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The Luxembourg Citrine and Pearl Bandeau

11.05.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Luxembourg Citrine and Pearl Bandeau (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

One of the more unusual tiaras in the Luxembourg vaults is today’s piece: a bandeau tiara of pearls and stones that are either citrines or yellow topazes. (We’ll go with citrine here, mainly because more people seem to identify the gems as such. They really could be either one!)

The tiara shares a great deal in common with the family’s amethyst bandeau. Like that tiara, this one is also a part of a demi-parure, with coordinating earrings and a necklace. I think it’s highly possible that these two sets were made at the same time, during years when Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte were the reigning couple in the country. She wore the tiara for a state visit to Italy in the early 1980s; she also wore the tiara at an event in Denmark near the end of her life.

The current grand duchess, Maria Teresa, chose this tiara for one of her first formal portraits after becoming the hereditary grand duchess. Apart from an outing in the 1990s, when Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein wore the tiara during a Luxembourg/Belgium state visit, the piece was not seen again until more recently. Princess Alexandra wore the tiara during the 2011 National Day gala, and her mother appeared in the set once again on a 2012 state visit to Germany.

Photo: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images

And continuing her tour through the tiara holdings of the grand duchy, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie has also donned this sparkler. She appeared in the tiara at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, which took place in the summer of 2013. Cleverly, on that occasion, the yellow stones in the tiara and her blue order sash combined to form the colors of the Swedish flag — which, accidental or not, was pretty nifty!

Annoushka + Kiki for Kate in Gloucester

11.04.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Duchess of Cambridge visits Gloucester (Photo: Richard Pohle-Pool/Getty Images)

The Duchess of Cambridge was in Gloucester this morning for a series of engagements, including a visit to the Nelson Trust Women’s Centre. Here’s a look at the jewelry she wore for the visit.

Photo: Richard Pohle-Pool/Getty Images

Kate kept things simple in the earring department, wearing her pearl drops from Annoushka Ducas with diamond and white gold hoops from Kiki McDonough.

Photo: Richard Pohle-Pool/Getty Images

She also wore her usual rings. Above, you can see that Kate eschewed the crystal-studded poppy brooch she wore on Thursday evening in favor of a paper poppy for daytime.

This Week in Royal Jewels: October 28-November 3

11.04.2016 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

October 28-November 3, 2016

With two state visits and a host of other royal events this week, we’ve got a jam-packed royal jewel roundup. Vote for your favorites in the poll below!

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10. At the World Cancer Congress in Paris on Monday, Queen Letizia of Spain wore her dangling gold earrings from Tous.

Photo: MICHEL EULER/AFP/Getty Images

9. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco also attended the World Cancer Congress; she chose glittering diamonds, including earrings, a brooch, and a ring.

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8. Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, now the Dowager Duchess of Calabria, wore a lovely suite of gray pearls to attend a book launch in Madrid on Wednesday.

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7. As the imperial family mourns the death of Prince Mikasa, Empress Michiko wore a suite of black jewelry on October 27 in Tokyo.

Photos: MICK TSIKAS/AFP/Getty Images; Richard Wainwright – Pool/Getty Images

6. It’s a tie for sixth place: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has been touring Australia this week, and she’s worn a suite of gorgeous citrine jewels and Queen Juliana’s lovely aquamarine earrings. (See more pictures of the citrines here and the aquamarines here!)

Photos: Jack Taylor/Getty Images; Darren Staples – WPA Pool/Getty Images; John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images

5. And it’s a tie for fifth, too! Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has worn a series of brooches this week, including her ruby and diamond floral brooch (which she also repeated at an evening palace reception), her Flower Basket Brooch, and the Grima Ruby Brooch. (See close-ups of the ruby floral brooch and more views of the Grima Ruby over here!)

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4. On Monday, Queen Maxima pulled out a jewelry surprise in Perth, wearing a gorgeous necklace that belonged to Queen Juliana. (See more images of the necklace here!)

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3. To welcome Colombia’s first couple to London, the Duchess of Cornwall wore her gorgeous diamond Prince of Wales Feather brooch with its cabochon emerald pendant drop. (More jewels from this event over here!)

Photo: David Moir – Pool/Getty Images

2. Also wearing emeralds: Queen Maxima at a concert at Sydney’s opera house, where she wore several pieces of heirloom emerald jewelry from the Dutch royal collection. (More views of the jewels here!)

Photo: Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images

1. And it’s a collective vote for first place, too: the British royal ladies dressed up for the Colombian state banquet on Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth II wore her sapphires; Camilla wore the Greville Tiara with diamond earrings and a pearl necklace; the Duchess of Gloucester wore the Iveagh Tiara with pearls (and the honeysuckle tiara at the next evening’s Guildhall banquet); and Princess Alexandra wore a tiara, likely the Ogilvy. (More photos from the banquet over here!)