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Elizabeth Taylor: Her Jewels of Love

Elizabeth Taylor also loved pearls, as you can read in her book "My Love Affair with Jewels."
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When speaking of Elizabeth Taylor , one automatically comes to a topic that was just as present in her life as her love affairs: her jewelry - diamonds, emeralds, rubies, precious pearls. Nobody knows what values ​​rest in their jewelry boxes. She has already had many pieces auctioned in her lifetime - in favor of sick people. Only the gifts of Richard Burton not. "They are not for sale, " she emphasized again and again. The actor loved to make his wife happy with jewelry. Elizabeth Taylor : "He did not need a reason. He said, because today is Tuesday 'or because of such good weather'. " Richard Burton gave her emeralds for engagement. Later she said, "It is said that there is a curse on emeralds. Whoever wears them should not find happiness in love. It seems to be something to it. I did not find the man for life either ... " That's why the Hollywood diva Elizabeth Taylor said over and over :" Diamonds are really the best friends of women. I know it. They make joy, they comfort. " And the actress had to be comforted often. The men lay at her feet - she was really happy with none. The men left, the jewels remained. What will become of her jewelry ? "I'll take care of him for somebody who should take him over." And maybe he 'll be happier with it ...

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