Princess Diana, Queen Máxima and more royal fans of chokers

August 11, 2016 - 10:43 BST hellomagazine.com

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Chokers have definitely made a fashion comeback. From bejewelled baubles to simple black strings, "It" girls like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner have found a way to wear the necklace for any occasion.

And while the trend is having a moment in 2016, it's long been a staple for royals around the world. The most famous royal choker fan was Princess Diana, who became synonymous with the style of jewelry, and other European trendsetters quickly followed suit.

Here, we look back at Diana's best choker moments and other royals who have embraced the fashionable accessory.

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Here, Diana wears the Royal Family's Cambridge emerald-and-diamond choker. The stunning creation once belonged to Queen Mary, who passed it along to her granddaughter Queen Elizabeth. Diana also wore the glittering piece as a headband.

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In 1987, the style star accessorized her strapless Catherine Walker gown with a double-strand amethyst and diamond bead choker.

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Diana had an affinity for mixing diamonds with pearl strands.

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The Duchess of York took a style cue from Princess Diana by working chokers into her accessory game.

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Diana took the choker to new heights when she turned a sapphire piece, which she received as a wedding gift from the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, into a headband.

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Originally a brooch, this stunning Sri Lankan sapphire-and-diamond piece was a gift from the Queen Mother. Diana had it made into a choker.

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Diana wasn't the only British royal to embrace the choker trend. Here, Princess Anne wears the Empress Maria Feodorovna choker. Queen Mary purchased the necklace and it has since been handed down through generations of royal women. It features four strands of pearls with 20 diamond-encrusted vertical bars segmented throughout.

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At the wedding Of Crown Prince Haakon Of Norway and Mette-Marit in 2001, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, dazzled in a choker of pearls joined by an infinity knot of diamonds.

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The Queen's jewelry box is overflowing with stunning necklaces, but chokers are not her go-to style. In fact, this piece is only one of a few she has worn over the years. It received a stamp of approval from Princess Diana in 1982 when the royal borrowed the necklace for a reception at Hampton Court Palace.

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Princess Mary of Denmark has an impressive collection of aquamarine jewels, including this large diamond and pearl choker with an aquamarine clasp.

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It was widely reported that this stunning pink topaz and five-strand pearl choker was gifted to the Duchess of Cornwall by her husband Prince Charles in celebration of their wedding. The show-stopping centre stone is surrounded by row upon row of dazzling diamonds.

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The mother of two often turned heads in this eleven-strand pearl choker with diamond and ruby spacers.

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Sweden's Princess Madeleine adorned her neck with endless strands of diamonds to attend the royal wedding of Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2011.

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Queen Mathilde of Belgium rocked an Art Deco-inspired choker to Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Theresa's silver wedding anniversary celebrations in 2006.

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Princess Victoria of Sweden's amethyst necklace is actually two bracelets linked together! The pieces are part of the family's Josephine of Leuchtenberg’s Amethyst Tiara and Parure.