Royal Jewels

[LadyMaria]

thank you dear @LadyMaria
it was so excitting, we all got behind her

i actually forgot after she divorced the All Black she went on to live happily ever after with a very famouse and talented NZ cricketer, who saddly passed away in his early 50's from cancer
with Murry in 1986





and below \ Martin
both husbands were very good looking while playing for NZ
Martin and Loraine were both on their 2nd time around
i cant find a wedding picture despite her being in the NZ woman's weekly
every other week !


terribly off topic i know !
a class act all round

here she is with the PM of the day and his lovely wife (she really was lovely)

a more recent photo, hmmmm not much jewellery

The bottom two pictures of her in the crown also looks like she's wearing the evening gown she won Miss Universe in. Dark blue with spaghetti straps and a full skirt. She wore the fingerless gloves in the pageant. Sometimes she would wear the gloves and sometimes she wouldn't. I loved that dress!

I rewatched that pageant soooooo many time on an old VHS tape!

She looks great for 60 years old!

 

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they just advertised the King's christmas speech and Catherine's carols on tv for xmas day
im still not used to it being the king's xmas speech
i love Charlie,
but we wont be seeing a brooch

 

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hmmmm
who do we know with a beautiful swan like neck who could wear this .....

 

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merry christmas to my royal jewel watching buddies
just watched the king's xmas speech, but cant find HM on you tube yet
i thought HM looked well
some nice cameos of Princess Anne and Sir Tim, Edward and Sophie, William and Catherine and also a brief glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester ...
also nice cameo near the end of our Black Fern woman rugby players hugging with HM
the chapel was beautiful, as was the music
God save the King

 

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i love orange
cant find a good picture up close to see if that's a brooche
xmas eve going to church






Earlier this week, the Danish royal couple reunited with their eldest child, Crown Prince Christian, 18, at Marselisborg Castle for a family Christmas, following his trip to East Africa.

 

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the Princess of Monaco looking lovely earlier in December





this year's Monaco Christmas Tree Ceremony, possibly on national day ??
below Monaco xmas card

 

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little Prince Oscar is growing up



i wont post pictures but this is a link to Princess Birgitta’s funeral with pictures of the royal family

The Funeral Service for Princess Birgitta Held at Drottningholm Chapel

Queen Silvia, Princess Christina, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Sofia and Princess Madeleine attended the funeral service of Princess Birgitta

www.newmyroyals.com

 

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some great pictures here but not a lot of sparkle

Crown Princess Victoria Visits Palace Guards on Christmas Eve — Royal Portraits Gallery

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Princess Estelle of Sweden and Prince Oscar of Sweden visit Palace Guards on duty on the Christmas Eve, on 24 December 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden.

royalportraitsgallery.com

new picture of Princess Estelle


at the SWedish memorial for the 20 th anniversary of the boxing day tsunami
over 500 Swedes died in the disaster



i should have probably but this in its own post
im shocked its been 20 years

 

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xmas church in Norway


Norway xmas card




i think a few weeks ago
On Wednesday, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus attended a Christmas service for aid workers and volunteers from non-profit organizations in the Castle Chapel.

from earlier in December

 

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hosting govt lunch 13th dec 2024

Government Lunch at the Royal Palace of Oslo

Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja as they hosted a Luncheon for the Norwegian Government at the Royal Palace of Oslo, following this year’s last Cabinet Meeting

royalwatcherblog.com

nice jewels but horrible photos

Government Lunch at the Royal Palace of Oslo

Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja as they hosted a Luncheon for the Norwegian Government at the Royal Palace of Oslo, following this year’s last Cabinet Meeting

royalwatcherblog.com

 

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and now for the King and Queen of NZ -drum roll please Prince Louie
Christmas church


Top marks to Queen Camila






hard to see Lady Sarah

 

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and from together at Christmas 2024



the kindness tree





Pippa and mum & dad followed in James Middleton and his wife, Alizee




i think the 3rd lady is the daughter of Lady Helen

 

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many many missed brooch opertunities

 

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another picture of Queen Camila

and
just because it is Christmas

King's xmas speech 2024

 

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the extended family lunch just before xmas







Princess Margret's granddaughter Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones



the photos are getting worse


beautiful Princess Alexandra

i tend to skip the late Queen's cousins' families but i made an exception for the magpie gene

Lady Marina Windsor

 

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Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Here's Every Single Royal We Spotted Arriving at Christmas Lunch at Buckingham Palace

From Princess Margaret's grandchildren to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, here's every royal we spotted arriving for the festive luncheon.

www.townandcountrymag.com

 

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you will have to scroll down but pearls were peeking out from behind that scarf

The Queen and the Princess of Wales Sparkle at Sandringham on Christmas Day

The British royal family celebrated Christmas this year at Sandringham in Norfolk, and the Queen and the Princess of Wales led the pack of royal jewelry-wearers at the traditional church service at nearby St. Mary

www.thecourtjeweller.com

 

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im not sure if we had this
from Queen Cam's Christmas lunch and tree decorating with the sick kids

 

[purplesilk]

Princess Catherine wore blue topaz and diamonds 14 kt gold earrings by Robinson Pelham

Daystar Blue Topaz Earrings

Daystar earrings set with blue topaz, 10.11ct and diamonds, 1.20ct in 14ct yellow gold. These bespoke earrings are made to order, so the delivery time may take up to 4 weeks.

www.robinsonpelham.com

 

[purplesilk]

Princess Catherine wore Amberley earrings by Mulberry: baroque freshwater pearls and goldplated brass.

