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Sunday Stories: February 1

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  • Prince Charles is headed to the Middle East for an official tour. He’ll be visiting Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE (princeofwales.gov.uk)
  • Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (pictured above) has given birth to a daughter. The little girl, reportedly named Louisa, is the fourth grandchild of Princess Benedikte of Denmark. She joins the list of Queen Ingrid’s female descendants, which means she may one day wear the Khedive of Egypt Tiara at her wedding (Kongehuset)
  • The schedule of events to celebrate the 75th birthday of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has been released, including a special exhibition, two galas, a dinner, and a balcony appearance (Kongehuset)
  • Infanta Cristina of Spain is reportedly trying to sell her Barcelona home to help pay her court costs (Guardian)
  • The Duke of Edinburgh has been made a knight of the Order of Australia (9 News)

Saturday Sparkler: The Lannoy Tiara

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One of the world’s newest royals wore this
petite diamond tiara at her 2012 wedding. Countess Stéphanie of Lannoy
chose to wear her family’s tiara on the day she married Hereditary Grand
Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, rather than one of the showstopping
diamond tiaras from her new royal family’s extensive collection.

The Lannoy tiara may be smaller than some,
but it is absolutely jam-packed with diamonds — almost 300 of them! —
including the large pear-shaped diamond that sits atop the sparkler.

It
was made in 1878 by Altenloh, a Belgian jeweler who also supplied pieces
to other Belgian royals and aristocrats. The tiara was also worn
by Stéphanie’s sisters and sisters-in-law at their weddings, so by
choosing the tiara, she was continuing the Lannoy family tradition.

Beyond tradition, however, the wearing of her family’s tiara was yet
another way for Stéphanie to remember her mother, who died shortly
before the wedding. And now that she’s the wife of the heir, she’ll have
plenty of time to pilfer through her new family’s tiara stash. Indeed, she’s worn several of the family’s sparklers since her wedding day, plus a new diamond tiara of her own.

This Week in Royal Jewels: January 23-29

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January 23-29, 2015
Pearls and earrings dominated this week — be sure to cast your vote for your favorite bejeweled appearance!
10. Looking happier than I’ve ever seen her, Princess Charlene of Monaco helped to celebrate the festival of Monaco’s patron saint, Saint-Devote, on Monday. She wore simple diamond stud earrings for the occasion.

9. The Danish royal court has announced the schedule of events to celebrate Queen Margrethe’s 75th birthday this April, and there’s a gala on the docket. You know what that means: major, major European tiaras! Mark your calendars for April 15!

8. Crown Princess Victoria’s earrings were appropriately lively for the European Figure Skating Championships, where she danced in the stands along with her daughter, Princess Estelle.

7. Queen Maxima went light on the jewelry for an education fair on Wednesday, though she did don her usual set of bracelets.

6. Photographers offered us a great view of a familiar jewel — Camilla’s diamond-clasped pearl choker — at an Australia Day event on Monday.

5. Queen Letizia wore her diamond pave drop earrings to a meeting at FEDER in Madrid on Tuesday.

4. Queen Mathilde wore gold earrings — and a rather unusual “hat” — at Saturday’s opening of Mons 2015.

3. To meet with survivors on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Duchess of Cornwall donned her small diamond clover brooch and pearls.

2. Crown Princess Mette-Marit also attended a memorial ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and she also wore pearls (a traditional choice for occasions of memorial and remembrance), selecting a long, sautoir-like necklace.

1. Queen Letizia dazzled at a symposium on Thursday, wearing a gorgeous pair of diamond girandole earrings.