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Reader Mailbag: Crown Princess Mary’s New Earrings

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Several readers have contacted me recently with information about the diamond fringe earrings worn by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at the recent birthday celebrations in Norway. Turns out Mary’s been shopping the auction catalogues again!

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The earrings were featured in an auction at Bruun Rasmussen held in December 2016. They were lot #545 in the auction, described in the catalogue as: “A pair of diamond ear pendants each set with
numerous brilliant-cut diamonds weighing a total of app. 9.50 ct., mounted in 18k white gold.”

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The jewels may have been sold at auction, but they’re not antique; the catalogue notes state that they were made ca. 2010. The auction estimate on the earrings was approximately between $2200 and $3000.

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These earrings are only Mary’s most recent purchase from Bruun Rasmussen’s auction offerings. The most notable item she’s bought so far is her Edwardian Tiara, also worn at the recent birthday celebrations in Norway.

York Jewels in Cannes

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Princess Beatrice of York and her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, attended the Fashion for Relief event in Cannes on Sunday, and both of them wore intriguing statement jewels.

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Beatrice, who is usually jewelry-shy, wore a golden cuff bracelet on her left wrist for the event. The bracelet coordinates with the golden embroidery on her skirt. (Her clutch bag is also emblazoned with her name in gold.)

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Here’s another look at the lacy floral cuff.

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With her small diamond hoop earrings, Sarah wore a choker necklace that looks straight out of an Edwardian lady’s jewelry box. The elaborate choker has floral motifs in its design. I’d wager that this necklace is indeed from either the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, and that it’s on loan to Sarah.

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Here’s a look at both of the York ladies’ ensembles for the event.

Royal Jewels at the Chelsea Flower Show

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The British royal family made its annual visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this afternoon, and they brought some garden-themed jewelry along with them.

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The Queen wore the same brooch she wears every year at this event: the Chelsea Iris Brooch. (Here’s a look at last year’s appearance.)

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The white gold and diamond brooch was a Diamond Jubilee gift from the Royal Horticultural Society.

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The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the flower show with judge Mark Fane.

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She wore her Siren Wire Earrings from Monica Vinader, which are set with green onyx. She debuted these earrings in Canada last year.

Princess Beatrice and Eugenie of York also attended; they later headed to a travel awards show at the Savoy Hotel wearing the same outfits. Eugenie’s ring was the most prominent piece of jewelry worn by either of them.

Even more royals, including the Countess of Wessex and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, attended this year’s opening day, but I don’t have better pictures of them to share with you at the moment. (No need to try to link other photos. I have seen pictures, but I mean that I don’t have any that I can share legally here.) If other images become available, I will share them here.