Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Today, Queen Margrethe of Denmark celebrates her 84th birthday. Now retired, Margrethe has handed over many of her grand gala jewels to her daughter-in-law, Queen Mary, but numerous pieces of personal jewelry remain in her collection, including a gorgeous suite of heirloom sapphires that she received as birthday and wedding gifts more than sixty years ago.
On Thursday, the Dutch royals headed to Middelburg for an awards ceremony, bringing along some splendid pearls, diamonds, and sapphires for the occasion.
The next few weeks are going to bring us a true bounty of fabulous royal gala jewels, including an exciting first state banquet appearance from the future Queen of the Netherlands. This week, we learned that the visiting monarch, King Felipe VI of Spain, has given Princess Amalia a new decoration ahead of the banquet next Wednesday.