In case you were living under a rock and havn`t heard, Elizabeth Taylor passed away on Wednesday. I was really shocked to hear that, as I had NO idea she was even ill. And I consider myself as a pretty aware person.
Anyway, enough publications have given her basic information and various sorts of tributes.
Its interesting to know that she loved to collect jewelery, amongst other things such as husbands, 8 of them I think :)
She owned and collected the biggest sort of bling there is, and could put many rappers to shame!
33 carat Krupp Diamond
This was the first gift from then husband Richard Burton, and it cost $ 305,000 in 1968. She wore this ring all the time,for the rest of her life. Even during filming. It is one of the most well known of all her jewels.
DUCHESS OF WINDSOR BROOCH
The Duchess of Windsor brooch is a diamond encrusted brooch that was designed by the then Prince of Wales himself for his future bride, Wallis Simpson. Elizabeth Taylor was a close friend of Mrs Simpson, and she purchased the brooch at an auction after the Duchess’ death,in 1986
Cartier-Burton Diamond
Another gift from husband Richard Burton, a 69-carat pear shaped diamond, which was later name the Taylor-Burton diamond.
Interestingly Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton got married twice, and divorced twice.
The Taj Mahal Diamond
Yet another present from Richard Burton her 40th Birthday in 1972, with Burton joking that he ‘would have liked to buy her the Taj-Mahal, but it would cost too much to transport’. The diamond has ‘Love Is Everlasting’ in Parsi
ANTIQUE DIAMOND TIARA
Her third husband, Mike Todd, bought her an antique diamond tiara which she wore frequently during their marriage.
LA PEREGRINA PEARL
And another gift from Richard Burton on Valentines Day, 1969. The pearl was set as a pendant to a necklace made out of pearls, rubies and diamonds designed by Cartier.
Cartier Ruby and Diamond Necklace
Anyway, enough publications have given her basic information and various sorts of tributes.
Its interesting to know that she loved to collect jewelery, amongst other things such as husbands, 8 of them I think :)
She owned and collected the biggest sort of bling there is, and could put many rappers to shame!
"My mother says I didn’t open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked"
33 carat Krupp Diamond
This was the first gift from then husband Richard Burton, and it cost $ 305,000 in 1968. She wore this ring all the time,for the rest of her life. Even during filming. It is one of the most well known of all her jewels.
DUCHESS OF WINDSOR BROOCH
The Duchess of Windsor brooch is a diamond encrusted brooch that was designed by the then Prince of Wales himself for his future bride, Wallis Simpson. Elizabeth Taylor was a close friend of Mrs Simpson, and she purchased the brooch at an auction after the Duchess’ death,in 1986
Cartier-Burton Diamond
Interestingly Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton got married twice, and divorced twice.
The Taj Mahal Diamond
ANTIQUE DIAMOND TIARA
Her third husband, Mike Todd, bought her an antique diamond tiara which she wore frequently during their marriage.
LA PEREGRINA PEARL
Cartier Ruby and Diamond Necklace
Given to her by husband Mike Todd, who tragically died in a plane crash.
You can get to know how much she really loved her jewelery as she later wrote a book...
Things You Did Not Know About Dame Elizabeth
She had purple irises and a double set of eyelashes.
Her fourth marriage to Eddie Fisher was directly responsible for the dissolution of his marriage to Debbie Reynolds. But instead of disappearing as a home-wrecker, Taylor took the role of the sultry destroyer-of-an empire-Cleopatra in 1959.
Auctioned off her diamond-and-emerald engagement ring from Richard Burton to raise money for an AIDS charity.
Was a heavy smoker until being mistakenly diagnosed with lung cancer in October 1975.
First husband Conrad Hilton Jr. (Paris Hilton`s Grand uncle) was physically abusive, which was partly caused by a drug problem.
"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."
"If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down".
RIP
