Posted by jinja on October 24, 2012, 8:41 am, in reply to "queen Alexandra"
It looks as if the heart was indeed a brooch originally. The necklace seems to have been shortened by tripling the pearl and diamond strands that were single. I think Kate could make something more graceful out of this. Probably the rest of the amethysts still exist and could be used again. I hope the DoC or the Queen will give it to her.
Edit: The three pictures of Queen Alexandra show the brooch developing into a more pronounced heart shape. It looks as if Queen Alexandra had it redefined.