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Commonwealth Day Service Jewels

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Several senior members of the British royal family attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey this morning. Here’s a look at the jewels they wore.

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The Queen chose a brooch from one of the Commonwealth realms, the Australian Wattle Brooch.

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Here’s a closer look at the brooch from today’s service. The diamond and platinum brooch was given to the Queen by the People of Australia in February 1954.

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The Duchess of Cornwall wore very familiar jewels for the service: her diamond and pearl earrings, plus her pearl necklace with the shield-shaped diamond clasp. Camilla’s jewels are serviceable — and, perhaps most important, they’re not pulling focus from the Queen. But I would love to see a bit more variety, as she has some lovely brooches that we’ve not seen from her in a while!

Bejeweled Bequests: The Ruby Olive Wreath Tiara

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The distinctive Ruby Olive Wreath Tiara worn today by Queen Anne-Marie of Greece has been in the Greek royal family for decades — but it took a bit of a detour through another royal family along the way. Here’s a look at the chain of inheritance of this classic tiara…

Queen Olga of the Hellenes: Original owner of the tiara, which was a gift from her husband, King George I of the Hellenes
Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark: Inherited the tiara from his mother, Queen Olga, in 1926; sometimes lent the tiara to her daughter, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Princess Olga of Yugoslavia: Inherited the tiara from her father, Prince Nicholas, in 1938
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King Paul and Queen Friederike of the Hellenes: Purchased the tiara from his cousin, Princess Olga, who had gone into exile; worn above by Friederike during a state visit to the United Kingdom
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Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Greece: Received the tiara from his mother, Queen Friederike, after their marriage; worn above by Queen Anne-Marie at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden in 2010
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