It's one of my favourites of the Queen's necklaces/sets, I really find it beautiful and it suits HM splendidly.
--Previous Message-- : I was just going through my pictures when : something caught my eye in this picture from : 1973, which shows Countess Rizzoli window : shopping at M.Gerard's... : : : What caught my eye was this necklace...I : knew I have seen it somewhere and than it : hit me that Queen Elizabeth II has worn it : what looked like altered version (removed : two sapphires to create earrings), which : consisted of Diamonds and sapphires.... : : My question is...When did the Queen acquire : this necklace and why did we only see her : wear it once in 2005, many years later than : 1973 when my original picture was taken, : which shows the necklace already existed...? : : :