Visit from The King and Queen of Jordan

The Queen, with The Princess Royal, received The King and Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and their son The Crown Prince at Buckingham Palace. The Queen also received The President of Slovenia in a separate audience.

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A statement shoe...

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...and a curtsey, too. It's been a while since we've seen one of the family members fill in for an event that would have been attended by Prince Philip, and Anne made sure to brooch up for the occasion. As for The Queen, she gave us our first Cullinan sighting of the year.

Cullinan V Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings

Investiture at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.

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Mmkay, you're going to have to watch the video (in the tweet below or a slightly longer one here) and squint past the printed dress to see if you agree with me on the brooch - I'm calling it for the Women of Hampshire.

Arise, Sir Alastair! 🏅

Former England batsman Alastair Cook receives his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace

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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) February 26, 2019

Women of Hampshire Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings

Royal Army Chaplains' Department Prefix Centenary

The Queen, Patron, The Royal Army Chaplains' Department, attends a service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the granting by King George V of the prefix 'Royal' to the department, at The Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London.

British Army

A brooch treat today! We haven't seen the Carrington Sapphire Feather Brooch in action since 2014.

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Worth the wait, though, don't you agree? This is an exquisite piece. Looking extra purple-y today, even on a strong blue background.

Royal Family

 
This outfit was worn for last year's Royal Maundy service without any brooch. It looks like The Queen has reduced the size of the fur collar between appearances - good news for us, since she made room for a brooch. (But I still think we could do something about the fur edge on the hat while we're in minimizing mode.)

Carrington Sapphire Feather Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.

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Fabulous color combo from one of today's guests (see more here; this is Her Excellency Ms. Manisha Gunasekara, Ambassador from the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka), and I need hardly tell you how I feel about the host's purple and amethyst brooch.

Kent Amethyst Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.

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So glad to have this view, I wouldn't want to miss an appearance of this brooch beauty. It also appears that Her Maj is back to her regular triple strand of pearls, compared to the version most recently seen.

Diamond Art Deco Double Clip Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings

GCHQ Centenary

The Queen marked the centenary of GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) at Watergate House, London.

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Practically need a side view to spy Queen Mary's Russian Brooch peeking out from under her lapel, but as it happens, a side view is the best way to appreciate the size of these stones anyway. The pearls are looking like they have more space between strands than usual today, so I wish we also had a clasp view.

Royal Family

Queen Mary's Russian Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.

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Her Maj is back, her brooch is back, we've got a wide shot for those of you that love a game of Side Table Photo Identification, this honored guest is wearing a splendid coat for visiting a room with bird statues on the mantle (she's The Hon. Vicki O'Halloran, visiting to mark her appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia), all is well.

Small Pink and Diamond Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings

Return to London

The Queen departed King's Lynn via train at the end of her Sandringham break.

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I don't know about these ginormous pockets. I can more easily understand the lack of a brooch, since it would have to be the Frosted Sunflower or something like that to stand up to this fabric anyway.

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Church at Sandringham

The Queen attended church at Sandringham, Norfolk.

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We got to see the Diamond Quatrefoil Bracelet on The Duchess of Cambridge tonight at the BAFTAs (along with some of Diana's pearl and diamond earrings), and it has me longing for a big sparkling event with loads more of Her Maj's gems on show. Instead, The Queen's still at Sandringham, having decided to extend her stay for a few more days, and the rain's taken away even the chance for a brooch glimpse. Alas.

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Church in Norfolk

The Queen attended church at West Newton, Norfolk, near the Sandringham estate.

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The Pearl Triangle gets a leg up on the 2019 favorite brooch stakes just as the Sandringham break begins to wind down. The Queen usually returns to London just after the anniversary of her accession.

Pearl Triangle Brooch

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace