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Kim Kardashian buys the cross worn by Diana

Published on January 19, 2023

It seems like news made to warm the hearts of those who follow social media: the Atallah Cross, worn by Princess Diana, was sold for $197,453 to Kim Kardashian. The American celebrity, through a representative of hers, outbid four other buyers during Sotheby’s Royal and Noble sale. The jewel’s price represents more than double its pre-auction estimate. The cross, as we have already told here, was owned by the former CEO of the Asprey & Garrard group, Naim Attallah.

The Atallah cross features floral details and was created in the 1920s by the court jewelers Garrard. The cross was purchased in the 1980s by Naim Atallah and thanks to his friendship with Princess Diana, he was able to lend it to her several times over the course of several years. Princess Diana wore the jewel several times, as evidenced by the October 1987 photo, on the occasion of a charity gala in support of Birthright, a charity that works to protect human rights during pregnancy and childbirth. After her death the jewel was never seen in public again.

The cross pendant is a bold and colorful piece featuring square cut amethysts and accented with round cut diamonds. The cross has a total diamond weight of approximately 5.25 carats and measures approximately 136mm x 95mm. Princess Diana had a long-standing relationship with Garrard, having chosen her engagement ring from them in 1981.

La croce, oltre alle ametiste, ha circa 5,25 carati di diamanti

The cross of Diana for sale at Sotheby’s

Published on December 22, 2022

For sale is a piece of jewelery owned and worn by Princess Diana. Sotheby’s is putting it up for auction. The jewel will be auctioned off at the auction house’s annual Royal and Noble auction (January 6-18), which features an eclectic collection of exceptional objects and heirlooms of aristocratic provenance. Not just jewellery, furniture, ceramics, decorative objects and more are on sale. But the jewel that belonged to the princess will be guided to attract attention. This is the Atallah cross, owned by the former group managing director of Asprey & Garrard, the late Naim Attallah.

La croce indossata da Diana. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

According to Ramsay Atallah, son of Naim and current owner of the cross, Princess Diana was a friend of the family: King Charles’ ex-wife often visited him in the historic Garrard shop in Regent Street, where his office was located, and asked borrowed the pendant on several occasions. The cross, which has a Renaissance design, is made of gold, silver, amethyst and diamonds and was worn by Diana on several occasions, as evidenced by the photographs that portray her. For example, at a benefit ball for Birthright, the women’s health organization of which she became patron in 1984, where the cross was attached to a long pearl necklace.

La croce, che ha un disegno rinascimentale, è realizzata in oro, argento, ametista e diamanti. Courtesy of Sotheby’s

Jewelry owned or worn by the late Princess Diana very rarely makes it to market, especially a piece like the Atallah Cross, which is so colourful, bold and distinctive. To some extent, this unusual pendant is symbolic of the Princess’s growing self-confidence in her sartorial and jewelery choices at that particular time in her life. We are confident that this unique 1920s piece of jewelery from Garrard, with such exceptional provenance and worn only by the Princess herself, will attract the attention of a wide variety of bidders including collectors of royal and noble jewelery as well as fans of the princess eager to share part of her story.
Kristian Spofforth, Head of Jewellery, Sotheby’s London

The rings of the British royals

Published on February 15, 2022

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L'anello di fidanzamento di Meghan Markle

Engagement rings of the protagonists of the British royal family. Those of Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Camilla and … ♦ ︎

The many fans of chronicles from the British royal family are preparing for a new wedding. After those of Prince Harry and Maghen Markle there were those of Eugenie, second child of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, with Jack Brooksbank, then those of Beatrice of York with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Or of nobles linked in some way to the royal family, such as Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who married Thomas Kingston.

Lady Gabriella Windsor con Thomas Kingston

The father of the bride, Prince Michael of Kent, is the son of George, Duke of Kent and Navy of Greece. He is also the nephew of King George V, who reigned from 1910 until January 20, 1936. He is therefore the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. In short, it is always part of the royal family, as evidenced by the fact that Lady Gabriella got married in the same place where the weddings of Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenia were celebrated (Kate Middleton and William instead said yes in the Abbey of Westminster).

As always, attention is also paid to everything around events of this type. For example, to the jewels that noble brides wear. Often the jewels worn by members of the royal family, in fact, reveal bonds and hierarchies, as well as being particularly valuable objects. In particular, the rings worn by girlfriends and brides of the British royal family all have a story to tell.

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Kate Middleton presented herself in public with the ring of engagement that belonged to Princess Diana: a way to emphasize also a leading role and an unconditional entry into the royal family. The ring has a 12 karat Ceylon oval blue sapphire and is surrounded by 14 diamonds. The gift was a symbolic act and also a decision on which Prince William has meditated: before offering it to the future bride it seems that he kept the ring in his pocket for three weeks while on vacation with Kate in Kenya. In short, it is certainly not an impulsive one.

Kate Middleton con l'anello appartenuto a Diana — Kate Middleton con l’anello appartenuto a Diana

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan’s engagement ring was designed by Prince Harry personally. The ring is of the trilogy type, with three diamonds: the center stone, larger, comes from Botswana, where the couple had spent their holidays together. Not secondary aspect: the other two diamonds belonged to the Princess Diana jewelry collection. Also in this case, in short, there is a clear connection with the family history.

Anello di Meghan — L’anello di fidanzamento di Meghan Markle

Queen Elizabeth II

Like his nephew Harry, Prince Philip, husband of Elizabeth II, who passed away in 2021, also designed the engagement ring. This is a square diamond ring of approximately 3 carats, made for her more than 70 years ago. This is not an exceptional link, but for a reason: austerity after the Second War advised against excessive ostentation of wealth. The diamond had previously been set in a tiara that belonged to Philip’s mother.

