I now see that the bracelet with the oval citrines interspersed with the diamond clusters that HM has worn in Qatar and Maxima has worn in Abu Dabi matches very well with the large Citrine flower and the oval Citrine and Diamond earrings in the close-up pictures of HM you so graciously provided here.
--Previous Message-- : The stones that Maxima and Beatrix are wearing : simply cannot be Hessonite garnets because : hessonite grantes have more red in : them...hessonite is known as 'Cinnamon : stone'...if you google this stone, most of : the photos you see have lot of red in them. : : http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0PDoYBLCAtPcwIAarmJzbkF?p=hessonite+garnets&fr=ytff1-yff40&ei=utf-8&n=30&x=wrt&y=Search : : I just checked book that I have " The : Jeweler's Directory of Gemstones" and : there is just too much red and even pale : color Hessonite garnets have reddish hue in : them... : : Having said that, the only garnet stone that : can raise good argument against Citrine : stone is 'Mandarin garnet'...and the book : says, "this Mandarin garnet is from : Namibia and it has the most fantastic bright : orange color. Gem-quality mandarin garnet is : VERY RARE and valuable. : : : : In addition, some Citrine stones have : bright orange colors too...even though they : have more yellow hues in it..look and : compare : : : : There is no doubt in my mind that CPMaxima's : and QBeatrix's jewels are in fact : Citrine.... : : : : : : : : : : : all the photos were taken in daylight so you : can see stone colors clearer you be the : final judge :