
Today in Spain, Queen Letizia celebrates her birthday. To mark the occasion, let’s take a closer look at a particularly glittering state banquet appearance from a year ago, when she dazzled in an heirloom tiara in Amsterdam.
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Today in Spain, Queen Letizia celebrates her birthday. To mark the occasion, let’s take a closer look at a particularly glittering state banquet appearance from a year ago, when she dazzled in an heirloom tiara in Amsterdam.

Over the past several months, I’ve enjoyed delving into the history of some of the spectacular Cartier jewels currently on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Today, I’ve got a link to my latest exploration, as well as a roundup of my earlier forays into royal Cartier history.

I don’t think there are many better ways to wrap up the workweek than to enjoy an appearance by Queen Máxima in bright pink and flower statement earrings, do you? Thankfully for us, Máx was out and about in Flevoland this week in just such an ensemble.