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Headline: Elton John had old kneecaps 'baked' into gold jewellery
Caption: In a short documentary film titled Touched by Gold released by the World Gold Council on Monday, the iconic musician reflected on his love of the precious metal and the way he often incorporated the colour into his onstage wardrobe. During the film, John also recalled how he even engaged jeweller Theo Fennell to use his bones in pieces of custom-made gold jewellery after he underwent double knee replacement surgery in early 2024. He told Theo, "When I had my kneecaps removed, the left one first and then the right, I asked my surgeon if I could keep the kneecaps..."
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