I'm Carol Horton,, the voice of jewellery.

Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm an author and broadcaster and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone,

for people who do like jewellery,

for people who don't realise they like jewellery,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts,

new ideas and forgotten histories.

So join me as I tell sparkly tales

and meet all sorts of people

delving into four centuries of jewelry culture and investigate

what's happening now.

Well, hello and good evening everyone.

Tonight we are honoured to welcome two exceptional women.

First, Harold Walton, the expert, author, jewelry historian.

As everyone here will know,

Tower has an extraordinary gift covering the fascinating and stories

behind some of the world's most respectable jewels

and they're thrilled to have her here tonight.

And they're equally delighted to be joined by Anna Murphy, author and fashion director of the

times, and one of the most insightful commentators on fashion today.

Carol, that Anna would be discussing fashion trends, matched by jewelry, and will then be taking

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