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| The Spencer Tiara (Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) |
The Spencer Tiara is displayed with Diana, Princess of Wales’s wedding dress in the Diana: A Celebration exhibition in Philadelphia, 1 October 2009
Baden Jewels for Silvia in Berlin
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| Queen Silvia in Berlin (Photo: MAJA HITIJ/AFP/Getty Images) |
Get excited, jewelry lovers: we’ve got a couple of unusual sightings from this evening’s dinner at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. Queen Silvia of Sweden, who is on a visit with King Carl XVI Gustaf to Germany, paid tribute to one of Sweden’s other German-born queens: Victoria of Baden.
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| Photo: MAJA HITIJ/AFP/Getty Images |
You’ll likely recognize the tiara very quickly: it’s the Baden Fringe Tiara. We see this one fairly regularly these days, but Queen Silvia rarely wears it anymore — it’s usually Crown Princess Victoria who trots this one out.
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| Photo: Clemens Bilan/Getty Images |
Even more exciting though? THAT BROOCH. Like the tiara, this piece belonged to Victoria of Baden.
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| Queen Victoria of Sweden |
In the picture above, you can see the brooch pinned to Victoria of Baden’s dress — in this case, just above the Baden Fringe, which she’s wearing as a corsage ornament.
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| Queen Victoria of Sweden |
Victoria’s also wearing the brooch in each of the portraits above. Please correct me if I’m wrong — but isn’t this the first time we’ve seen Silvia wear this brooch in public?
Silvia Shines in Germany
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| King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in Germany (Photo: BRITTA PEDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) |
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are on a visit to her home country of Germany this week. Let’s have a look at the jewelry she wore on the first day, including a glittering banquet, shall we?
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| Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images |
Silvia arrived in Germany wearing a large necklace of multi-colored pearls and mabe pearl earrings. The small red bow pinned to her jacket is the ribbon of Germany’s Order of Merit.
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| Photo: Guido Ohlenbostel – Pool/Getty Images |
Here’s a look at her bracelets and rings from the same event. You’ll note pearls among her usual bangles. I’m always intrigued by Silvia’s double-faced watch, and I’d love to know what time zone the second clock is set to!
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
At the evening’s banquet, Silvia brought along some serious bling, and I’ve got close-ups to share.
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
She wore the Connaught Diamond Tiara, an heirloom from Crown Princess Margareta, that dates to 1905.
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
Here’s a closer look at the family’s diamond and pearl drop earrings.
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
She also added one of the diamond rivieres from the Bernadotte collection. This view lets you see the teeny loop on the central stone that allows a pendant to be attached to the necklace.
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
And finally, she brought out one of my favorite Swedish royal pieces: the diamond zig-zag patterned bracelet.
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| Photo: MARKUS SCHREIBER/AFP/Getty Images |
All in all, a very successful glittering outing, if you ask me. What say you?