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Catching Up With Kate’s Earrings
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The Duchess of Cambridge has had a busy few days of royal engagements — one of which involved a brand-new pair of earrings! Here’s a look at the jewelry she’s worn this week.
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On Sunday, William, Kate, and Harry participated in a London Marathon Training Day at the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park in support of one of their charitable endeavors, Heads Together. For an engagement that involved athletics, Kate sensibly chose simple jewelry: a new pair of diamond and sapphire disk stud earrings from Asprey. She has previously worn a pendant that coordinates with these earrings.
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Kate chose a familiar pair of earrings for Monday’s Place2Be Big Assembly in London: her Mappin and Webb Empress earrings. A thin silver chain is also visible around Kate’s neck, so I think she may have also worn the coordinating pendant on under her red jacket.
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On Monday evening, William and Kate attended the Guild of Health Writers Conference in London. She wore the same Mappin and Webb earrings with a new set of magenta separates from Oscar de la Renta. I’m a little disappointed that she repeated her daytime jewelry here — I think the diamond and pearl earrings that she has borrowed from the Queen would have looked lovely with this outfit. (This color is gorgeous on Kate!)
A Ruby Surprise from Queen Maxima
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands hosted the President of Germany and his partner for a dinner in The Hague on Monday. Maxima wore a lovely red gown and brought out a major jewel surprise!
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The diamond and ruby necklace she wore for the dinner is the necklace from the Ruby Peacock Parure. The necklace hasn’t been seen in public for about half a century! The photo available for me to use isn’t the clearest available; click here for a much sharper view. The necklace is convertible — the scroll pieces on each side are removable.
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Maxima has previously worn the tiara and brooch from the Ruby Peacock Parure in public; above, she wears it during a visit to Canada in 2015. The suite of ruby and diamond jewels was made for Queen Wilhelmina in 1897.
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Queen Juliana memorably wore the necklace from the parure at her investiture in 1948. For years the set was owned/worn by Princess Irene, but it appears that the entire suite is now a part of the family’s jewelry foundation. I love it when an heirloom set returns to the royal fold!