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I want to, you know, the whole idea was to pass it down to my children and, you know,

pull out something and I'll say, well, what do you think about this, you know?

And they'll be like, no, Mom, I want to wear these,

whatever their friends are wearing, which is usually plastic.

I'm like, oh God, you're not my daughter.

Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewelry, an author, broadcaster,

and the woman who initiated the role of jewelry editor at magazines like Tattler and British Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone.

For people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales meeting all sorts of people

delving into four centuries of jewellery culture

and investigate what's happening now.

Hello, welcome to If Jewels Could Talk. I'm delighted to be joined today by the American model and actress, Brooke Shields, who traces her lineage all the way back to Louis XIV of France, no less. So we'll be talking French crown jewels, her collection of Edwardian and Art Deco jewelryery and her obsession with stars and crescent moons,

which has led to a collaboration with one of the world's leading jewellery and gemstone specialists,

Robert Procop of exceptional jewels in Beverly Hills.

The collection is called Luminous and it launches the 22nd of the second 2022.

Robert is a trusted private jeweller to royalty and celebrities like Angelina Jolie,

with whom he has designed a charitable collection under the name Stahl of Jolie.

And one of their necklaces featuring a 177 pair-shaped citrine resides in the

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