![The King and Queen of Spain, accompanied by the Queen of Denmark, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, and Princess Benedikte, attend the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the work of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla and his contemporaries, November 7, 2023 (Casa de S.M. el Rey)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark09.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
On Tuesday, the Spanish state visit to Denmark continued with sparkling emeralds and diamonds worn for both day and evening occasions.
![The Queen of Denmark and the King and Queen of Spain speak with University of Copenhagen Professor Matthew Driscoll, who shows them a newly-rediscovered 16th-century book from the library of Hernando Colón, November 7, 2023 (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark02.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The Spanish and Danish royals participated in several different engagements on Tuesday. Among their stops was the University of Copenhagen, where they viewed El Libro de Los Epitomes, a sixteenth-century book that was once part of the library of Hernando Colon, the son of Christopher Columbus. The book was rediscovered in the collection at the university in 2018.
![The Queen of Spain and the Crown Princess of Denmark visit Mary Elisabeth Hospital in Copenhagen on November 7, 2023 (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark05.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Later in the day, Queen Letizia accompanied Crown Princess Mary on a visit to the Mary Elisabeth Hospital in Copenhagen. The facility, which is still under construction, is part of the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen. When it’s completed, the new hospital will provide care for children, young people, pregnant women, and their families.
![The Queen of Spain visits the University of Copenhagen during the Spanish state visit to Denmark, November 7, 2023 (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark03.jpg?resize=1200%2C1536&ssl=1)
For the daytime events on Tuesday, Queen Letizia wore a teal dress with a gorgeous pair of emerald and diamond earrings.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a gala dinner at the Palacio de las Necesidades in Lisbon during her official visit to Portugal on November 29, 2017 (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark07.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
The earrings are modern, featuring square emerald drops and a ribbon-style stud.
![The Princess of Asturias attends a gala dinner in honor of the President of Russia at the Royal Palace in Madrid on February 8, 2006 (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1104-01-floral05.jpg?resize=1200%2C1778&ssl=1)
The earrings are part of a suite that also includes an emerald and diamond necklace. The set was worn by Queen Sofia at Felipe and Letizia’s royal wedding back in May 2004.
![The Queen of Denmark visits the University of Copenhagen during the Spanish state visit to Denmark, November 7, 2023 (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1823&ssl=1)
Queen Margrethe was elegant in gold jewels for the daytime events on Tuesday, wearing gold floral button earrings with the brooch made by Georg Jensen to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 2022.
![The Queen of Spain and the Crown Princess of Denmark visit Mary Elisabeth Hospital in Copenhagen on November 7, 2023 (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark06.jpg?resize=1195%2C1640&ssl=1)
Crown Princess Mary accessorized with a pair of earrings from Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen. These are the brand’s Winter Frost Drop Earrings.
![The King and Queen of Spain, accompanied by the Queen of Denmark, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, and Princess Benedikte, attend the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the work of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla and his contemporaries, November 7, 2023 (Casa de S.M. el Rey)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark09.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
On Tuesday evening, the Spanish royal couple hosted a return dinner event for their Danish royal hosts at the Glyptoteket Museum in Copenhagen. During the event, they viewed an exhibition dedicated to the work of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla and his contemporaries.
![The King and Queen of Spain host a return dinner at the Glyptotek in Copenhagen on November 7, 2023 (Casa de S.M. el Rey)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark10.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1)
At the museum dinner, the King of Spain delivered remarks, highlighting the continued friendship between the two nations and thanking the Danes for their hospitality.
![The King and Queen of Spain, accompanied by the Queen of Denmark, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark, and Princess Benedikte, attend the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the work of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla and his contemporaries, November 7, 2023 (Casa de S.M. el Rey)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark16.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1)
For the return dinner and museum tour, Queen Letizia wore a slinky black dress festooned with sequins. UFO No More tells us that it comes from a Danish brand, Rotate Birger Christensen.
She accessorized with the most magnificent pair of earrings in her jewelry box: the diamond earrings from the joyas de pasar collection.
![The Queen of Spain attends a gala dinner for the President of Argentina at the Royal Palace in Madrid on February 22, 2017 (Borja Benito - Pool/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1106-02-banquet09.jpg?resize=1200%2C1798&ssl=1)
The earrings are part of the group of jewels that pass directly from Spanish monarch to Spanish monarch. They originally belonged to King Felipe’s great-grandmother, Queen Ena of Spain. Queen Letizia began wearing the earrings in 2017. She sometimes pairs them with other gala jewels, including Ena’s grand fleur-de-lis tiara.
![Queen Letizia of Spain attends a reception in honor of the visiting President of Israel in Madrid on November 7, 2017 (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark08.jpg?resize=1200%2C1803&ssl=1)
And sometimes, she wears the earrings on their own, as she did for a dinner in Madrid during a visit from the President of Israel, also in 2017.
![The Queen of Spain and the Queen of Denmark attend a return dinner at the Glyptotek in Copenhagen on November 7, 2023 (RTVe/screencapture)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark12.jpg?resize=1200%2C869&ssl=1)
Queen Margrethe wore pearls for the return dinner: a multi-stranded necklace from her collection paired with special diamond and pearl earrings.
![Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark and Count Henri Laborde de Monpezat are pictured on their wedding day in Copenhagen, June 10, 1967 (Jan Bjorsell/TT News Agency/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark14.jpg?resize=1200%2C1404&ssl=1)
The earrings are especially sentimental because they were Margrethe’s wedding gift from her late husband, Prince Henrik. She wore them on their wedding day, along with the Khedive of Egypt Tiara and the Diamond Daisy Brooch, in June 1967.
![Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark attend a concert celebrating his 75th birthday in Copenhagen, June 10, 2009 (Patrick van Katwijk/DPA Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark13.jpg?resize=1200%2C1520&ssl=1)
Over the years, the earrings have remained staple pieces in Margrethe’s jewelry box, worn for various occasions, including those celebrating Prince Henrik. Above, she pairs them with the same pearl necklace from Tuesday evening’s dinner, plus Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel’s sapphire brooch. The occasion was a concert celebrating Prince Henrik’s 75th birthday in 2009. The date of the concert was also the couple’s wedding anniversary.
![Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attends the funeral of her husband, Prince Henrik, in Copenhagen, February 20, 2018 (MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/AFP/Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-1108-02-denmark15.jpg?resize=1200%2C1410&ssl=1)
Fittingly, Margrethe also wore the earrings for Prince Henrik’s funeral service in Copenhagen in February 2018, paying one last bejeweled tribute to her partner. She paired them with a memorial pin made in 1917 in memory of her maternal great-grandmother, Princess Louise, Duchess of Connaught.
Crown Princess Mary was elegant in a black top with a green printed skirt, plus a pair of diamond floral earrings. Her necklace features a petite diamond charm in the shape of the letter F (for Frederik, of course).
Princess Benedikte rounded out the royal party at the return event. She wore a dress with a metallic print for the dinner, paired with pearls.
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