One was her amethyst necklace inherited from Queen Alexandra.
Unfortunately there do not appear to be any photos of Queen Alexandra wearing this elaborate necklace, although Princess Maud was famously photographed wearing it to the 1937 coronation.
Eventually the necklace belonged to Gordon Getty who sold it at auction in 2007 http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2007/magnificent-jewels-n08371/lot.348.html
According to Sotheby's the necklace was purchased from Wartski's in 1958.
Luckily, his wife, Anne, was photographed wearing the necklace (and with a choker and long pearl necklaces) giving us some idea of how the necklace might have looked when worn to grand court occasions by Queen Alexandra.
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What other royal jewels have been worn by others?
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