The 1 Royal With Better Bling Than Kate Middleton — Seriously!

For a state visit in 2009, Princess Letizia wore her diamond Cartier bracelet and borrowed Prussian tiara with a few new pieces, including these impressive diamond chandelier earrings.

The Bulgari Parentesi ring is thought to have been a gift from the Italian jewelry house to commemorate the birth of her daughter Infanta Sofía.

The diamond fleur-de-lis brooch is the centrepiece of a tiara that had been rumored to be in Princess Letizia's possession but had never been seen in public. More on that to come . . .