Elizabeth Taylor requested that the 69.42ct Taylor-Burton diamond - a birthday gift from her fifth husband, Richard Burton - be removed from its ring setting and set into a diamond necklace by Cartier, which she wore to the 42nd Academy Awards in April 19

Elizabeth Taylor requested that the 69.42ct Taylor-Burton diamond - a birthday gift from her fifth husband, Richard Burton - be removed from its ring setting and set into a diamond necklace by Cartier, which she wore to the 42nd Academy Awards in April 1970.

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