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After its purchase by Taylor and Burton, Taylor found the diamond too heavy to wear as a ring, and commissioned an $80,000 diamond necklace which included a custom setting for the diamond. The necklace was designed to fit Taylor's neck allowing the diamond to cover her tracheotomy scar resulting from her bout with near fatal pneumonia in 1961. [3]
The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, formerly known as the Krupp Diamond, is a 33.19-carat (6.638 g) diamond that was bought by Richard Burton for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor in 1968. The diamond was one of a number of significant pieces of jewellery owned by Taylor, her collection also included the 68 carat Taylor–Burton Diamond , which was bought ...
Before Bennifer, Brangelina and Tayvis, there was Liz and Dick. March 15, 2024 marks 60 years since the (first) wedding of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.The couple set the world on fire with ...
The only items recovered from the wreckage were Mike's wedding ring and a pair of platinum cuff links I'd given him. [49] In June 1977, Todd's remains were desecrated by graverobbers. [50] The thieves broke into his casket looking for a $100,000 diamond ring, which, according to rumor, Taylor had placed on Todd's finger before his burial. [51]
When Taylor was already pregnant with their child, the two got married in Acapulco, Mexico, and Todd gave Taylor a 29-carat diamond ring—the start of Taylor's lavish jewel collection.
As for the ring, it was an emerald-cut diamond stunner Taylor called her “ice skating rink,” according to Vogue. Shortly after their wedding, their daughter, Liza, was born.
From wedding day gifts to famous auction purchases, Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection is filled with memorable diamonds, emeralds, pearls and more.
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public ...