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This Week in Royal Jewels: September 16-22

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September 16-22, 2016
We’ve got some pretty stellar royal jewels on display this week — don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. In Brussels, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians attended Car Free Sunday with her family. She wore disc-shaped earrings for the event.

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9. Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore floral earrings, a beaded necklace, and a glittering ring on Thursday at a human trafficking conference in The Hague.
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8. At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Monday, Queen Rania of Jordan wore a modern pair of stud earrings with a radiating back piece.
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7. Rania wore a pair of silver-toned pendant earrings on Tuesday for the Global Goals Awards Dinner in New York.
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6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden also attended the Global Goals Awards Dinner; she wore a modern suite of silver jewelry for the occasion. The circular pin on her blouse is the logo of the Global Goals.
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5. In Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended church on Sunday wearing her usual pearls, plus her golden Peranakan-style brooch.
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4. Princess Caroline of Monaco attended a new exhibition at one of the principality’s museums on Thursday, wearing a pair of major statement earrings and a necklace with a cross pendant.
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3. For the Thank You Gala in New York on Friday, Princess Madeleine of Sweden wore a stunning pair of modern baroque pearl earrings. (See jewel close-ups over here!)
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2. At the opening of the Dutch parliament this week, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands wore a borrowed pair of chandelier earrings and a major insect brooch. (More pictures and details from the event over here!)
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1. Nobody could top Queen Maxima of the Netherlands’s jewels this week; she wore major diamonds and sapphires on her ears and at her waist on Prinsjesdag. (See close-ups over here!)

This Week in Royal Jewels: September 9-15

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September 9-15, 2016
From parliamentary openings to princely christenings, here are some of the best pieces of royal jewelry we saw this week. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the poll below!
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10. Sarah, Duchess of York was in New York with her daughter, Princess Beatrice, for Monday’s annual Charity Day, which was hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald. She wore small hoop earrings, a necklace with a gold disc pendant, and stacked bracelets for the occasion; one of her bracelets features the names of her daughters.

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9. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore Dior bead earrings with a Dior ring and delicate cross jewels for the Pique Nique Monegaseque on Saturday. (See more images, including jewelry close-ups, over here.)
8. On Wednesday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore a striking pair of earrings with bracelets and a large ring for a visit to an activity center in Copenhagen.
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7. Princess Sofia of Sweden wore a small but glittering pair of hoop earrings for the christening of her son, Prince Alexander, in Stockholm on Friday. (More christening jewel photos over here!)

6. For a charity dinner in Florence on Sunday, Queen Rania of Jordan chose a pair of modern geometric earrings.

5. Queen Letizia of Spain wore a pair of earrings from Coolook at a school in Almeria on Tuesday.

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4. While visiting a school in Amsterdam on Tuesday, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore a statement cuff bracelet that coordinated with her dress.

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3. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore white gold and diamond earrings from Kreuger at the christening of her godson, Prince Alexander, on Friday. (More christening jewels over here!)

2. At the opening of parliament on Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden was regal in pearls and a diamond and pearl brooch.

1. Queen Letizia celebrated her birthday on Thursday with a trip to the theater; she wore her lovely diamond wedding earrings for the occasion.

This Fortnight in Royal Jewels: August 12-25

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August 12-25, 2016
We’re deep in the summer jewel doldrums, but the Olympics and a few other royal engagements have given us a bit of casual bling. Vote for your favorites this week in the poll below!
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10. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited YoungMinds, a charity in London dedicated to mental health support, on Thursday. Kate wore her daytime jewelry uniform: Kiki McDonough earrings (the “Lauren” pair), her usual rings, and her Cartier watch.

9. Princess Marie of Denmark wore glittering drop earrings and a pendant with the letter H (and — I think — also the letter A, for her two children, Henrik and Athena) on Sunday at the Copenhagen Jewellery and Watch Show.

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8. For a series of engagements in Luton on Wednesday, Kate wore her trusty sapphire and diamond cluster drop earrings.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

7. Lots of royals popped up in the stands at the Olympics in Rio over the past few weeks. Queen Silvia of Sweden — whose heritage is partly Brazilian — wore pearl stud earrings and a necklace of multi-colored pearls on August 15.

6. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark previewed a Monet exhibition in Copenhagen on Tuesday; she wore large hoop earrings with a blue stone drop.

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5. As she and Emperor Akihito departed from Tokyo’s train station on Saturday, Empress Michiko of Japan wore a necklace with a blue pendant and coordinating earrings.

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4. The rest of our roundup this week belongs to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who was truly in her element jewelry-wise at the Rio Olympics. She wore exaggerated floral earrings on August 19 to watch women’s field hockey.

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3. She wore a rather incredible pair of green statement earrings to watch hockey on August 15.

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

2. A pair of huge brown and blue statement earrings, a coordinating cocktail ring, and a stack of bracelets were her chosen accessories at the equestrian center on August 17.

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1. But Maxima’s best bejeweled look of the week for me was at Wednesday’s reception for Dutch medalists in The Hague. She went full patriotic orange, wearing pieces from the family’s collection of citrine and diamond jewels, including the large drop earrings and the large bracelet. On her left wrist, you can also see the diamond bracelet that features her family’s initials.