Tilia C.
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To my knowledge there is only one royal-royal SV announced: Belgian -> Netherlands.Have those incoming state visits from the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium been officially announced yet ? When are they supposed to take place ?
Spain does only do very few State Visits apart from Latin American countries, same for Belgium minus the Latin America. So I think that incoming royal SVs to Sweden will take place a couple of years apart.
The Oriental Circlet is owned by the crown, but the Queen Mother has worn it abroad and Queen Elizabeth II has only worn it once so far: in Malta. So she wouldn't mind taking it abroad, but it seems not to be a favourite.Isn't the Oriental Circlet a Crown jewel owned by the State rather than an item from Queen Elizabeth's personal collection ? If so, I think it is less likely the Queen will wear it overseas, but I may be wrong, as she wore it precisely in Malta before.
I don't think that Camilla will wear the ruby bib necklace in Malta. Because it's a Commonwealth meeting I'd rather expect a something with a royal background, be it a loan from the Queen or something from Queen Mum.I think Camilla will go big this time as well.. Probably her usual tiara but a big necklace! Maybe the ruby Saudi necklace... or another big loan?
The Queen will probably go with her basics, but she DID wear the Sapphires at the China state visit this year so she might be feeling like playing around a bit. I would not turn down another appearance of the Oriental.