A glittering wedding gift, a missing link to King Canute and her blue beauties from Brazil: As beautiful as they are priceless, the Queen's glorious necklaces all have fascinating stories to tell

So eye-catching and so elegant, Her Majesty's necklace collection is among the finest in the world - and she is rarely seen without diamonds, pearls or gemstones decorating her decolletage. 


Over the years, she has worn a lavish Golden Jubilee necklace (far top left), a 22-carat diamond design (top second from right), a glittering Festoon necklace that was a gift form Princess Elizabeth in 1950 (bottom far left) and an aquamarine creation from the President of Brazil (bottom second from left).