N9. Festoon Necklace
The ninth place as one of the jewelry pieces the Queen of England has in her collection is the Festoon Necklace.
The remarkable necklace was originally ordered by King George VI in 1947. He wanted the necklace to be made of over 150 diamonds.
He specifically asked that the diamonds to come from the diamonds that he had already inherited.
The final product consisted of three rows of diamonds, and had a weight of one hundred and seventy carats.
George VI eventually handed off the necklace to Elizabeth II as a gift. Ever since, it was in Queen’s private collection.
