--Previous Message-- : No, this necklace contains emeralds and : pearls. : : It was later part of the wedding gifts to : Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester in : 1935. : : : : Since then, the current Duchess has : rearranged the bears in the necklace to : create one strand of emerald beads separated : by pearls, with the pendants from the : corsage brooch attached. : : : : It is believed that the original necklace, : as worn by Queen Mary, was remodelled from : Queen Alexandra's Indian Emerald Necklace, : which she received as a wedding-gift from : Queen Victoria in 1863. : : : http://www.royal-magazin.de/england/queen-alexandra/india-necklace-alexandra.htm : : --Previous Message-- : : Are they all pearls in the necklaces? : : : : :