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35 of Kate’s Best Jewels: 8-14

01.12.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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We’re getting to the good stuff now! Here’s the penultimate section of our countdown of 35 of Kate’s best jewels…

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14. The Modern Diamond and Emerald Demi-Parure: Worn for a New York fundraising gala for her alma mater, the University of St Andrews, this elaborate suite of jewels includes a large pair of earrings and a matching bracelet. (More over here!)

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13. The Sapphire and Diamond Fringe Earrings: This unique pair of sapphire drop earrings, which features a delicate diamond fringe, belonged to the late Queen Mum. (More over here!)

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12. The Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch: Another jewel from the Queen Mother’s collection, this Asprey diamond brooch has been lent to Kate by the Queen for both of her trips to Canada. (More over here!)

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11. The Diamond and Pearl Earrings: In 2016, Kate began wearing this classic pair of earrings, which feature a pearl drop suspended from a diamond stud. The Queen wore these during her Silver Jubilee, and she’s also loaned them in the past to the Countess of Wessex. (More over here!)

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10. The Diamond Frame Earrings: Another jewelry loan from the Queen, these diamond earrings feature a floral stud, a diamond pendant, and a diamond frame. Kate began wearing these for evening engagements in 2016. (More over here!)

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9. The Diamond Wedding Earrings: This pair of earrings, which features an oak leaf stud and an acorn drop, was made by Robinson Pelham to coordinate with Kate’s wedding tiara. They were Kate’s wedding gift from her parents. (More over here!)

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8. The Cartier Halo Tiara: Speaking of Kate’s wedding tiara … the Cartier Halo, which originally belonged to the Queen Mother, became an instant classic when Kate wore it on her wedding day in 2011. (More on its history over here!)

Our countdown of Kate’s best jewels wraps up tomorrow afternoon!

Reader Mailbag: Lots of Glittery Goodness!

01.12.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Here’s a bit of a hodge-podge post for your Thursday morning, featuring bits and bobs of jewelry news sent in to me by some of the fabulous magpies who read the blog. Enjoy! (And if you come across a story that you think the readers here at TCJ would love, send it along to my email inbox!)

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First off: a bit more Golden Globes jewelry news! A little bird has told me that Emma Stone’s gorgeous diamond necklace from Tiffany and Co. is an Edwardian piece, made ca. 1909. The necklace’s pendant can be detached. And Reese Witherspoon’s Globes necklace was also from the Tiffany archives, part of a suite that dates back to 1989.

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One of my lovely Instagram followers, Annabelle, tagged me in this gorgeous video from the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. They’ve got a fabulous Bulgari exhibition running until the end of January, and Annabelle says it was “sublime”! Aussie magpies, get thee to the museum!

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The new year always brings excellent yearly roundup documentaries from the Swedish royals, and lovely reader Erica reminded me that there’s a big two-parter about Drottningholm Palace online now. (Here are links to part one and part two, both of which are in Swedish.) She also helpfully provided a quick translation of a relevant part of an interview with Crown Princess Victoria into English for us! Thanks so much, Erica!

About nine minutes in to the second part, Victoria is looking at a portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom wearing the George IV Diamond Diadem, and she observes, “When you look at all these big portraits, you recognize the jewelry from England, the Queen wears them now. That’s what’s interesting with portraits and seeing the jewelry and how they have been part of history. I really enjoy that. It’s fascinating and then history become real. And then I have the honor to wear these pieces, touch them or look at them. History comes alive.” CP Victoria’s a historical magpie just like us, guys!

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And one more excellent little tidbit to kick off your Thursday. Lovely reader DD sent in a reminder about the series of documentaries that Sotheby’s recently produced about the beautiful objects that live at Chatsworth, home of the Dukes of Devonshire. Click here to enjoy the video about the remarkable Devonshire Parure!

35 of Kate’s Best Jewels: 15-21

01.11.2017 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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We’re halfway through our birthday celebration countdown of 35 of Kate’s Best Jewels! The sparkle’s starting to amp up…

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21. The Collins Tanzanite Suite: This versatile, vivid demi-parure of diamond and tanzanite jewels features a pair of earrings and a pendant necklace. One of its most prominent outings so far came at the beginning of the recent tour of Canada. (See more here!)

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20. The Mouawad Ruby Demi-Parure: Reportedly one of Kate’s wedding gifts, this suite of jewels features a diamond and ruby fringe necklace with floral motifs and a matching bracelet. (More over here!)

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19. The Robinson Pelham Pagoda Earrings: Kate and her mother, Carole, have both worn this pair of diamond and blue topaz earrings. They also have a coordinating necklace, which only Carole has so far worn. (More over here!)

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18. The Diamond and Aquamarine Earrings: These petite white gold, diamond, and aquamarine earrings have become workhorses of Kate’s collection since their debut in Singapore five years ago. (More over here!)

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17. The Diamond Cluster and Baguette Suite: Diamond earrings, a bracelet, and a ring in a distinctive cluster-and-baguette design make up this versatile set, which was reportedly a wedding gift from Prince Charles. (More over here!)

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16. The Bahrain Pearl Earrings: On Remembrance Sunday in November, Kate debuted a pair of earrings borrowed from the Queen. The diamond and pearl earrings were made using pearls given to the Queen as a wedding present by the nation of Bahrain in 1947.

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15. The Sapphire and Emerald Cluster Earrings: Kate owns two very similar pair of diamond cluster earrings, one with sapphire centers and the other with emeralds. Both have been regular parts of her daytime jewelry rotation since the early years of her marriage. (More on the sapphires over here and the emeralds over here!)

Our countdown of Kate’s best jewels continues on Thursday afternoon!