Don’t Miss a Single Sparkling Moment! Sign up for The Court Jeweller Newsletter

The Court Jeweller

Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 16-22

by // Leave a Comment

June 16-22, 2017
We were incredibly spoiled for choice this week where royal jewels are concerned, but here’s my selection of the very best pieces of the week. Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below (and/or add your own list in the comment section)!
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
10. Queen Letizia of Spain chose her white gold and diamond starburst earrings from Yanes to attend a cultural program for schools in Aviles on Tuesday.

Palais Princier/Getty Images
9. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore a striking cross necklace and pearl studs for the 57th annual Monte Carlo TV Festival on Sunday. (Much more over here!)
ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images
8. For the first day of engagements during the state visit to Italy, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore rose quartz jewels from the family vaults. (Close-ups over here!)
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
7. For Saturday’s Trooping the Colour festivities, the Duchess of Cornwall donned her twinned diamond clover brooches. (More over here!)
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
6. The Duchess of Cambridge turned heads at Royal Ascot on Tuesday in the Bahrain Pearl Earrings, which are on loan to her from the Queen. (See an earring close-up over here!)
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
5. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended Ladies’ Day at Ascot in bright pink, including her round pink cluster brooch. (More over here!)
4. In Rome, Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma (wife of King Willem-Alexander’s first cousin, and the Dutch ambassador to the Vatican, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma) wore the base of the Antique Pearl Tiara and the family’s diamond crescent brooch for Tuesday’s state banquet. (More over here!)
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
3. Even though it was a daytime event, the Duchess of Cambridge made magpies happy by wearing diamond earrings on loan from the Queen at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour parade. (More over here!)
Arthur Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images
2. Queen Elizabeth II didn’t wear the Imperial State Crown at Wednesday’s State Opening of Parliament, but she did sneak in another piece of the Cullinan Diamond: the Cullinan V stone, worn in its lovely brooch setting. (More over here!)
1. My top vote of the week goes to — you guessed it — Queen Maxima, who wore pieces from the family’s grand Mellerio Ruby Parure at the Italian state banquet. (Much more over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 9-15

by // Leave a Comment

June 9-15, 2017
Lots to choose from in the world of royal jewelry this week! Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
10. Queen Letizia matched white onyx and black onyx earrings from Coolook with a monochromatic dress to receive the President of Peru at Zarzuela Palace on Tuesday.

Miles Willis/Getty Images for The Postal Museum
9. On Tuesday, the Princess Royal wore pearls with her diamond, sapphire, and gold brooch and earrings to unveil a plaque at the new Postal Museum in London.
Michael Campanella/Getty Images
8. At the Polar Music Prize Ceremony on Wednesday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore modern silver jewels, including earrings and a cuff bracelet, that coordinated with her gown.
Michael Campanella/Getty Images
7. Princess Madeleine wore pink statement earrings to attend the awards ceremony; she also arrived wearing a set of long, thin, sparkling necklaces that competed a bit with her bow, but she smartly removed them.
Michael Campanella/Getty Images
6. Queen Silvia went for classic jewels for the awards ceremony, including her pearl necklace with the topaz clasp and coordinating earrings.
SIESE VEENSTRA/AFP/Getty Images
5. On Tuesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore a colorful pair of statement earrings from Amrapali to visit a new rose named in her honor. (Much more, including an earring close-up, over here!)
PAUL EDWARDS/AFP/Getty Images
4. On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom wore one of her wedding gifts, the largest Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooch, to recreate Queen Victoria’s first train journey. (Much more, including a stunning brooch close-up, over here!)
ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
3. Queen Elizabeth II wore another brooch, the Jardine Star, to Hampton Court Palace on Tuesday evening to attend an evensong service commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Companions of the Order of Honour. (See more views from the event over here!)
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
2. Queen Elizabeth’s best bejeweled appearance of the week, for me, came when she wore her aquamarine clip brooches during Thursday’s visit to Poplar in Tower Hamlets in East London, an event that commemorated bombings in the area during World War I.
ABDELJALIL BOUNHAR/AFP/Getty Images
1. But no one could top Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco this week, who wore a stunning suite of jewels, including earrings, a necklace, and a belt, to host the President of France for an iftar meal in Rabat on Wednesday.

This Week in Royal Jewels: June 2-8

by // Leave a Comment

June 2-8, 2017
It was a bit of a casual week royal jewel-wise, but we’ve still got some lovely pieces for you to enjoy. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
FRANCOIS LENOIR/AFP/Getty Images
10. On Wednesday, Princess Astrid of Belgium wore a simple, classic pair of diamond and pearl earrings to commemorate the Battle of Messines Ridge in Wijtschate.

DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images
9. Princess Mako of Akishino’s visit to Bhutan continued this week; she wore small, clip-on pearl drop earrings with a single-stranded pearl necklace at the Clock Tower in Thimpu on Friday.
DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images
8. Princess Mako wore the same pearl earrings with a longer pearl necklace on Saturday at the Changlingmethang National Archery ground in Thimphu.
ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images
7. During a visit to TOBROCO Machines in Oisterwijk on Thursday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore bright pink and orange earrings with a pared-down version of her bracelet stack (just the diamond initial bracelet and the cabochon gemstone bracelet).
Michael Campanella/Getty Images
6. Sweden celebrated its National Day on Tuesday, and Queen Silvia wore a pair of pearl button earrings with her national costume during the celebrations in Stockholm.
ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images
5. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore gray pearls from Marianne Dulong for the opening of the OECD Forum in Paris on Tuesday. (More over here!)
Eduardo Parra/Getty Images
4. On Thursday, Infanta Elena of Spain wore several pieces of jewelry, including pearl earrings, pearl necklaces, a pearl cuff bracelet, and a cocktail ring, to deliver the Patrimonio Nacional Painting’s Contest for Children awards at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
RICHARD POHLE/AFP/Getty Images
3. The Duchess of Cornwall wore two classic pieces from her jewelry box — her pearl and diamond earrings and her pearl choker necklace with the round diamond clasp — to meet with members of the emergency services who were on duty during the recent terror attacks in London.
Warren Little/Getty Images
2. For Saturday’s Epsom Derby, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom chose her Peranakan-style Birds of Paradise Brooch. (Much more over here!)
NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/AFP/Getty Images
1. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians (pictured with her elder daughter, the Duchess of Brabant) glittered in her diamond fringe earrings and diamond floral bracelet at the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition in Brussels on Saturday.