L'anello di fidanzamento della regina Elisabetta II — L’anello di fidanzamento della regina Elisabetta II

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The second wife of Prince Charles (from February 2005), received a ring with five carat diamonds. In this case it is a family ring: it was built in 1920 and belonged to the Queen Mother. The central diamond is square cut and is surrounded by six baguette-cut diamonds.

L'anello di fidanzamento di Camilla — L’anello di fidanzamento di Camilla

Zara Phillips

Zara (Anne Elizabeth) Phillips, married to Mike Tindall, is the daughter of Princess Anne, sister of the Queen, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is therefore the second granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth. For engagement Zara received a diamond solitaire ring set by Mike Tindall on a platinum band studded with small diamonds.

Princess Eugenia

Sarah Ferguson’s daughter sported a ring with sapphire padparadscha, one of the rarest varieties of stone. It is an oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds and set on a Welsh gold ring, perhaps a gift from the queen. Among other things, the ring resembles that of Eugenie’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, when she became engaged to Prince Andrew in 1986.

L'anello della principessa Eugenia — L’anello della principessa Eugenia

Sarah Ferguson

The engagement ring of the Duchess of York was a Burmese ruby surrounded by diamonds, designed by Prince Andrew. Which, however, has confessed to having been helped by jewelers in charge of making the ring.

Princess Diana

In 1981 Lady Diana’s engagement ring was the first tear to the royal protocol: it was chosen, in fact, from the catalog of Garrad, a London jeweler. The tradition, in fact, foresaw that members of the royal family did not wear jewels that could be bought by any citizen (obviously rich enough to be able to afford it).

La principessa Diana con l'anello di fidanzamento — La principessa Diana con l’anello di fidanzamento

The jewels of Meghan Markle

Published on May 20, 2018

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Meghan Markle con la tiara Diamond Bandeau a la tiara a fascia della Regina Mary, che la Regina Elisabetta le aveva prestato per l'occasione

The jewels for the wedding of Meghan Markle with Prince Harry. The royal tiara, the ring of Diana and two Cartier ♦ ︎
It was one of the questions surrounding Meghan Markle’s wedding with Prince Harry. Now the curiosity has been satisfied: the new Duchess of Sussex wore the tiara Diamond Bandeau of the royal collection on her wedding day. In particular it is the tiara in platinum and diamonds in the art deco style that has a long story. In fact, it belonged to Queen Mary and, later to Queen Elizabeth. And, for the occasion, by Harry’s wife, that is also the new Duke of Sussex. The royal tiara was not the only jewel worn by Meghan. Her face was also illuminated by a pair of Cartier earrings from the Windsor collection, while her wrist had a new bracelet, also by Cartier. The choice was not, of course, random.
According to tradition, Meghan has worn something new, something old, something used. And something blue. In the party after the official ceremony, the former actress showed off a ring with a large aquamarine. According to the experts of the royal house, it is the same ring worn by Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, during a private visit from Christie’s in 1997, on the occasion of the auction of her clothes. Perhaps a way to remember Diana too: during the ceremony, a seat was left empty just to remember the missing princess. Giulia Netrese

L'anello con acquamarina indossato da Merghan Markle — L’anello con acquamarina indossato da Merghan Markle

Meghan Markle e il principe Harry verso la festa dopo la cerimonia

La principessa Diana con l'anello con acquamarina — La principessa Diana con l’anello con acquamarina

Meghan Markle con la tiara in platino e diamanti, orecchini e bracciale di Cartier

The last Diana’s necklace

Published on March 8, 2017

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Princess Diana: fashion and her jewelry celebrated in an exhibition 20 years after his death.
An exhibition on Princess Diana’s style. With the consent of two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry: 20 years after her death in a car accident, Kensington Palace has opened the exhibition «Diana: Her Story Fashion». The exhibition does not apply, however, only clothes for day and evening. The exhibition also considers one of the passions of the most beloved princess: the jewelery. For example, the tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot, which the Duchess of Cambridge wore on two occasions. Another iconic piece is The Swan Lake necklace, made by the jeweler of the royal house, Garrard, with 178 diamonds and pearls. It was worn by Princess Diana to a ballet performance Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in 1997, two months before his death. Now it goes to auction for 12 million dollars in New York, from the house of Guernsey auction. Sellers are a Ukrainian couple who bought the necklace in 2010 for $ 630,000. Sign that the myth of Diana does not tend to fog. Federico Graglia
Diana: Her Story Fashion
Since March 1, 2017 until February 28, 2018
Ticket for adults – £ 19.00 (£ 17.10 online)
Children – Free. They must be accompanied by an adult.
* Prices include a voluntary donation.

Diana con la tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot

La principessa Diana con la tiara Cambridge Lover’s Knot

Diana alla rappresentazione del Lago dei Cigni con la collana

The Swan Lake necklace, composta dal gioielliere della casa reale, Garrard, con 178 diamanti e perle

Diana con parure il 2 novembre 1987 a Bonn

La principessa del Galle con suite di gioielli in diamanti e zaffiri

Diana Spencer in un'occasione uffciale, con collana in oro bianco e diamanti — Diana Spencer in un’occasione uffciale, con collana in oro bianco e diamanti

Jennifer with Chimento

Published on April 20, 2015

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Jennifer Lopez with Chimento. The actress wore bracelets and rings in yellow gold of the Italian fashion house during the MTV Movie Awards 2015 which were hosted at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California. In particular, Jlo has chosen pieces from the collection Link. Maybe Jennifer does not know that the cuff of the line is called Diana, and was dedicated to the disappearance of the former Princess of Wales.

Il bracciale Diana della collezione Link di Chimento