They certainly look like that they were not originally designed as earrings.
Might it be she has made it from cufflinks of Prince Hendrik?
It would be a nice idea instead of forgetting it in a drawer.
Just a thought...
Attending her first official engagement after her surprise abdication Queen Margrethe wore a pair of Diamond earrings that have not been seen publicly before. Her Majesty was inaugurating the new Prins Henriks Skole in Frederiksberg which also included the unvailing of a statue of her beloved late husband. What must be in his memory the Queen wore earrings bearing the Prince's monogram! Rather touching and an ingenious way to make sure the Prince was present, if not in person so at least in spirit. The school is also known as the French School and Her Majesty's choice of brooch was surely not a coincidence either. Wearing the Rooster brooch that she was given in 1968 she made sure that one of the symbols of France was also present:
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