{"id":4662,"date":"2012-01-21T05:33:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-21T05:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2022-02-02T08:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:30:49","slug":"for-the-love-of-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/things-we-like\/for-the-love-of-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Love of Gems&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For the Love of Gems&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now this one is strictly for the love of gems and the real splendid ones at that.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the breathtaking beauty of each gem, masterfully crafted into these royal treasures. And what glory when queens and princesses sport them!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some recent pictures of spectacular tiaras, necklaces and brooches sported by European royalty at the event where they got together at Copenhagen to fete Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, on January 15, 2012, who is marking 40 years on the throne this year.<\/p>\n<p>The array of dazzling emeralds, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and much more is a banquet spread for the eyes that hunger for splendor! Feast on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-of-Denmark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4663\" title=\"Queen Margrethe II of Denmark\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-of-Denmark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-of-Denmark.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-of-Denmark-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a>Queen Margrethe II of Denmark<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4665\" title=\"Queen Margrethe II\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II1.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II1-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a> Queen Margrethe II<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4666\" title=\"Queen Margrethe II (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-2.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Margrethe-II-2-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a> Queen Margrethe II (2)<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Sonja-of-Norway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4667\" title=\"Queen Sonja of Norway\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Sonja-of-Norway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Sonja-of-Norway.jpg 312w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Sonja-of-Norway-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a> Queen Sonja of Norway<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Mary-of-Denmark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4668\" title=\"Princess Mary of Denmark\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Mary-of-Denmark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Mary-of-Denmark.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Mary-of-Denmark-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a> Princess Mary of Denmark<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Anne-Marie-of-Greece.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4669\" title=\"Queen Anne-Marie of Greece\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Anne-Marie-of-Greece.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Anne-Marie-of-Greece.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Anne-Marie-of-Greece-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a> Queen Anne-Marie of Greece<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Marie-Chantal-of-Greece.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4670\" title=\"Princess Marie Chantal of Greece\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Marie-Chantal-of-Greece.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Marie-Chantal-of-Greece.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Princess-Marie-Chantal-of-Greece-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a> Princess Marie Chantal of Greece<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia-of-Sweden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4671\" title=\"Queen Silvia of Sweden\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia-of-Sweden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia-of-Sweden.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia-of-Sweden-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a> Queen Silvia of Sweden<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4672\" title=\"Queen Silvia\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-Silvia-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a> Queen Silvia<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Crown-Princess-Mette-Marit-of-Norway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4673\" title=\"Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Crown-Princess-Mette-Marit-of-Norway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Crown-Princess-Mette-Marit-of-Norway.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Crown-Princess-Mette-Marit-of-Norway-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a> Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway<a href=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-sonja.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4674\" title=\"Queen Sonja\" src=\"https:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-sonja.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-sonja.jpg 457w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Queen-sonja-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a> Queen Sonja<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ahh! 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