
This week, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands embarked on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, and Queen Maxima packed several pieces of glittering daytime jewelry in her luggage.
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This week, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands embarked on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, and Queen Maxima packed several pieces of glittering daytime jewelry in her luggage.

The name of the royal family that reigns in the Netherlands is the House of Orange. Although that name originally referred to a geographical region, not a fruit or color, lots of Dutch royal women love to play on the name by wearing jewels set with orange stones, like topazes and citrines.

It’s been shaping up to be a landmark auction season for royal jewels, and the fascinating pieces just keep on popping up in sale catalogues! Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a suite of Romanov sapphires that will be sold next week at Sotheby’s.