The 400-Year History of Margot Robbie’s Iconic Necklace

Margot Robbie on the LA premiere of Wuthering Heights. (Supply: Instagram/@palacecinemas)

Decoding its historical past

In keeping with the official Elizabeth Taylor archive web site, the pendant is about on a gold and ruby Cartier chain, and its floor bears an inscription in Parsee that reads, “Love is Eternal,” together with the title of Nur Jahan, the primary girl to obtain the jewel as a present from her husband, Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahangir.

“The diamond was then handed right down to their son, Shah Jahan, who gifted it to his most adored spouse, Mumtaz Mahal. 4 years later, when she died, the emperor commissioned the enduring Taj Mahal mausoleum as a tribute to her. The monument impressed the naming of the diamond, which discovered its strategy to Elizabeth and Richard,” learn the web site.

Speaking to Entry Hollywood, Robbie spoke in regards to the jewel and why she selected to put on it to the premiere, “It’s the Taj Mahal diamond that Richard Burton gave to her, and I do know there’s one thing sort of Cathy and Heathcliff about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in my thoughts. So it’s fairly acceptable.”

She additional added, “It’s loopy, and it’s like a coronary heart. I bear in mind after I first spoke to my stylist about what I used to be going to put on tonight, and he stated, ‘I really feel like you have to be sporting just like the equal of the center of the ocean’, and this feels fairly equal to the center of the ocean. The historical past of the necklace is wonderful,” she stated, including, “Like the lady who’s within the Taj Mahal, primarily buried in a grave, the diamond was initially hers. It’s acquired a number of romantic historical past.”

Mukamal chosen the Cartier Taj Mahal necklace and a dramatic purple cape, worn by Elizabeth within the 1967 adaptation of “The Taming of the Shrew,” to enhance Robbie’s robe, finishing a glance that evoked each ardour and drama. The necklace is presently a part of the Elizabeth Taylor Archive and, with roots in a number of different love tales, is a superbly symbolic alternative for the celebration of the everlasting story of the fictional characters Catherine and Heathcliff, the leads of Wuthering Heights.