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Rose Ball Jewels 2017

03.19.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Monaco went Full Lagerfeld this evening for the annual Rose Ball, magpies. Here’s a look at some of the glittering jewels on display!

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With Princess Charlene in Austria, Prince Albert ceded the hosting duties for the Rose Ball to his elder sister, Princess Caroline, and her family.

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Caroline wore a lot of things. Some of them were jewelry, specifically diamond earrings, long layered necklaces, and two large rings.

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Here’s a closer look at her earrings.

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Caroline’s daughter-in-law, Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi, made one of her first public appearances since the birth of her son, Stefano.

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Beatrice, who has been stepping up her jewelry game majorly in recent years, wore lovely earrings and an unusual necklace.

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She also wore this gorgeous diamond cuff bracelet.

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Caroline’s daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, went for jewelry drama, wearing a single, shoulder-grazing earring.

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She also wore two bracelets on her left wrist.

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A few other royals made appearances at the Rose Ball. Here’s Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who resides in Monaco. She wore colorful statement earrings and a whopping diamond ring.

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Here’s a slightly better look at her earrings.

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Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, who is both a member of the Saudi royal family and an editor at Vogue Arabia, wore trendy earrings. There’s also a hint of an interesting necklace here.

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For all of you ring-loving readers, here’s a look at Deena’s rings and bracelets.

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One more royal: Eleanora, wife of Serge of Yugoslavia. Her diamond jewels included a pair of scribbly cuff bracelets.

Cambridge Visit to Paris: Jewels of Day 2

03.18.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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The second day of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Paris has begun, and we’ve got some new jewelry pieces to enjoy. Stay tuned to this post all day for updates on Kate’s jewels during day two!

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William and Kate began their second day in Paris with visits to some of the city’s most famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower and the Musee d’Orsay. They also met with survivors of the Bataclan attacks.

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Kate wore two iconic French brands for the morning engagements: Chanel and Cartier.

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Her earrings and necklace are both from Cartier’s classic Trinity collection. She also has larger, gem-encrusted items from the line, which you can read about over here.

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Here’s a closer look at the small Trinity necklace, featuring the line’s signature interlocking rings in mixed metals.

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Another angle on the necklace.

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And here’s a better look at the earrings, which feature the interlocking Trinity rings suspended from a gem-set stud.

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Kate’s watch, the Ballon Bleu model, is also by Cartier.

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The final engagement of the Cambridge’s quick Parisian visit was a trip to the Stade de France, where they watched the RBS Six Nations match between France and Wales.

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Kate changed into a bright red Carolina Herrera coat to support Wales, but she didn’t change her jewelry. Her only visible accessories were the Cartier Trinity earrings that she wore earlier in the day. William and Kate headed back to London at the end of the match.

The Aquamarine Ribbon Tiara

03.18.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Most of the grand tiaras worn by members of the British royal family have long, carefully-documented histories. But then some, like this delicate diamond and aquamarine tiara, are a bit more enigmatic.

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With this mysterious sparkler, we’ve got at least some background to go on. The tiara was worn by Queen Elizabeth II on a visit to Canada in 1970. Many royal jewel experts thought that it had been one of the pieces broken up and used to form the queen’s larger Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara.

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In 2012, though, the Countess of Wessex unexpectedly appeared in the tiara at a dinner held the night before the wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg. She wore it again at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2013 (pictured below).

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So the Brazilian Aquamarine theory appears to be false, because the Canadian tiara does not appear to have been altered from its 1970 form. Even the tiara’s frame appears to be identical. Is it a totally independent piece and not a part of the series of aquamarines the queen received from Brazil during the 1960s? Or were other stones used to flesh out the Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara, leaving this one in its original state? The plot thickens…