Lillie Langtry debuted the infamous necklace on stage during the opening night of her performance as Cleopatra in the ... before taking on the lead role in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in 1884.

A necklace made for Edward VII’s mistress, Lillie Langtry, which later appeared in the film The Devil Wears Prada, has been tracked down and returned to the British jewellery house that ...

A Cleopatra-style necklace given by Edward VII to his mistress, actress Lillie Langtry, sold for almost £20,000 at auction. The necklace was worn by Jersey actress Langtry on the opening night of her ...

Lillie Langtry was born in Jersey 150 years ago. ... Museum in St Helier holds many of her treasures: paintings, photographs, furniture, a scarab necklace that she wore as Cleopatra, ...

A necklace with connections to both royalty and Hollywood is going on display at Hancocks London.. The Lillie Langtry necklace, made by Hancocks & Co. and given by King Edward VII to his mistress ...

The first time her acting company toured the West Coast, Lillie Langtry skipped San Diego. That flea-bit Podunk wasn’t up to snuff. In 1888, she booked May 4 and 5, at the Louis Opera House, but ...

Take Lillie Langtry, for example—the Scarlett Johansson of her day. In 1876, Lillie Langtry arrived in London from Jersey (the Channel island, not the state) as a nobody with a single dress.

A guest on Antiques Roadshow brought with her an amethyst necklace that supposedly belonged to Lillie Langtry, a British socialite. Its worth was far below what she likely wanted for it.

A piece King Edward VII once gave his mistress was later worn by Meryl Streep in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ — and is now back in the U.K. Hancocks London;Everett (L) The Lillie Langtry necklace, and (R) ...