
February is, of course, the month for amethysts. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has several amethyst jewels in her collection, including a pair of earrings worn just last month.
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February is, of course, the month for amethysts. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has several amethyst jewels in her collection, including a pair of earrings worn just last month.

Over the past two weeks, the King and Queen of the Netherlands and the Princess of Orange have been on an extensive visit to the Dutch Caribbean Islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. We’ve got a huge roundup today of some of the fascinating jewels worn by Máxima and Amalia during the trip—a mix of antique royal jewels and fun new pieces perfect for a day in the Caribbean.

One hundred twenty-two years ago today, the young Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands married a German duke. Her wedding gifts were certainly fit for a queen, but few shined quite so brilliantly as today’s jewel, the Dutch Diamond Trellis Necklace.