Amberley Baroque Pearl Earrings

Shop the Amberley Baroque Pearl Earrings in Gold Gold Plated Brass & Baroque Freshwater Pearl at mulberry.com, Combining traditional jewellery shapes and the silhouette of our iconic Rider's Lock, the Amberley Baroque collection offers a colourful update on classic pieces.

www.mulberry.com

 

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the year of the earring
aka no brooches

Princess Catherine wore Amberley earrings by Mulberry: baroque freshwater pearls and goldplated brass.

Amberley Baroque Pearl Earrings

Shop the Amberley Baroque Pearl Earrings in Gold Gold Plated Brass & Baroque Freshwater Pearl at mulberry.com, Combining traditional jewellery shapes and the silhouette of our iconic Rider's Lock, the Amberley Baroque collection offers a colourful update on classic pieces.

www.mulberry.com

im not into base metal, my ears would go green
i really wish HRH or perhaps her husband did not waste money on this type of jewelery when she has access to so much more
the xmas topaz ones i give a pass to as they match the tartan
get Charlotte's ears pierced ASAP and gift all that sort of stuff to her

 

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Queen consort Camilla wore Greville Ivy leaf Cartier clips; she wore the same clips on February 2024 at the memorial service of King Konstatine II of Greece

Camilla wears Cartier diamond brooches with sentimental meaning at memorial

Queen Camilla stepped out at the late King Constantine II of Greece's memorial service today, leading members of the Royal Family in King Charles's absence.

www.express.co.uk

 

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the year of the earring

Queen Mary at the WeShelter Food Club event at NABO Center Amager in Copenhagen on 17 December.

 

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and just again because the old Queen has a brooch on !

 

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Sandrinham 12/29/2024
Sorry, but Princess Anne's cap is awful

 

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Sandrinham 12/29/2024
Sorry, but Princess Anne's cap is awful

it is
that's why i didnt post it earlier
despite a possible brooch
i dont even like Bruce Springsteen in one of those hats
they look so hot and scratchy
they only belong on snowmen
that church must be really cold

i did recently see a note on the Anglican church along the road that one is welcome to come in as one is

this is from 1975, the best sound on any of Bruce's albums IMHO, Hammersmith Odean

at least a 25 year old Bruce didnt have the pompom on it
hate his hat so much, at one stage it falls of the stage and he goes after it

i am slightly afraid of now being struck by lightening as i dont think ive ever
criticized Princess Anne before, perhaps that si why i included the Bruce photo ??

 

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who can ID the royal ladies of Bhuton ?

the current Queen consort is the young one on the left , im thinking the lady on the right is the Queen Mother (the royal grandmother -(the worlds only Queen great grandmother is about 87 not ou,t so i dont think it is HM) but when i google the middle lady might be the Queen mum ? but it turns out the lady in the middle is the King's mother Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan...... i think?
it gets very confusing as the present King's father had 4 wives ?, i think two are still alive ? so they have 4 Queens in Bhutan
anyway we missed Bhutan national day on 18th December
the picture above it from Tatler, i thought they would do a better job of knowing who was who ??


im thinking the lady on the left, below, is the King's mother Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, Queen Mother of Bhutan. HM was born in 1963
the little Princess who is the babe in arms is Her Royal Highness Gyalsem Sonam Yangden Wangchuck who was born on my birthday


future King, the Dragon Prince, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck with his mother, the Queen consort
the little Princess on her birthday this year -


back to national day
are these two other ladies the King's sisters and his brother ??

 

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still in Bhutan as i have neglected them and i feel really bad not knowing who everyone is

look sorry no jewellery but these have to be one of the most attractive royal families

Nyilo, observed as the New Year in parts of western Bhutan, marks the return of longer days after the Winter Solstice, according to the Bhutanese calendar. On this day, children visit homes to recite blessings for a happy and prosperous year and receive gifts as part of the celebration. It has become a tradition for Bhutan’s Royal Family to welcome children reciting Lolay to Lingkana Palace to celebrate Nyilo each year.
in early Decmber we had an offical visit to India


HM is wearing at least as much jewellery as Monaco usually does although i do see a bracelet or two !!!!

 

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way back in April opening a flower exibition way back in 2018

and from TH's wedding in 2011

back in 2024 just before Charles and Camila visited Australia (and not NZ)

nice jewellery on the governor general, remembering that the governor general is the kIng's represenative in the other realms so im incluidng her Excellency here

i think HM the Queen stayed home

 

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proving HM is still a Queen !