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Happy New Year!

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Happy 2015, everybody! Hope you all had a safe and happy New Year’s celebration, maybe with a tiara and a little champagne? Today, I’m treating myself to a rare jewel blog day off, but here are links to the three Year in Review posts I’ve added to the site this week, just in case you missed them:
I have to tell all of you how grateful I am for the success that The Court Jeweller has had in 2014. It’s our one-year anniversary, and all of you have checked in nearly two million times to the blog! That’s ridiculous! I’m so proud of what the project has become so far, and a big part of that has been all of you reading and chatting with me here. Thank you so much! I’m really excited for the things I have in store for us in 2015, including lots of jewels: state visits, tiara trivia galore, and a big royal wedding!
My resolutions for 2015 are pretty simple: keep drooling over royal jewelry here on the blog (and, you know, a couple of non-jewel related things: learning German and working on the very beginning stages of a book project). What about the rest of you?

The Top Ten: Royal Jewel Moments of 2014

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Happy New Year, everybody! As the world counts down to 2015, it’s time for our last Top Ten post of the year. Here are my top ten royal jewel moments of 2014 — be sure to add your lists in the comments!

10. Kate’s New Emeralds
The Duchess of Cambridge surprised royal jewel lovers when she debuted a new emerald and diamond demi-parure during her visit to New York. The set, which includes earrings and a bracelet, features square-cut emeralds and yellow and white diamonds.



9. Christina in Aquamarines
In March, Princess Christina wore the Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara for the first time, bolstering hopes that Princess Margaretha has perhaps chosen to reunite the piece with the main Bernadotte line.

8. Charlene Wears Tiara
The notoriously tiara-shy Princess Charlene posed for Hola! in April wearing the Ocean Tiara created for her by Van Cleef and Arpels.

7. Alexandra Wedding Brooch Outing
For only the second time in her six decades as queen, Elizabeth II wore the brooch from Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Gift Parure while on a visit to Northern Ireland in June.

6. Mathilde’s Nine Provinces Debut
Queen Mathilde wore the tiara of Belgian queens, the Nine Provinces, in public for the first time at a state banquet in March. (She’d previously worn the tiara only in an official portrait.)

5. Kate Borrows the Nizam
Kate dipped her toe further into the waters of royal heirloom jewelry in February, when Queen Elizabeth II loaned her the magnificent Nizam of Hyderabad necklace for a gala event.

4. Máxima Debuts the Württemberg
At a state banquet in Japan, Queen Máxima wore her mother-in-law’s wedding tiara, the Württemberg Ornate Pearl, for the first time.

3. Elizabeth II’s Romanov Surprise
While visiting Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, Queen Elizabeth II pulled a Romanov sapphire, gold, and diamond brooch out of the vaults for the first time.

2. New Tiara for Marie
In March, Princess Marie finally wore the silver and amethyst Flora Danica Tiara for the first time.

1. Joyas de Pasar Farewell
Shortly before her husband’s abdication, Queen Sofia wore the jewels of the Spanish queen, the joyas de pasar, for a final time.

Year in Review: The Tiaras of 2014

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It’s that time of year again, everyone — break out the champagne and settle in for yet another year in review post! Let’s make our new year extra sparkly by having a look at some of the tiaras worn by royal ladies in 2014, shall we?

The Danish Emerald Parure Tiara
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, New Year’s Levée

The Danish Ruby Parure Tiara
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, New Year’s Levée

Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara
Princess Marie of Denmark, New Year’s Levée
The Baden Palmette Tiara
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Turkish State Visit

Diamond Wedding Tiara, Pearl Setting
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Turkish State Visit

Princess Dagmar’s Floral Tiara
Princess Marie of Denmark, Turkish State Visit

Queen Sofia’s Star and Pearl Tiara
Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Turkish State Visit

The Antique Pearl Tiara
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Chinese State Visit

The Nine Provinces Tiara, Bandeau Setting
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, Chinese State Visit

The Vladimir Tiara, Emerald Setting
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Irish State Visit

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Order of the Bath Service

The Dutch Emerald Parure Tiara
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Monegasque Official Visit

The Greville Tiara
The Duchess of Cornwall, State Opening of Parliament

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, French State Visit

Queen Ena’s Fleur-de-Lys Tiara
Queen Sofia of Spain, Mexican State Visit

The Spanish Floral Tiara
The Princess of Asturias, Mexican State Visit

Queen Elisabeth’s Art Deco Bandeau Tiara
Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein, Wedding to Prince Amedeo of Belgium

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Singaporean State Visit

Queen Mary’s Honeysuckle Tiara, Diamond Setting
The Duchess of Gloucester, Guildhall Banquet

The Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Japanese State Visit

The Spanish Floral Tiara
Queen Letizia of Spain, Chilean Official Visit

The Shand-Cubitt Tiara
The Duchess of Cornwall, Diplomatic Reception

The Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure Tiara
Queen Silvia of Sweden, Nobel Prize Banquet

The Baden Fringe Tiara
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Nobel Prize Banquet

The Modern Fringe Tiara
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Nobel Prize Banquet

Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Mirrored Tiara
Princess Kako of Akishino, Twentieth Birthday Audience