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TIL Queen Alexandra, Queen consort to King Edward VII, wore high collars and chokers to conceal a neck scar, and walked with a slight limp caused by rheumatic fever. Her style and popularity were so influential that women began copying the 'Alexandra limp' and chokers became highly fashionable.

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