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Portrait picture of the young Queen Mother as The Duchess of York in 1924 wearing pearl and diamond sautoir with fifteen rows of pearls mounted on platinum wire and diamond endpiece, the wedding gift of the citizens of London (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Portrait picture of the young Queen Mother as The Duchess of York in 1924 wearing pearl and diamond sautoir with fifteen rows of pearls mounted on platinum wire and diamond endpiece, the wedding gift of the citizens of London  (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)