Elizabeth Taylor's Jewels

Richard Burton would give Liz a 'It's Tuesday I love you' gift and what gifts these were! Before the doors opened at 9.30, the queue snaked around the building at Christie's on King Street. We ascended the staircase on a lavender carpet, naturally, to see the 80 or so highlights of the auction to be held in NYC in December.

Gay men with crisp cotton shirts, suburban houswifes in trainers, pretty blondes in silk shirts and jeans attended and jaded Londoners had to gape at these jewels.

The 33 carat diamond was on fire. A crowd quickly formed around it. You suddenly saw the point of big diamonds. Fevered speculation said it would go for over 10 million GBP but could one actually wear it? Only with a small army of bodyguards...

Below is the pearl - La Peregina -that went missing only to be found in the mouth of her dog:

With about eighty pieces in all, there was also a somewhat bridal Chanel evening dress and this sugary pink and mint evening ensemble. The clothing was not the point nor the paintings although there are a few notable ones. It was jewels, jewels, jewels! Is it Tuesday yet?