sofia wore layered gold jewels with an olive branch brooch. (More here!)
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10. Camilla wore her lovely single strand of pearls more than once during her Caribbean tour, including this outing at a reception at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales on Wednesday.
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9. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians was elegant in pearl drop earrings on Tuesday during this week’s state visit to South Korea.
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8. During the Chinese luncheon on Sunday, Princess Caroline of Monaco wore earrings from the Magic Alhambra collection by Van Cleef and Arpels. (More here!)
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7. Diamond-set Magic Alhambra earrings also had an outing this week on the Duchess of Cornwall, who wore them for a welcome ceremony in Havana on Monday.
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6. In an unusual move, Queen Letizia sported a brooch this week during Tuesday’s meeting with members of the Spanish community living in Argentina; the bee brooch was gifted to her last year during her visit to the Dominican Republic. 
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5. Princess Ubolratana of Thailand wore glittering diamonds, including heart-shaped earrings, to attend a wedding in Hong Kong on Friday.
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4. For a visit to the 300-year-old Bavaria Brewery in Lieshout on Thursday, Queen Maxima wore a pair of earrings set with vibrant blue gemstones.
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3. Queen Letizia wore a pair of diamond and pearl earrings borrowed from her mother-in-law for the start of the Argentine state visit on Monday. (More here!)
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2. The Jardine Star Brooch accompanied Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on Thursday as she visited Hauser and Wirth in Somerset.

1. In South Korea on Tuesday, Queen Mathilde wore an impressive pair of earrings with aquamarine drops, and many are speculating that the drops may be the same ones owned by the late Queen Fabiola.

Queen Sirikit’s Ruby Floral Bandeau

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Queen Sirikit of Thailand is the owner of a truly incredible collection of jewels. Today, we’re taking a closer look at one of her more modern pieces: her ruby floral bandeau.
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The tiara, as the name suggests, is a bandeau of stylized diamond flowers. The center of the tiara features a large, blossoming element, set with a central ruby. Many sources suggest that this central stone is interchangeable, which would certainly make sense design-wise.
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The bandeau was one of Sirikit’s glittering companions during the lengthy foreign tour she undertook with King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1960. Above, she wears the tiara with a black lace veil and pearls for an audience with Pope John XXIII at the Vatican.
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In Belgium, she wore the tiara for a grand state banquet hosted by King Baudouin, who had recently announced his engagement to Fabiola de Mora y Aragon.
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Here’s a closer look at Sirikit’s fantastic jewels and gown for the banquet. She paired the tiara with diamond earrings and a diamond riviere with a glittering pendant. An elaborate brooch with an avian theme secured her sash, and she stacked a pair of diamond bracelets on her right wrist.
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She also wore the tiara for a gala concert in the Netherlands. You’ll actually spot two tiaras in this photograph: Sirikit wore the bandeau on her head and the grand Thai Fringe Tiara as a necklace.

The Thai Tiarapedia Has Arrived!

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The latest section of the updated Tiarapedia is officially here! Today, we’re talking all about the most sparkling tiaras worn by the royal ladies of Thailand.

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The Tiarapedia, the original online encyclopedia of tiaras, began way back in 2008, and for the past several months, I’ve been expanding and updating the project. Today, a new section on Thailand’s royal tiaras has been added. The Thai royal tiara collection is fabulous, including classic heirlooms and modern sparklers.

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Which of the tiaras worn by Queen Sirikit and the Thai royal family are your favorites? Learn more about all of them right now at the Tiarapedia!