Editor’s Note
Kim Kardashian has acquired a piece of royal history, purchasing Princess Diana’s diamond and amethyst cross pendant at auction for nearly $200,000—double its estimated value.
Kim Kardashian, known for her interest in royalty, has won the bid for a diamond and amethyst cross pendant once worn by Princess Diana at a Sotheby’s London auction titled “Royal & Noble.” The winning bid was $197,453 (approximately 25.4 million yen), which Sotheby’s noted was about double the pre-sale estimate.
According to Sotheby’s, the pendant was designed and crafted in the 1920s by Garrard, the British Crown Jeweller. It features a square-cut amethyst and circular-cut diamonds with a total diamond weight of approximately 5.25 carats. It became known as the “Attallah Cross” after it was purchased in the 1980s by Naim Attallah, the former CEO of Garrard (then Asprey & Garrard). A friend of Princess Diana, Attallah frequently loaned the pendant to her. The Princess was the only person to have worn it publicly, and it had not been seen since her passing.
Kim Kardashian, who drew attention last year by wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the Met Gala, is now in the spotlight again. All eyes are on when she will debut this newly acquired pendant.
