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This Week in Royal Jewels: December 9-15

12.16.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

December 9-15, 2016

Here’s our roundup of the best royal jewels that weren’t worn for Nobel gala events this week! Be sure to vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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10. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wore earrings by Natan to coordinate with her dress on Thursday for the awarding of the Prince Claus Prize in Amsterdam; she also accessorized with her diamond initial bracelet and her diamond and citrine ring.

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9. In Madrid, Queen Letizia of Spain chose super-modern, minimalist white gold earrings by Laura Marquez for an awards dinner on Tuesday.

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8. The Duchess of Cornwall wore her usual diamond and pearl earrings, plus her long, single-stranded pearl necklace and her gold and gemstone bracelet, for a reception in honor of the Woman’s Hour 70th Anniversary Power List at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

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7. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, visited the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Monday. Crown Princess Victoria wore a pair of earrings made of gold and dark gemstones for the meeting.

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6. King Willem-Alexander’s sisters-in-law, Princesses Mabel and Laurentien, also attended the Prince Claus Awards in Amsterdam on Thursday. Mabel wore fairly understated earrings, but Laurentien selected bolder gold jewels, including statement earrings and a cuff bracelet.

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5. At the official Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Saturday, Queen Sonja of Norway wore gold jewelry. (See more images here!)

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4. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore embellished hoop earrings and a glittering diamond ring for Saturday’s Peace Prize ceremony. (See more images here!)

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3. Queen Letizia chose bold, colorful earrings from Coolook for a visit to the Zeta Group in Madrid on Monday.

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2. For the annual Children’s Christmas Party at the Palais Princier in Monaco, Princess Charlene wore gorgeous diamond and pearl earrings. (See more images here!)

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1. Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s gray pearl and diamond earrings (and diamond bracelet!) from the Nobel Peace Prize concert win the week for me! (See more images here!)

This Week in Nobel Gala Jewels: December 10-11

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December 10-11, 2016

It’s really massively unfair to make any other jewelry compete with the royal glitter in Scandinavia during the Nobel gala celebrations, so we’ve got a separate roundup just for them this week! (The regular jewelry roundup will be up in a few hours, so stay tuned.) Don’t forget to vote in our special poll!

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10. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore a headband of baroque pearls and a pair of coordinating earrings at the Nobel Peace Prize Banquet in Oslo. (See more images, including pearl close-ups, here!)

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9. At the same banquet, Queen Sonja upped the jewelry ante with the Drapers’ Company Brooch, pearl and diamond earrings, a pearl bracelet, and an amethyst cluster ring. (See more images here!)

8. Princess Sofia of Sweden wore the Diamond Four-Button Tiara for the first time at the King’s Dinner in Stockholm. (More over here!)

7. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara for the King’s Dinner. (More over here!)

6. Queen Silvia of Sweden paired Queen Sofia’s Tiara with the Karl Johan Earrings and other diamond and ruby jewels at the King’s Dinner (More over here!)

5. Princess Madeleine of Sweden wore not one, but two tiaras at the King’s Dinner: the Modern Fringe Tiara, and the Connaught Diamond Tiara as a necklace. She also wore the Vasa Earrings. (More over here!)

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4. Queen Silvia wore the fabulous Leuchtenberg Sapphires with a focus-pulling sequined gown for the Nobel Prize Ceremony. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

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3. Princess Sofia debuted the smaller Cut-Steel Tiara with diamond and emerald earrings for the Prize Ceremony. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

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2. Princess Madeleine wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara in public for the second time at the Prize Ceremony, pairing it with diamond and pearl jewels. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

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1. Crown Princess Victoria inventively mixed the larger Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiara with pieces from the Cameo Parure for her Prize Ceremony look. (See jewelry close-ups here!)

Presents and Pearls for Princess Charlene

12.15.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Princess Charlene distributes gifts at the annual palace Christmas celebration (Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Yesterday, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the annual Children’s Christmas Party at the Palais Princier — and brought along two special guests.

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For the occasion, Charlene chose a classic pair of earrings: round pearls suspended from two round diamonds.

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The couple arrived with their twins, Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, who just turned two. Jacques ended up enduring a little more of the party than Gabriella, who headed home early.

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Both Albert’s and Charlene’s wedding rings were on display during the photocall.