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During an important official visit to neighboring Portugal in November 2016, Queen Letizia of Spain wowed in a sparkling green dress and dazzling royal emeralds. Here’s a closer look at this royal jewelry moment!
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Gala dinner at Palacio de las Necesidades during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-0527-letizia02.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
On the second day of the Spanish royal visit to Portugal in the autumn of 2016, Letizia wore a dark green dress embroidered with sparkling beads for a dinner in Lisbon. The dress was made by one of her favorite fashion designers, Felipe Varela.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Gala dinner at Palacio de las Necesidades during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-0527-letizia03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
With the dress, Letizia added a bit of extra sparkle. Her only major accessory was this pair of diamond and emerald earrings—but they provided enough dazzle on their own!
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Gala dinner at Palacio de las Necesidades during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-0527-letizia04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
The modern earrings feature a decorative diamond stud, from which a diamond and emerald cluster is suspended as a pendant. The earrings look quite rigid in photographs, but if you look closely, you’ll see some movement in the jewels.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Gala dinner at Palacio de las Necesidades during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-0527-letizia05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
Letizia has been wearing the earrings for over a decade. They were originally worn by her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia, who seems to have placed them in Letizia’s collection (either as a gift or a long-term loan). On at least one occasion, in 2009, Letizia paired the earrings with the Prussian Tiara.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a Gala dinner at Palacio de las Necesidades during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-0527-letizia06.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
The emeralds in the earring are especially bright and luminous. The marriage here between modern design and precious gems makes the earrings a perfect fit for Letizia, whose taste has always tended toward the new and now.
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