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Kate Sparkles at the Earthshot Prize Awards

10.18.2021 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives on the green carpet to attend the inaugural Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London on October 17, 2021 — JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in London on Sunday evening to champion one of their charitable initiatives, the Earthshot Prize, at its first annual awards ceremony.

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Denmark Opens the Queen’s Jewelry Box for her Golden Jubilee

10.18.2021 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

Danish Queen Margrethe raises her glass at Christiansborg Palace in central Copenhagen on April 13, 2010 during the official dinner party in celebration of the queens 70 years birthday — KELD NAVNTOFT/AFP via Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom isn’t the only monarch celebrating a big jubilee in 2022! In January, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will celebrate her Golden Jubilee, marking fifty years on the Danish throne. And we recently learned that there will be a major royal jewelry exhibition staged to celebrate the milestone!

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Queen Maxima’s Glowing Fire Opals

10.17.2021 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands greets the crowd as she arrives for a visit to the federal state of Hesse on June 3, 2013 in Wiesbaden, Germany — Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images

October babies are blessed with a truly unusual and fascinating gemstone: the luminous, fire-filled opal. Among the most interesting royal jewels set with the stone are the Dutch Fire Opals. Today, we’ve got a look at one of Queen Maxima’s appearances in the complete set.

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