
This week, the King and Queen of the Netherlands headed to the Czech Republic for a state visit, with heirloom pearls, diamonds, and rubies packed in their luggage for the trip.
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This week, the King and Queen of the Netherlands headed to the Czech Republic for a state visit, with heirloom pearls, diamonds, and rubies packed in their luggage for the trip.

The British royals have released several lists of official gifts received over the past few years, and there are numerous bejeweled presents tucked away among the pages. Let’s take a look today at some of the new information we’ve learned about a few of these official jewelry gifts.

Visitors to the Cartier exhibition running now at the V&A in London have the chance to marvel at a special pair of enormous sapphires, once owned by two very interesting royal sisters: Queen Marie of Romania and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia.