I had seen this necklace at the time of the Qatar visit to Spain, but I must confess that I am not a great fan of this jewel.
Personally, I do not like colour stones on their own, without diamonds motifs. It would have been much nicer a necklace in the style of those worn by Princess Michael of Kent, with beads of colour precious or semi-precious stones, separated by diamond clips or brooches, in order to give some light to the dark beads.
I do not like Queen Sofia's combination of emerald beads with pearls, I would have used diamonds only to lighten up the dark emeralds.
--Previous Message-- : On 25th April 2011, King Juan Carlos and Queen : Sofia hosted a dinner at Madrid's Royal : Palace (Palacio de Oriente) for the Emir of : Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bint Khalifa Al-Thani and : his wife Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser. : : On this occasion, Queen Sofia wore an : impressive necklace of two rows of graduated : emerald beads. The colour of these emeralds : is very luscious, and the size of the : biggest emeralds is impressive. : : Does anyone know the origin of these : emeralds? Are they a gift from the Emir of : Qatar? Have they been seen on Queen Sofia on : other occasions? : : : : : : : There seems to be a matching bracelet too : : : : : (Picture credit: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images : Europe) : : :
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