Diamonds are forever \u2014\u00a0and so are some epic love stories.\n<\/p>\n
At the world premiere of Margot Robbie<\/a>‘s buzzy new adaptation of Wuthering Heights<\/a>, the Australian actress paid tribute to Elizabeth Taylor<\/a>‘s legendary Hollywood romance with Richard Burton by donning Taylor’s iconic Cartier Taj Mahal necklace on the red carpet. Burton, Taylor’s husband at the time, famously gave the star the diamond necklace for her 40th birthday in 1972, during a getaway in Budapest.\n<\/p>\n “There’s something kind of Cathy and Heathcliff about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in my mind, so it felt appropriate,” Robbie told Access Hollywood<\/a> at the premiere Wednesday, likening Burton and Taylor’s tumultuous relationship to that of her and Jacob Elordi<\/a>‘s characters in the film.\n<\/p>\n Margot Robbie at the ‘Wuthering Heights’ premiere in Hollywood.<\/p>\n Araya Doheny\/Variety via Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n “It’s crazy,” she said of being able to wear the necklace. “I remember when I talked with Andrew, my stylist, about what I was going to wear tonight, he was like, ‘I feel like you need to be wearing the equivalent of the [Titanic necklace] Heart of the Ocean, so anyways, I feel like this is the real-life equivalent of the Heart of the Ocean. And the history of the necklace is amazing.”\n<\/p>\n Indeed, according to a press release from Taylor’s estate, “The pendant’s surface bears an inscription in Parsee that reads, ‘Love is Everlasting,’ along with the name of Nur Jahan, the first woman to receive the jewel as a gift from her husband, Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahangir. The diamond was then passed down to their son, Shah Jahan, who gifted it to his most adored wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Four years later, when she died, the emperor commissioned the iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum as a tribute to her. The monument inspired the naming of the diamond, which found its way to Elizabeth and Richard.”\n<\/p>\n The release further notes that the jewelry “stands as one of the most historically significant pieces in Elizabeth Taylor’s legendary collection” and is “steeped in centuries-old symbolism.”<\/p>\n Robbie completed her red carpet look with custom 38-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings made of vintage old-cut stones set in blackened bronze and gold; a Fred Leighton ring; and a dramatic, form-fitting Schiaparelli gown.\n<\/p>\n An adaptation of Emily Bront\u00eb’s influential Gothic novel of the same name,\u00a0Wuthering Heights depicts Catherine and Heathcliff’s doomed romance, from their early days spent playing in the wily, windy moors of West Yorkshire to Heathcliff’s dramatic departure from the estate and beyond.\n<\/p>\n However, director Emerald Fennell has cautioned that fans shouldn’t expect a faithful adaptation per se \u2014 it’s more her own reimagining of the classic tale. “The thing is that it’s my favorite book in the world,” the filmmaker told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet.<\/a> “Like many people who love this book, I’m kind of fanatical about it, so I knew right from the get-go I couldn’t ever hope to make anything that could even encompass the greatness of this book. All I could do was make a movie that made me feel the way the book made me feel, and therefore it just felt right to say it’s Wuthering Heights, and it isn’t.”\n<\/p>\n Elizabeth Taylor wearing the Cartier Taj Mahal necklace.<\/p>\n Fairchild Archive\/Penske Media via Getty<\/p>\n