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Queen Maxima’s Colorful State Visit Jewels in South Africa

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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attends an official welcome ceremony in Pretoria during the Dutch state visit to South Africa on October 19, 2023 (Albert Nieboer/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attends an official welcome ceremony in Pretoria during the Dutch state visit to South Africa on October 19, 2023 (Albert Nieboer/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)

Citrines, amethysts, and rubies—oh, my! The King and Queen of the Netherlands made a state visit to South Africa this week, and Queen Maxima packed plenty of bright, colorful gemstones in her luggage for the trip.

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Empress Michiko’s Dazzling Dutch State Dinner Diamonds

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Empress Michiko of Japan attends a state dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during the Dutch state visit to Japan on October 29, 2014 (Patrick van Katwijk/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)
Empress Michiko of Japan attends a state dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during the Dutch state visit to Japan on October 29, 2014 (Patrick van Katwijk/DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy)

Today, Empress Michiko, the Empress Emerita of Japan, celebrates her 89th birthday. To mark the occasion, we’re traveling in our bejeweled time machine back to October 2014, when she wore major state visit diamonds in Tokyo.

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