What do you think we'll see next week?
UPDATE: And her father's three strand diamond necklace won. (Also, check out Cullinan II sparkling like a headlight!)
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Photos: Corbis/Leslie Field/PA/Daylife/AP/Reuters
Flashback Friday: State Opening Bling
Next week, Queen Elizabeth will attend the State Opening of Parliament. It's the one time she goes full-out bling in the daytime. Anybody care to guess what we might get to see this year? Here's a few glimpses from the past few years, with a special focus on her necklaces:
The Coronation Necklace would be the fanciest possible choice. Will she go for it in her Diamond Jubilee year?
Another sparkly option might be this diamond necklace which was a gift from her father.
Three rows of diamonds are suspended between two diamond triangles. It was created with 105 loose diamond collets from the collection.
The last state opening was a surprisingly low-key choice when it comes to sparkle, with a two row pearl necklace brought together with a diamond clasp.
Another pearl option - this one with a few more diamonds - might be the ticket: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Necklace.
This was a gift from the Women of the British Empire in 1887 for the jubilee. With this being another jubilee year, might this be the one?
UPDATE: And her father's three strand diamond necklace won. (Also, check out Cullinan II sparkling like a headlight!)
Photos: Corbis/Leslie Field/PA/Daylife/AP/Reuters
UPDATE: And her father's three strand diamond necklace won. (Also, check out Cullinan II sparkling like a headlight!)
Photos: Corbis/Leslie Field/PA/Daylife/AP/Reuters