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Above: Van Cleef & Arpels Oiseaux earrings with diamonds, emeralds, and multicolored sapphires, price upon request, at the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique. David Yurman High Jewelry chain earring with tourma- line and diamonds, price upon request, at the David Yurman boutique. Top: Harry Winston morganite drop earrings, price upon request, at the Harry Winston boutique. Cinta by John Hardy Legends Macan ring with fi re-opal center stone $24,000, at the John Hardy boutique. 44 JEWELS & A CROWN Queen Victoria of England's closest confi dant for 14 years of her reign, a handsome Indian attendant, Abdul Karim, was elevated through the ranks with special honors and privileges. All we can say is … the jewels were great. Evidence of the relationship between the two was painstakingly removed from history upon Queen Victoria's death, but 100 years later, a clue to this most unusual friendship was discovered, and the rest is … a movie, Victoria & Abdul, starring Judi Dench and Ali Fazal. A CROWN A CROWN Van Cleef & Arpels Courant Marin bracelet with 33.80-carat cabochon-cut white opal, diamonds, sapphires, and lapis lazuli, price upon request, at the Van Cleef & Arpels boutique. Résonances de Cartier ring with cushion- shaped cabochon-cut emerald, price upon request, at the Cartier boutique. Queen Victoria, 1897 Abdul Karin, 1889