Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
The Duchess of Edinburgh celebrates her 60th Birthday next week! The PR Agent who became the late Queen’s favourite daughter-in-law and one of the most hard working members of the Royal Family, the Duchess has worn quite a few royal heirlooms, including the Queen’s Gold and Diamond Choker!
Aquamarine Tiara | Wedding Tiara | Five Aquamarine Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Clip Brooches | Jade Pendant | Bahrain Pearl Earrings | Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings | Queen’s Gold and Diamond Choker | Queen’s Diamond Chandelier Suite | Sapphire Suite
A demi-parure of a matching necklace and bracelet, composed of vertical bars of diamonds creating a continuous sparkling cuff of diamonds, in a yellow gold setting, which is of unknown provenance but was likely a gift from a Middle Eastern Ruler.
The Gold and Diamond Choker first appeared on the Queen in 1992, when it was paired with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings for a Gala Dinner at Schloss Charlottenburg during her State Visit to Germany.
In 1997, the Queen wore the Gold and Diamond Choker for her Golden Wedding Anniversary Gala at Windsor Castle, with an eye-searing harlequin gown.
Two years later, the same gown was worn by the Queen with the Gold and Diamond Choker for the Royal Variety Performance.
The Queen wore the Bracelet for a photograph published in Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe by Angela Kelly in 2012.
The then Countess of Wessex borrowed the Diamond and Gold Cuff Necklace from the Queen for the Golden Hockey Ball at the Tower of London in 2016.
Aquamarine Tiara | Wedding Tiara | Five Aquamarine Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Clip Brooches | Jade Pendant | Bahrain Pearl Earrings | Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings | Queen’s Gold and Diamond Choker | Queen’s Diamond Chandelier Suite | Sapphire Suite