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Queen Sofia's most beloved ruby ​​pendant

    The wedding of Philippos of Greece and Nina Flohr, which brought together a large part of the royalty in Athens, not only gave much to talk about the spectacular looks of the guests. The chapter on jewels also deserved special attention, from the spectacular tiara belonging to Ana María de Grecia that the bride wore to the necklace worn by the Infanta Elena, a piece steeped in history that was given to her for her wedding day, or the pendant ruby with which Queen Sofia has confirmed which is the favorite piece of her jeweler.

    Queen Sofía, who celebrates her 83rd birthday today, was one of the guests (as were Beatriz de York or Tatiana Santo Domingo) who recycled a dress from her wardrobe: a long metallic green design with a bateau neckline and French sleeves that premiered four years ago for the day of the Military Easter. Together with him, it has been a very special jewel that has taken center stage.

    It is a cabochon ruby ​​pendant framed by two rows of diamonds that she wore with a necklace of Australian pearls from the Asturian jewelers Quirós Arte Joya, of whom the queen keeps several pieces. A pendant of great significance for the queen emeritus, as she inherited it from her mother, Queen Federica of Greece.

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    This piece, which can be worn as a pendant or as a brooch, was one of the most often worn by Queen Frederica. Always hanging from a pearl necklace, she used it for some of her most important moments, such as the baptism of her son Constantine or the baptisms of her eldest grandchildren, Prince Paul of Greece and King Felipe VI. Upon her death, the person in charge of inheriting this precious family memory was her eldest daughter, Queen Sofía.

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    Since then, Queen Sofía has reserved this jewel for the most important dates, many of them with a special personal meaning, such as the events of her family life. She wore it in 2014 for the proclamation of her son as King of Spain, for the celebration of the 70th birthday of King Carl Gustav of Sweden (in which she wore a set of dress and coat in pistachio green), at the wedding of Prince Felipe of Serbia or on the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution.

    Doña Sofía has played with different pearl necklaces to show off this ruby, wearing it with necklaces of one, two and even three turns.

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    It was also the pendant she chose for the wedding of her niece, Alexia of Greece, to the Spanish architect Carlos Morales, which took place in London in 1999. On a number of occasions, the queen emeritus has shown that this ruby ​​pendant evoke your happiest memories.

    The pendant is a personal jewel of Doña Sofía and does not belong to the jewels of the Crown, so it would be difficult to see Doña Letizia with it. Who knows if her eldest daughter, Infanta Elena, will also be in charge of inheriting this jewel in the future and continue to wear it with the same elegance as her maternal grandmother and her mother.

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