Style queen and Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Dame Anna Wintour, rocked up to Buckingham Palace accepting honours and wearing a royal necklace once belonging to King Charles’s great-grandmother, Queen Mary.
Anna Wintour, 75, was made a Companion of Honour by King Charles in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours list for her services to fashion.
Donning her iconic sunglasses, the fashion guru arrived in a structured grey blazer and skirt with a simple white shirt underneath.
In a royal nod to the monarchy, she wore a statement necklace featuring giant amethysts which once belonged to Queen Mary.
On social media platform X, royal blogger, @Gertsroyals, writes: « Anna Wintour is wearing Queen Mary of UK’s Amethyst Necklace. The necklace was part of a set of amethyst jewels privately owned by the royals. It was sold sometime after Mary’s death and is now owned by Anna Wintour. »
According to The Royal Watcher, the design was part of a set including an amethyst tiara, earrings and a ring that was given to Queen Mary by Princess Catherine of Württemberg in 1898.
The necklace also has a bit of a mysterious history – as it was once sold at auction to an unknown buyer.
The Royal Watcherthen traced the parure to Sotheby’s Auction in Geneva, Switzerland, where it was sold for £55,357 in May 1993 and the style guru was once seen wearing the necklace at the V&A Museum in 2007.
Speaking of receiving her honour at Buckingham Palace, Anna Wintour said: « It’s wonderful to be back at Buckingham Palace, and I was completely surprised and overwhelmed to be given this great honour. »
The fashion queen said she and the King shared a chat about her work.
She explained: « The last time I was here, [Queen Elizabeth] gave me a medal, and we both agreed that we had been doing our job a very long time.
« This morning, His Majesty asked me if this meant I was going to stop working, and I said firmly, ‘No.’ «
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