<P> Like the Coronation Necklace, these earrings have been worn by queens regnant and consort at every coronation since 1901 . Made for Queen Victoria in 1858 using the diamonds from an old Garter badge, they are of typical design: a large brilliant followed by a smaller one, with a large pear - shaped drop . The drops were originally part of the Koh - i - Noor armlet . After they had been made, Victoria wore the earrings and matching necklace in the painting Queen Victoria by the European court painter, Franz Winterhalter . </P> <P> These 7.5 cm (3 in) long chandelier earrings made by Cartier in 1929 have three large drops adorned with every modern cut of diamond . The earrings were purchased by Margaret Greville, who left them to her friend the Queen Mother in 1942, and Elizabeth's parents gave them to her in 1947 as a wedding present . However, she was not able to use them until she had her ears pierced . When the public noticed that her ears had been pierced, doctors and jewellers found themselves inundated with requests by women anxious to have their ears pierced too . </P> <P> As well as the chandelier earrings, and 60 other pieces of jewellery, Mrs Greville left the Queen Mother a set of pear - drop earrings that she had bought from Cartier in 1938 . The pear - shaped drop diamonds each weigh about 20 carats (4 g). Diana, Princess of Wales, borrowed them in 1983 to wear on her first official visit to Australia . At a state banquet, she wore the earrings with a tiara from her family's own collection . The Greville Pear - drop Earrings passed to the Queen upon her mother's death in 2002 . </P> <P> A pair of large, perfectly matched brilliant cut diamonds set as ear studs for Queen Victoria . </P>

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