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The Wessex Aquamarine Necklace Tiara

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The Countess of Wessex arrives for the wedding of Sweden's Crown Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist at the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on June 13, 2015 (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)
The Countess of Wessex arrives for the wedding of Sweden’s Crown Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist at the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace on June 13, 2015 (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

With its wave-like diamond pattern and its seafoam-colored central aquamarine, the Duchess of Edinburgh’s most modern tiara is a striking piece. Even better: it’s convertible!

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The Vasa Earrings

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Princess Madeleine of Sweden attends a dinner on the eve of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's wedding in Stockholm on June 18, 2010 (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden attends a dinner on the eve of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s wedding in Stockholm on June 18, 2010 (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Thanks to their French imperial heritage, the Bernadottes of Sweden have a jewelry collection that features pieces that date all the way back to the days of Napoleon and Josephine. But today’s jewels, the Vasa Earrings, have an even longer Swedish royal legacy.

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The Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik

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Princess Madeleine of Sweden attends a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada, on February 20, 2017 (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency/Alamy)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden attends a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm during a state visit from David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada, on February 20, 2017 (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency/Alamy)

March is the month of the aquamarine, and we’ll be celebrating some of the grandest royal aquamarine tiaras each Saturday this month. We’re kicking things off with one of my very favorites: the aquamarine kokoshnik owned by Sweden’s Princess Margaretha.

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