Who owns this $6 million emerald necklace?

 

Elizabeth Taylor.

This stunning Bulgari necklace was gifted to Elizabeth Taylor by her lover Richard Burton as part of a suite of emerald and diamond jewellery in the 1960s.

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And Elizabeth is not the only woman who loves emerald jewellery. Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Julianne Moore and famously Princess Diana (who wore her necklace as a headband in 1985) all love to wear emeralds.

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Bulgari Emerald and Diamond necklace from the Elizabeth Taylor Private Collection
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Julianne Moore wearing Fred Leighton Emerald and Diamond tassle earrings
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Victoria Beckham's Emerald and Diamond ring

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Sofia Vergara in a stunning Emerald necklace
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 Princess Diana famously wearing an Emerald and Diamond choker as a headband 
in 1985

 

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