Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
The vaults of the former Greek royal family are filled with heirloom jewels, but a number of the pieces they own today came from the Danish royal family through Queen Anne-Marie. Today’s tiara, the Antique Corsage Tiara, was the first tiara she ever owned.
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| Princess Alexandra’s patronages celebrated at Buckingham Palace (Photo: Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images) |
Queen Elizabeth II held a reception at Buckingham Palace this evening in honor of her cousin, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy. Alexandra turns 80 on Christmas Day, and this reception recognizes her decades of charitable work.
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The woman of the hour wore some of her favorite pieces of jewelry: her diamond daisy earrings, her six-petaled diamond flower brooch, and her pearl choker necklace with the geometric diamond and pearl clasp. We also get a hint of a longer necklace hidden beneath her jacket.
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This angle gives us a glimpse of a pearl bracelet and several rings.
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The Queen chose a special brooch for the evening, which she paired with her usual pearl necklace and diamond and pearl earrings.
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She selected one of the longest-serving pieces in her jewelry box: the Flame Lily Brooch, which she received as a 21st birthday present during the 1947 tour of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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The Countess of Wessex was also present at the reception. She wore a pair of pave-set bead earrings made of diamonds, silver, and gold. These are by Amrapali Jewels.
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| Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde during the state visit (Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images) |
To begin the second day of the Belgian state visit to the Netherlands, Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde stopped by non-profit organizations in Amsterdam and The Hague.
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| Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images |
Maxima wore her diamond and garnet tassel earrings. Through her hair, you can also see the diamond openwork crescent brooch. She’s worn this piece before, but this time, she added a pear-shaped diamond pendant.
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On her wrists, she wore her gem-set bangles and her family initial bracelet.
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Mathilde wore her diamond and round pearl drop earrings. (This isn’t the pair from Queen Fabiola’s collection; she wore those earrings last night.)
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| Photo: FRANK VAN BEEK/AFP/Getty Images |
And here’s a look at both of their complete outfits.