The German state visit continued this week with even more brooches on display. Let’s dig in!

The second full day of the state visit started off with engagements in Frankfurt. The Queen wore another brooch that we recently saw at Royal Ascot: the diamond and emerald shamrock brooch that many believe was a gift from the Sultan of Oman.

Back in Berlin for a garden party at the British ambassador’s residence, the Queen wore another repeat brooch from the French state visit: her mother’s diamond and ruby floral spray brooch.

On Friday, the Queen greeted members of the public near the famous Brandenberg Gate in Berlin. With her yellow coat, she wore another brooch from the set of four believed to have been gifted by the Sultan of Oman: the diamond brooch in the shape of daffodils.

For their final official engagement of the state visit, the Queen and Prince Philip laid a wreath at the Bergen-Belsen memorial. On her gray outfit, she pinned the floral brooch made for her by Bronte Porcelain, one of the brooches that made its public debut in 2014. She wore the same brooch and outfit for her flight back to the UK. And that’s it for the British/German state visit of 2015!

I’m exhausted just thinking about the Queen’s work schedule, and I’m nearly sixty years younger than she is! After a jam-packed week of events in Britain, Elizabeth and Philip jetted off to Germany for a state visit. Let’s have a look at the jewels from their first two days on German soil.

When the Queen deplaned in Berlin, she arrived wearing a major British heirloom jewel that was a gift from a German prince. The Albert Brooch, which features a large sapphire ringed with diamonds, was given to Queen Victoria by her husband-to-be, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as a wedding present in 1840. The Queen wears it frequently, including an outing last week at Royal Ascot.

For the official welcome ceremony on Wednesday morning, the Queen repeated an outfit and jewels that she wore during the state visit to France last June. (The coat was also worn during the Diamond Jubilee pageant on the Thames.) The brooch, which is a floral design set with diamonds and made, I believe, of various colors of gold, was actually worn for the first time during that French state visit.

The state banquet on Wednesday evening was a combination of expected jewels and surprises. Just as she did on the 2014 French state visit — and as she does almost always these days — the Queen selected the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara for the dinner. (Read more about the intriguing timeline of this tiara’s history over here.) The tiara is sort of fitting for the occasion, however, as it was a wedding gift to a German princess (Mary of Teck) who was marrying a British prince.

But along with that very expected tiara, she also wore the necklace, earrings, and brooch of the crown ruby parure. We also saw this brooch last week at Royal Ascot — in fact, that was the first time she’d ever worn it in public! (Maybe Ascot was a sort of trial run for this visit? Who knows!) The crown rubies were designed in part by a German prince — again, Prince Albert — and were originally made to coordinate with Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet. The entire suite was originally set with opals and later changed to rubies.

There was also a secret bonus jewel on display! The Queen used the Emperor of Austria Brooch to secure the back of the sash of her German order, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. This brooch was also especially appropriate for the visit, as it was a gift from Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria to the Duchess of Teck, Queen Mary’s mother, on the occasion of the christening of Prince Francis of Teck in 1870. The brooch also has a collet chain and three pearl pendants, but that section is detachable, and the Queen is only wearing the large circular portion with its enormous central pearl.

The diamond “bracelet” on the Queen’s left wrist is actually her diamond evening wristwatch.

You can see above that her right wrist was bracelet-free. (You can also see the DoE’s impressive chest full of medals.)

He’s also wearing the star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the neck ribbon and badge of the Order of Merit.