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This Week in Royal Jewels: January 18-24

01.25.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

January 18-24, 2019

We’ve got some seriously intriguing sparkle on this week’s royal jewel roundup! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below…

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15. Queen Letizia of Spain wore earrings with delicate beaded dangles at the FITUR Fair at Ifema in Madrid on Wednesday.

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14. On Tuesday, Letizia chose another pair of long earrings, this time in a silver modern style, for audiences at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.

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13. For a meeting at Davos with Angela Merkel and the Duke of Cambridge on Wednesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore a major statement necklace and coordinating earrings.

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12. Pauline Ducruet, daughter of Princess Stephanie and niece of Prince Albert II of Monaco, wore a lariat-style necklace and matching bracelet on Tuesday to attend the 43th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.

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11. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Cambridge chose green amethyst earrings from Kiki McDonough during a visit to a new national support line at the charity Family Action in Lewisham.

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10. For audiences at Zarzuela Palace on Friday, Letizia wore a lovely pair of diamond hoop earrings.

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9. Cascading diamond earrings were Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s accessory of choice for Tuesday’s appearance at the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival.

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8. For a a visit to the Lyndhurst Centre in Swindon on Thursday, the Duchess of Cornwall wore pearls with a gold clasp and a cheeky squirrel brooch.

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7. In Davos on Wednesday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians wore golden jewels for a meeting with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege.

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6. Mathilde changed into delicate earrings with a pale pink drop for more meetings on Wednesday in Davos.

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5. Empress Michiko of Japan wore silver jewels, including an elegant brooch, for a walk along the beach near the Hayama Imperial Villa on Monday.

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4. On Tuesday, Letizia wore a dazzling pair of diamond earrings for a diplomatic corps reception in Madrid. (Much more over here!)

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3. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore her Sapphire Chrysanthemum Brooch for a Sandringham Women’s Institute meeting on Thursday. (More on the brooch here!)

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2. Camilla chose an intriguing ruby, diamond, and sapphire horseshoe brooch for engagements in East London on Wednesday. (Much more over here!)

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1. My top vote of the week goes to Princess Caroline of Monaco, who wore fantastic jewels — including that amazing brooch! — for the launch of the first International Competition for Women Conductors in Paris on Thursday.

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 11-17

01.18.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

January 11-17, 2019

We were blessed with a bevy of daytime sparkle this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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15. The Duchess of Cambridge chose her go-to pair of outdoor earrings, leaf-shaped earrings from Kiki McDonough, for a visit to the Islington Community Garden on Tuesday.

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14. For a day of engagements in Birkenhead on Monday, the Duchess of Sussex gleamed in modern gold stud earrings.

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13. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden sparkled in diamond stud earrings during her visit to Sofiero Castle Park in Helsingborg on Wednesday.

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12. Queen Letizia of Spain added some subtle sparkle to her outfit with her Chanel star stud earrings for a Spanish Federation for Rare Diseases meeting in Madrid on Thursday.

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11. On Tuesday, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands chose silver-toned jewels for a traditional New Year reception at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.

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10. Oversized floral stud earrings added a little extra exuberance to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’s outfit as she attended Tuesday’s New Year reception in Amsterdam.

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9. For Wednesday’s visit to the Mayhew, an animal welfare charity in London, Meghan sparkled in a pair of bezel-set stud earrings.

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8. Kate chose her Asprey gold leaf hoop earrings for a visit to the Royal Opera House in London on Wednesday.

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7. Swirling gold statement earrings adorned Queen Mathilde of the Belgians on Thursday for a NATO reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels.

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6. The Duchess of Rothesay (as she is known in Scotland) reached for her favorite pearl drop earrings on Wednesday for a visit to the Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health in Aberdeen.

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5. Meghan sparkled in blue gem-set stud earrings and a bracelet that belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales to see a Cirque du Soleil performance benefiting Sentebale in London on Wednesday. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

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4. For the funeral of Count Philippe de Lannoy (father of Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg) on Wednesday, Queen Mathilde wore pearl and diamond earrings with a statement necklace.

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3. For the Lannoy funeral on Wednesday, Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg paired classic pearls with statement earrings that appear to be set with amethysts (a traditional mourning stone).

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2. Queen Mathilde wore Queen Fabiola’s diamond and pearl drop earrings for a reception in honor of the heads of diplomatic missions based in Belgium on Tuesday.

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1. Queen Maxima grabbed the top spot this week with her suite of silvery black pearls, worn on Thursday for a New Year reception for foreign diplomats and representatives of international organisations.

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: December 21-January 3

01.04.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

December 21, 2018-January 3, 2019

Time for our first royal jewel review of the year, everyone! We’re wrapping up the holiday season with a supersized countdown. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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15. Queen Sonja wore her suite of modern silver jewels to a church service at Holmenkollen Chapel on Christmas Day.

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14. For Christmas Day church services in Norfolk, the Princess Royal reached for her gold and diamond ribbon brooch. (More here!)

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13. The Duchess of Cambridge’s diamond and pearl Oak Leaf Brooch made another Christmas Day appearance this year. (More here!)

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12. On December 23, Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore her lovely diamond scroll brooch and pearl and diamond earrings for Emperor Akihito’s birthday appearance on the balcony of the imperial palace in Tokyo.

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11. Empress Michiko of Japan chose a vertical brooch, a pearl station necklace, and pearl earrings for her husband’s birthday appearance on December 23.

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10. Modern pearl drop earrings and a gorgeous floral brooch adorned Crown Princess Masako on January 2 as the imperial family extended New Year’s greetings to the public in Tokyo.

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9. Empress Michiko chose pearls and a gorgeous brooch with a bright blue gemstone for the New Year appearance on the palace balcony.

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8. For her annual Christmas broadcast, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom chose her diamond and ruby scarab brooch by Andrew Grima. (More over here!)

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7. A classic pink sapphire and diamond cluster brooch was Queen Elizabeth II’s choice for a Christmas Day church service in Norfolk. (More here!)

6. For the annual New Year reception at the palace in Tokyo, Empress Michiko wore gorgeous diamonds. (More here!)

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5. I’m giving the fifth spot on this week’s countdown collectively to the mirrored parures worn by the Japanese imperial princesses at the New Year reception. (Learn more about all of them here!)

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4. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark shone in her Edwardian Tiara and its matching earrings for the annual New Year’s Levee on January 1 in Copenhagen. (More over here!)

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3. For the first of the New Year’s Levees, Princess Marie of Denmark reached for her grandest sparkler, Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara, and modern diamond earrings. (More here!)

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2. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gleamed in pearls and diamonds for the first of the grand New Year’s receptions in Copenhagen. (More over here!)

1. But my top vote of the week goes to the glittering appearance of Crown Princess Masako at the New Year’s reception in Tokyo, which she attended (wearing the Pearl Sunburst Tiara) for the first time in years! (Much more over here!)